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POSTMARK APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY
15
PURPOSE:
The Theriot Award recognizes and encourages the development of significant
materials in the areas of media and equipment
AWARD:
Recipients receive a plaque at the annual ASCLS meeting. Winning entries
may be posted in the ASCLS Exhibits Booth at the annual ASCLS meeting
in the Exhibits Hall, space permitting.
APPLICATION:
These forms may be obtained from the Awards Committee contact, from your constituent society president, or through the link at the bottom of this page.
Click Here for contact information.
All entries must be submitted on the official ASCLS THERIOT Award Application
Form. These forms may be obtained from the Awards Committee contact or
from your constituent society president. The application must be typed
or printed and sent with a copy of the presentation by the postmark deadline.
Deadlines will be strictly enforced. Entries are judged by a subcommittee
of the ASCLS Awards Committee.
ELIGIBILITY:
- Any member of ASCLS that has developed materials in the area of media
and equipment, or provided the idea for the items.
- Any organized group that has developed materials in the area of media
and equipment, or provided the idea for the items, that is sponsored
by an ASCLS member.
- All entries must be in a well developed state, not a preliminary stage
of investigation or development.
JUDGING CRITERIA
- Creativity
Originality: original or unique approach or concept?
Graphics/visuals: artwork/graphics enhance project?
Goal Achievement: project achieves goal or purpose?
- Scientific Merit
Benefit to profession: improve quality of laboratory testing, improve
patient care/treatment, enhance teaching?
Relevance to current laboratory medicine, ASCLS Body of Knowledge or
scope of practice: project timely for laboratory practice?
Accuracy: material accurate to degree necessary for target audience?
References: references adequate, current, relevant to project?
- Professional Quality of Project
Interest level: project hold attention?
Ease of use: project "user friendly"?
Appearance of project: project has polished, professional look reflective
of medium selected?
- Understanding of selected media
Technology: project reflects contemporary technology in use of selected
medium
(i.e., current versions of software, contemporary graphics, etc.)?
Availability: medium used readily available to target audiences?
EACH AWARDS COMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WITHHOLD
THE AWARD FOR THE CURRENT YEAR IF APPLICANTS DO NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS.
To download an application form for this award, click
here.
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