Call for Nominations for PHS Commissioned Corps Veterinarian of the Year Award Deadline Date: 31 March 2006

Nominations are being sought for the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) Commissioned Corps Veterinarian of the Year Award. This award recognizes veterinarians whose professional careers and work performances have resulted in significant contributions to public health and to the mission of the Corps. The award, established in 1997, will be presented at the annual PHS Professional Conference sponsored by the Commissioned Officers Association (COA) to be held May 1-4 in Denver, CO.

Nominees must be active-duty PHS Commissioned Corps veterinary officers that are Office of Force Readiness and Deployment-qualified. PHS veterinarians, supervisors, coworkers, and peers, as well as members of the COA, are encouraged to nominate deserving veterinarians for this competitive and prestigious award. Nominations will be kept in strictest confidence. The selection will be made by an Awards Committee composed of senior PHS veterinarians. Evaluation by the Awards Committee will be made based on the impact of the nominated officer’s work in public health and veterinary professional communities.

Nominations will be judged on accomplishments in the following areas: Support of the Department’s mission Research/research support Publications Presentations Mentoring and teaching of junior staff Service on committees/boards

The nomination package should consist of the following: Letter of nomination (no more than two pages) Two letters of support for the nomination (no more than one page each) A copy of the officer’s curriculum vitae

The nomination package should be sent electronically by 31 March 2006 with the requested documents as attachments (in Word® or WordPerfect® format), to CDR Kim Taylor at ktaylor@niaid.nih.gov.

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