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Awards Committee

PURPOSE: The purpose of the Awards Committee is to oversee all society-level awards, recognizing excellence in physiology and service to the community in ways that advance the strategic goals of APS.

MEETINGS: The committee meets at least once annually. Meetings may be conducted either in-person or electronically depending on need.  

COMPOSITION:

The committee is composed of at least twelve members of the Society, with at least one member per section. All awards subcommittee chairs and a councilor liaison serve as ex officio members, without vote. The chair is appointed by the Committee on Committees with approval by the Council. The chief science officer and awards program manager serve as staff liaisons to the committee.

DUTIES:
  • Oversee all Society-level awards to ensure uniformity and conformity with the Society’s goals and objectives.  
  • Oversee the activities of the awards subcommittees and create new subcommittees as needed.
  • Select the Research Career Enhancement Awardees, Teaching Career Enhancement Awardees, the Arthur C. Guyton Awards for Excellence in Integrative Physiology Awardee, the Shih Chun Wang Young Investigator Awardee and the Lazaro J. Mandel Young Investigator Awardee.
  • Manage the selection process and select the APS Postdoctoral Fellows.
  • Select recipients of other awards as directed by Council. 
  • Submit a written annual report to Council at their spring meeting, as part of the consent agenda, providing activities from the previous 12 months. The report will be due three weeks ahead of the meeting.

Committee Members

 

  • Usha Raj, MD, MHA, FAPS
    University of Illinois at Chicago
    Chair

  • Beth Beason-Abmayr, PhD
    Rice University
    Member

  • Emily Lavoy, PhD
    University of Houston
    Member

  • John S Clemmer, PhD
    University of Mississippi Medical Center
    Member

  • Joseph Rutkowski, DSc
    Texas A&M University
    Member

  • Serena Y. Kuang, PhD
    Oakland University
    Member

  • Zhichao Fan, PhD
    University of Connecticut Health Center
    Member

  • Alicia Marie Schiller, PhD
    Tripler Army Medical Center
    Ex Officio

  • Evangeline Delores Motley, PhD
    Meharry Medical College
    Council Liaison

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