Award Criteria

Fellow of AUBER | Thayne Robson Award | Honorary Member | General Guidelines

Fellow of AUBER Award

Nominees in this category should meet all or substantially all of the criteria listed below. The organization may award one fellow per year.

Criteria:

1. May be an active or retired member of the organization

2. AUBER member for 12 years

3. Held leadership role in center at host institution

4. Served on AUBER board of directors in leadership capacity

5. In addition, this individual will have provided significant leadership and substantial service to the organization. Some examples include:

• Chaired committees
• Frequent conference session organizer/participant
• Host and/or program chair of fall conference
• Acted as AUBER liaison in partnerships with other organizations

Thayne Robson Award

This award honors the late Thayne Robson, past president and long-time supporter of AUBER. The criteria listed below embody the spirit of the man who was a friend and mentor to many in the organization. Nominees in this category should meet all or substantially all of the criteria. The association does not expect to present this award every year.

Criteria:

1. May be an active or retired member of the organization

2. AUBER member for 15 years

3. Held leadership role in center (director or equivalent) at host institution

4. Served on AUBER board of directors in leadership capacity

5. Provided outstanding service to the organization.

6. Exhibited selfless, exceptional, and long-term commitment to the association

7. Tireless promoter of AUBER and its members

8. Mentor to association members

9. An economic and public policy leader in their state

Honorary Member

Nominees in this category should meet all or substantially all of the criteria listed below. All AUBER members including directors, research staff and research communicators are eligible. More than one Honorary Membership may be awarded per year.

Criteria:

1. About to retire or recently retired from an AUBER unit, or is no longer with an AUBER unit

2. AUBER member for 10 years

3. Served on AUBER board of directors

4. In addition, the individual provided significant overall contributions to the organization including but not limited to the following:

• Participated on/chaired committees
• Significant and frequent conference session contributor--speaking and/or chairing
• Host and/or program chair of fall conference

Exception:
Honorary membership will be considered for non-AUBER members who have provided outstanding service to or support of the organizations and its goals. These individuals should be about to retire or recently retired from their AUBER-related organization.

General Guidelines

No self-nominations will be accepted for Honorary Member, Fellow of AUBER, or the Thayne Robson Award.

All nominations require a letter or e-mail specifically addressing the qualifications of the nominee. Assume that the committee members do not know the nominee, and give them enough information to make an informed decision. Please refer to the criteria for each award when writing your nomination. (Reviewing your nominee’s vita may be a good way of gathering the relevant information.)

For Honorary Membership, nominations should be addressed to the Chair of the Membership Committee, Jim Kurre. For Fellow of AUBER and Thayne Robson Award, nominations should be addressed to the Chair of the Commendations Committee, Rich Wobbekind . Multiple letters of support for a given nominee are welcomed and encouraged.

Dr. James Kurre
Chair, AUBER Membership Committee
Economic Research Institute of Erie
Black School of Business
Penn State Erie
k12@psu.edu
(814) 725-6888

Dr. Richard Wobbekind
Chair, AUBER Commendations Committee
Leeds School of Business
University of Colorado
Richard. Wobbekind@Colorado.edu
(303) 492-1147

Revised 2/06