Guidelines for nomination for Honorary Member

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Eminent persons who are not veterinary graduates but have worked closely with in the profession over a long period, or scientists or non-scientists who have helped the Association in some outstanding manner.

Veterinary graduates where they have given exceptional service in Australia in a non-veterinary area in a manner that has brought great credit to the profession.

The number of awards given out each year will vary depending on the calibre of the nominations received and judged. 

Divisional and Special Interest Group Executive Committees.

Self-nominations will not be considered.

The AVA Awards Committee is responsible for receiving the nominations and ensuring that recipients have been judged as per the criteria.

The AVA Board ratifies the recipients before they are announced to ensure suitability of all recipients.

Secrecy should be maintained in relation to nominations.

It may be necessary to speak with the nominee to obtain information required for submitting but we ask that you do this discreetly and let them know that nominations do not guarantee success.

If not successful, the same nominee can be put forward for a further 2 years following their first nomination.

Please note that these nominations will not occur automatically. Subsequent nominations must be resubmitted to ensure that all relevant information is accurate and up to date.

After 2 years the nominator will have to apply to the Awards Committee (via Peta Bortfield) to request consideration to be able to submit another nomination.

 

The Awards Committee will not provide feedback on the nominations as they are confidential.

The Committee, Judges and Board will look at the outstanding service to veterinary science in Australia including:

  • Work closely with the profession over a long period, or
  • For those scientists or non-scientists who have helped the Association in some outstanding manner, or
  • Veterinarians where he/she has given exceptional service to the profession outside Australia, or
  • Given exceptional service in Australia in a non-veterinary area in a manner that has brought great credit to the profession

 

  • Trophy
  • One complimentary ticket to the AVA Gala Dinner where the award will be presented