NZSAP - McMeekan Memorial Award Regulations

McMeekan Memorial Award Regulations

OBJECTIVES
1. The purpose of the Award is to recognise an outstanding individual or joint contribution made to New Zealand animal production and/or the Society, during the previous five years.
2. It is intended that this Award should be the most prestigious award given by the Society. Preference will be given to recognition of one individual or a few individuals in a joint award, rather than large teams.
3. The intention is to make a distinction between the Award and Honorary Life Membership and that the award be interpreted to encompass the activities of the membership in the broadest sense.
NAME AND FORM OF THE AWARD
1. The Award will be called the McMeekan Memorial Award, in honour of the name of a foundation member, past president, life member and distinguished leader in animal production, research and administration in New Zealand and the world.
2. The form of the Award shall be determined by the Management committee but will include an appropriate memento selected and retained by the recipient and a certificate.
  The total value of the award will be $500, a sum which will be reviewed by the Management Committee and, if necessary, adjusted every 5 years.
3. A photograph of the recipient and inscription showing the name of the recipient, year of award and a brief citation of approximately 30 words, will be hung in the McMeekan Centre at Ruakura.
4. Travel expenses will be given to the awardee (only) to attend the presentation at the annual Conference.
NOMINATIONS
1. The Society's Secretary will call for nominations for the Award at the same time as the call for abstracts of papers for presentation at the Society's next annual Conference. Closing date for nominations will be 1 March for years in which the annual conference is held in June and 30 September for years in which the conference is held in February. For details on conference dates, see the conference information pages.
2. Each nomination must be signed by two currently financial members of the Society and must contain documented evidence of the way or ways in which the nominee has fulfilled the objectives of the Award specifically as in relation to criteria outlined in 3 (iv) and (v).
3. A potential recipient need not be a current member of the Society.
4. Each nomination should identify how the nominee's efforts have made an outstanding contribution to New Zealand animal production and/or the Society during the five years before the nomination.
5. The phrase "during the previous five years" is a critical aspect of the Award and the documentation accompanying the nomination must focus on this aspect of the nominee's career.
6. The Management Committee, or a sub-committee of it, will judge (by a majority vote) a nominee's suitability as a recipient of the Award.
7. Each nomination will be considered for the Award in three consecutive years unless the nominee becomes the recipient of the Award during the three year period. Unsuccessful nominations, within the three year period, may be updated but the period of eligibility is not extended.
8. The Management Committee will only make an award when, in their opinion, a nominee is a worthy recipient, based on the information present in the nomination.
  New nomination for unsuccessful previous nominees must be for endeavours leading to a new contribution clearly different from that of previous nomination(s).
9. The proposer of the nomination should be advised by the Secretary of the Management Committee's decision with regard to that particular nomination. A proposer, for an unsuccessful nomination, should also be informed of the opportunity to update the nomination subject to 3(vii).
10. For a successful nomination, the President is responsible for the following :
  To the nominee :
  1. Invite the nominee to accept the Award. Enclose a cheque and ask the recipient to purchase an appropriate memento to the approximate value of the cheque, and bring the memento to the presentation.
  2. Provide background information on the Award.
  3. Offer an invitation to reply to the oration.
  4. Note that NZSAP will cover the cost of accommodation at the Conference venue for the nominee.
  To the proposer :
  1. Obtain a list of selected guests to invite to the presentation (but at no cost to NZSAP).
  2. Ensure copies of the oration have been delivered to the Society's Publicity Officer (2 copies) and Editor (2 copies) before the Conference (see 4(iv)).
  To the invited guests :
  1. Invite them to attend the presentation of the Award and offer any non-members among them the opportunity to attend the Conference.
11. The Publicity Officer is responsible for the arrangement of a recent photograph and appropriate inscription as in 2(iii).
PRESENTATION
1. The Award will be presented by the Society's President (or nominee) to the recipient.
2. The Award presentation will take place preferably during the Society's annual Conference.
3. The presentation will be made after an appropriate oration which will summarise the nature of the recipient's contribution. This oration may be prepared and/or presented by the President or his/her nominee.
4. The person preparing the oration is responsible for providing two copies to the Society's Publicity Officer and two copies to the Society's Editor prior to the conference.
5. The oration will be published in the Proceedings of the Society in a form acceptable to the Society's Editor.
6. The name of each recipient will be recorded in a list published in each Proceedings.
AWARD FUNDS
The award will be made from the Awards' Fund established from the interest accruing from the Society's investments.