Nominations Invited for Forest Engineering Award of Excellence
The Forest Engineering Award of Excellence recognizes excellence and promotes cooperation and leadership in forest engineering in the broadest sense. Nominations are now being sought for this award, which is sponsored jointly by APEGBC and the Association of BC Forest Professionals (ABCFP). The award is presented annually and alternates between associations; this year it will be presented in October at APEGBC’s Annual Conference in Whistler.
Nominees may be individuals, organizations or associations responsible for projects that demonstrate or represent outstanding accomplishments in forest engineering. Individuals must be members of either ABCFP or APEGBC. Organizations and associations must be recognized as being associated with professional forestry, professional engineering or professional geoscience.
Previous award recipients are the Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada Western Division (1998), Glynnis Horel, P.Eng. (1999), Institute of Forest Engineering of BC (2000), Dr. Bob Willington, P.Eng./P.Geo., RPF (2001), Doug VanDine, P.Eng./P.Geo. (2003), Ron Davis, P.Eng. (2004), George Shikaze, P.Eng. (2005) and Associated Engineering (2006).
To be eligible, projects must have been completed within the past two years and carried out by, or under the supervision of, a member of either association. Nominees must be either residents of BC or work for a BC-based firm, or the work must have been carried out in BC. A management, academic or research contribution, or the life work of an individual, may also be considered.
The award selection committee consists of one member from each association and a third member selected by the association presenting the award. Nominations may be received from any member of either association at any time.
Nominations must contain the names and signatures of three registered members of either association, accompanied by a one-page statement of nomination outlining the reason(s) for the nomination, and supporting information such as CVs, project outlines, letters of reference and news clippings.
The nomination deadline for the 2006/2007 Forest Engineering Award of Excellence is July 20, 2007. For nomination forms, please contact Lina Bowser at lbowser@apeg.bc.ca or 604-412-4862.