Description
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes a faculty member in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences who has demonstrated outstanding service and citizenship.
Each year we will give up to two awards:
- Distinguished Institutional and Regional Service Award
- Distinguished National/International Service Award
Eligibility
Part-time or full-time faculty at any rank in the Emory University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences are eligible for the Distinguished Service Award. Faculty members who have received this award in the previous five years are ineligible.
Nominations
A full-time or part-time faculty member, Medical/Clinical Director or Division Chief may submit a nomination. A concise, < 2000-word narrative describing the outstanding service contributions made by the nominee should be included in the nomination. Additional letters (one page maximum per letter) are welcome. Nominations for the Distinguished Service to the Department, School of Medicine, Emory Community and/or local Atlanta/Georgia community should highlight service to trainees, administrative service to the department, development of new or innovative programs, participation and leadership in School of Medicine or hospital/clinic-wide committees, participation and leadership in Emory campus-wide endeavors, community service to colleagues or the public and/or community service to underserved populations. Nominations for the Distinguished Service nationally or internationally award should focus on leadership roles in professional and/or civic organizations, such as holding of offices on boards, editing journals, advocacy, consultation and/or program development and implementation.
Submissions
Send requests for further information and electronic submissions to Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD, ABPP. Submissions should include the nominating letter, name and contact information of the faculty member being nominated (Word or PDF), and additional letters of support from previous mentees, if applicable. We will accept nominations through midnight EDT July 1, 2025.
Decisions
The departmental award review committee will select the award recipient via an email vote. The Chair of the Department will serve as an ex-officio member of the committee and will have input without a vote. Members of the committee will recuse themselves if they are nominated for a particular award. We will notify award winners by July 31, 2025.