[Cast10] CACHE call for nominations

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Date: Tue Jan 17 2006 - 00:52:38 EST

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    >Call for Nominations
    >2006 CACHE Award for
    >Innovations in Computer-Based Chemical Engineering Education
    >
    >CACHE is soliciting nominations for the recently established CACHE
    >Award for Innovations in Computer-Based Chemical Engineering
    >Education. The intent of this award is to recognize recent
    >innovations in the development of computer aids for chemical
    >engineering education. CACHE is particularly interested in honoring
    >the work of younger educators, or educators making new and novel
    >contributions to computer aids for chemical engineering education.
    >Educational innovators working in industry or in a company that
    >develops computer-based educational aids are also eligible for the
    >award. Specifically, the nomination and the citation for the award
    >must refer to a significant contribution to computer-based chemical
    >engineering education within the past decade. The award consists of a
    >plaque and a $500 honorarium. The award will be presented at a
    >CACHE-sponsored session at the 2006 AIChE Annual Meeting.
    >
    >Nominations, consisting of a nomination letter (including the
    >citation proposed to be inscribed on the award), two supporting
    >letters, and the curriculum vitae of the nominee, should be submitted
    >to CACHE Corporation by May 1, 2006. The nominations must be
    >submitted electronically by email to cache@uts.cc.utexas.edu. If the
    >focus of the award is a particular piece of software or on-line
    >educational material, the nomination must include information about
    >the number of individuals and/or institutions making use of the
    >software, and some mechanism for evaluation of the material/software
    >in question, either by attachment of the relevant material or
    >provision of a link where it is accessible to CACHE trustees
    >evaluating the nomination. The nominator must be a faculty member of
    >a CACHE-supporting department or an employee of a company
    >participating in the CACHE Industrial Affiliates program, but the
    >nominee need not be from either type of organization. [See
    >www.cache.org for lists of CACHE-supporting departments and
    >industrial affiliates.] Self-nominations are not permitted.
    >
    >Nominations will be evaluated by a committee composed of members of
    >the CACHE Board of Trustees. The committee will recommend an awardee
    >to the full CACHE Board of Trustees. The awardee will be confirmed
    >by a vote of the Board of Trustees at its summer meeting. Nominators
    >and the successful nominee will be informed of the outcome no later
    >than September 1, 2006.
    >
    >Previous Award Winner
    >2005: John Eaton, University of Wisconsin, for the development of Octave
    >http://www.che.utexas.edu/cache/John%20Eaton-CACHE%20Award.html
    >
    >About CACHE:
    >With over 35 years of distinguished service to the chemical
    >engineering community, CACHE (Computer Aids for Chemical Engineering)
    >is a not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to promote
    >cooperation among universities, industry and government in the
    >development and distribution of computer-related and/or
    >technology-based educational aids for the chemical engineering
    >profession. For more information, see www.cache.org.

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