PAM Award Committee: Call for Nominations

Dear PAMily,

This is the call for nominations for the PAM Achievement Award and the PAM Division Award. The deadline for nominations is March 15, 2024.

PAM Achievement Award

The PAM Achievement Award is reserved for those recipients whose professional work is marked by distinction and dedication to librarianship in astronomy, mathematics, and/or physics. The purpose of the award is to recognize those Division members who have made outstanding contributions to the Division. 

To be eligible, the nominee must

• Be a member of the Special Libraries Association and of PAM
• Have been a member of the PAM Division for at least five years
• Be working currently in a library, information center, library school, or other information related capacity

The PAM Awards Committee reserves the right to withhold the award if a sufficient number of appropriate candidates are not nominated.

To make a nomination for the PAM Achievement Award, please send an email to Nancy R. Curtis, Chair, Awards Committee (curtisnb@bc.edu), including the nominee’s name and a brief justification of why you believe this person is deserving of this recognition. We appreciate any documentation you provide to support your case. The Committee will send confirmation of the receipt of your nomination, and we may follow up if more information on the nominee is needed to help us make a decision.

PAM Division Award

The PAM Division Award is given for a significant contribution to the literature of physics, mathematics, or astronomy, or to honor work that demonstrably improves the exchange of information in physics, mathematics, or astronomy. The contribution should also significantly benefit libraries or enhance the ability of librarians to provide service. It should be special—above and beyond the normal job requirements or scope of work of the individual(s), group, or entity concerned.

The individual(s), group, or entity so honored need not be, but may be, a SLA/PAM member.

The PAM Division Awards Committee reserves the right to withhold the award if a sufficient number of appropriate candidates are not nominated.

To make a nomination for the PAM Division Award, please send an email to Nancy R. Curtis, Chair, Awards Committee (curtisnb@bc.edu), including the nominee’s name and a brief justification of why you believe this person, group, or entity is deserving of this recognition. We appreciate any documentation you provide to support your case. The Committee will send confirmation of receiving your nomination and we may follow up if more information on the nominee is needed to help us make a decision.

Thank you,

PAM Awards Committee (Zach Lannes, NuRee Lee, and Nancy R. Curtis (Committee Chair))

(Editors’ Note: Check out out Past Awards Recipients for inspiration.)