According to the BASIC RULES FOR WASWAC AWARDS, the Award Committee (WASWAC AC) issued the Announcement of WASWAC Award (2022) as following:

1. Types and number of awards

(1) Norman Hudson Memorial Award (NHMA): no more than 3 awardees for this time. (No more than one for very year, between 2020 to 2022.)

(2) Distinguished Research Award (DRA): no more than 3 awardees for 2022.

(3) Distinguished Extension Award (DEA): no more than 3 awardees for 2022.

(4) Special Contribution Award (SCA): no more than 2 awardees for 2022.

2. Criteria of Awards

(1) WASWAC Norman Hudson Memorial Award

  The candidates should be a member of WASWAC.

  The candidates have made outstanding achievements in soil and water conservation research.

  The candidates have a great reputation over the world.

(2) WASWAC Distinguished Research Award

  The candidates should be a member of WASWAC.

  The candidates have gained distinguished research achievements in soil and water conservation research.

(3) WASWAC Distinguished Extension Award

  The candidates should be a member of WASWAC.

  The candidates have rich extension experiences and great impacts of promoting new technology application.

(4) WASWAC Special Contribution Award

  The candidates have made a great contribution to soil and water conservation in management, study or technique service at global or regional scale.

  The candidates have made a great contribution to WASWAC or ISWCR (International Soil and Water Conservation Research) in association’s development, member’s attracting, paper’s review, academic activities promotion, financial supports, etc.

3. Procedures of appraise and choose

(1)  Nomination (the deadline is April 15, 2023)

  The WASWAC councilor, advisor and regional representatives (vice president) could make the nomination for all four awards. Each councilor/advisor/vice president can recommend at most one candidate for each award including NHMA, DRA, DEA, SCA.

  The WASWAC members could make the nomination for NHMA, DRA and DEA. Each member could recommend at most one candidate for each award including NHMA, DRA and DEA. To produce a valid nomination, it is necessary to have at least five recommendations from members.

  SCA candidate only be recommended by WASWAC councilor/advisor/vice president.

  A formal recommendation form with handwritten signature and brief introduction about the achievements of the recommended candidate are necessary to submit to waswac@foxmail.com and lirui@ms.iswc.ac.cn (or liruicas@126.com). Please mark the subject of your email with “WASWAC award nomination”.

(2)  Primary Selection

Primary selection will be made by WASWAC AC based on the results of nomination. The number of official candidates cannot exceed 3 times of the number of final awardees.

(3)  Final Evaluation

The official candidates will be submitted to WASWAC Council for voting to reveal the final awardees.

(4)  Publicity

The award results will be publicized at the WASWAC fifth World Conference in June 19-23, 2023, in the Hot News, and the official website of the Association as well. 

Attachment:  Recommendation Form of WASWAC Awards (2022) Recommendation form 2022.doc