The Silver Award honors a laboratorian with 10 to 15 years of service in a public health, environmental or agricultural laboratory who is recognized as a leader at his/her home laboratory and in the broader laboratory community (for example, by serving in a leadership role on committees/taskforces at the national level).
The honoree may have been instrumental in delivering technical and public presentations, developing and advocating for best practices in laboratory science, identifying and presenting emerging issues, conducting or promoting research that led to improvements in laboratory science, or advancing policy in his/her field of expertise. These criteria are not intended as an exhaustive list, but merely to provide ideas for framing a nomination.
Eligibility:
Candidates may or may not be a member of APHL. However, they must be employed at an APHL institutional member laboratory. Candidates may hold any rank or title within their respective institutions. Managerial or formal leadership experience is not required. The APHL Silver Award shall be conferred on an individual only once.
The winner will be honored during the awards breakfast at APHL's Annual Meeting.