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​Excellence in International Service Award

The Excellence in International Service Award recognizes outstanding contributions to plant pathology by APS members for countries other than their own. 

Eligibility and Nomination Requirements

• Nominees must be current APS Professional Members who have made outstanding contributions to plant pathology for a country beyond their home country.  ​
• Nominee's contributions may have been made through collaborative projects, sabbaticals, short- and long-term assignments with educational or governmental agencies, including, but not limited to, international centers and research institutes. 
• Supporting nomination information may include descriptions of plant pathology programs that have been established, collaborative efforts with scientists in the host country, publications resulting from work done in the host country, and effective coordination of educational programs for universities or government agencies. 
• Fellows are not eligible to be nominated for this award except when the new nominations are for accomplishments different from that on which the Fellow nomination was based, and the new accomplishment has occurred after recognition as a Fellow.

Nomination Guidelines​

Honor Bestowed

The award consists of a crystal inscribed award and honorarium (a portion of which is to be designated to the international program of the recipient’s choice). Funds for this honorarium made possible by the APS Foundation John and Ann Niederhauser fund​.

The recipient will be presented with the award at the APS Annual Meeting.​

Awardees