SECTION I - NOMINEE

• Name of Nominee
• Professional Title
• Department or Division
• Name of Company or Organization
• Address of Company or Organization

SECTION II - BASIS OF THE AWARD

Please briefly state, [see background for the AAMI Standards Developer Award], which type of service(s) shall be considered as the basis for nominating this individual for the Standards Developer Award. Explain why the individual was selected by you to be nominated at this time, and other considerations not easily documented by facts and figures.

SECTION III - BIOGRAPHICAL DATA (not to exceed 50 words)

Please submit a brief biography on the professional background of the nominee. Remember, the Standards Developer Award is given for distinguished service to AAMI, not the nominee’s personal background. Please refrain from including any personal data.

SECTION IV - CITATION (not to exceed 3 typed lines)

This section should contain one carefully prepared sentence that illustrates why the nominee is receiving the award. This wording will appear on the plaque if the nominee is selected. When preparing this section, please be specific and succinct; e.g., mention the committee by title and designation in which the nominee has performed in an "outstanding manner." Please do not put the length of service in the citation. The following are examples of excellent citations:

• “For outstanding contributions and leadership in developing standards related to steam sterilization and in the overall operation of the AAMI Steam Sterilization Hospital Practices Working Group”
• “For meritorious and dedicated service to the AAMI standards program with a strong commitment to the pursuit of safer products via national and international standards development, especially in the area of products for hemodialysis, and for respected technical expertise, outstanding leadership and exemplary professionalism”

SECTION V – DOCUMENTATION OF AAMI QUALIFICATIONS

Present, in an organized format, the facts and figures of the nominee's service and contributions to support the general qualitative information and endorsements made. Please briefly describe in a sentence or two the importance and impact of the standard and related activities (see criteria under “Background”) in the industry and/or medical field and the individual’s specific contributions. Please spell out all acronyms at least once in the nomination.

AAMI Membership and Offices Held
(please list each on a separate line and include calendar year)

AAMI Information (Contact rwhitehead@aami.org for information)

Additional Information

Other AAMI Contributions- please briefly detail how the contribution relates to AAMI

SECTION VI - QUALIFICATIONS (not to exceed 1 page)

Please briefly describe the nature, significance, and context of the nominee's contributions to AAMI. Focus on those items which directly support the basis of this nomination as described in Section II.

-The nature of the contributions is a listing of the significant types of achievements on which the nomination is being based, as described in the Background section for the AAMI Standards Developer Award.

-The significance relates to the importance of the contributions, the benefits, and the effects that resulted, or will result from them.

-The context refers to background against which the contributions were made.

• Was there any special problem in the committee that needed to be overcome?
• Was there a new national or international need that had to be addressed?

SECTION VII – NOMINATOR/NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Please list the name(s), organizational affiliation(s), address(es), phone number(s) and e-mail address(es) of the person(s) submitting the nomination and, if applicable, the capacity the nominator(s) are acting in when making the nomination (e.g., as cochair of the “x” committee, or as a member of the “x” committee). Include phone numbers and e-mail addresses so that members of the selection committee may, if necessary, make inquiries about the written submittal.

A FINAL WORD

The commitment of AAMI’s committee members to their standards development work is crucial to the continued success of the technical committees and the Association as a whole. Submitting a well-written AAMI Standards Developer Award nomination can lead to this success by focusing on the technical contributions of your nominee.

Please remember that the Standards Developer Award selection committee members probably do not know your nominee. They must determine that a nominee has performed distinguished and not just expected service to AAMI based solely on the information you provide in a nomination.

The nominee must be a member of AAMI or of an AAMI-administered technical committee at the time the nomination is submitted and the year in which it is reviewed by the Standards Developer Award Selection Committee. (This does not apply to nominations for posthumous awards.)

PLEASE TRY TO AVOID THE FOLLOWING OCCURRENCES:

• A nomination that is too brief and does not provide adequate information on specific technical service and contributions to AAMI.
• A nomination in which the same facts and figures are repeated throughout the nomination.
• A nomination that lists information on the nominee’s achievements not relevant to AAMI, such as contributions to his/her employer, ISO or IEC committees not administered by AAMI, or other organizations.