Eileen Basker Memorial Prize

Eileen Basker Memorial Prize

The Basker Prize is awarded for a significant contribution to excellence in research on gender and health by scholars from any discipline or nation, for a specific book, article, film or exceptional PhD thesis produced within the preceding three years. Some previous recipients of the Basker Prize include Janelle Taylor (2009), Matt Gutmann and Kathy Davis (2008), Sophie Day (2007), Michele Rivkin-Fish (2006), and João Biehl (2005). Nominations should be sent to Carolyn Sargent (Committee Chair), Department of Anthropology, Washington University in St. Louis, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130. For details, visit www.medanthro.net/awards/basker.html. Deadline: July 1, 2010.

Awards: History of Nursing

The American Association for the  History of Nursing submissions for the following awards..

Lavinia L. Dock Award  for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing: The purpose of the Lavinia L. Dock Award is to recognize outstanding research and writing produced by an experienced scholar in nursing history who submits a book. Scholars are encouraged to submit published books (4 copies) based on original historical research related to the history of nursing. The book must be in English, and must have been written within the last three (3) years. One submission per author, please. Selection criteria for the award are based on the rigor of the historical research and the quality of the writing demonstrated. Submissions are not returned.

Mary Adelaide Nutting Award for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing: The purpose of the Mary Adelaide Nutting Award is to recognize outstanding research and writing produced by an experienced scholar in nursing history who submits, most often, a post-doctoral research manuscript or article. Manuscripts and articles by pre-doctoral students should be submitted to the Christy Award. Scholars are encouraged to submit manuscripts (4 copies) based on original historical research related to the history of nursing. Manuscripts may represent published or unpublished research, must be in English, and must have been written within the last three (3) years. One submission per author, please. Selection criteria for the award are based on the rigor of the historical research and the quality of the writing demonstrated in the manuscript. Submissions are not returned.

Teresa E. Christy Award for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing: The purpose of the Teresa E. Christy Award is to encourage new nursing history investigators, and to recognize excellence of historical research and writing done while the researcher was in a student status. The Christy Award is given for doctoral work and submissions usually are dissertations. (Revised dissertations which result in published books generally are submitted for the Lavinia Dock Award). New scholars are encouraged to submit manuscripts (4 copies) based on original historical research related to the history of nursing. The submission must be accompanied by a letter describing the nature of student activity represented by the work. Manuscripts may represent published or unpublished research, must be in English, must be bound, and must have been completed within the last three (3) years. One submission per author, please. Selection criteria for the award will be based on the rigor of the historical research and the quality of writing

The deadline for submissions is 15 May 2010.

All submissions for the Dock Award should be sent to: AAHN, Attn: Dock Award,
10200 W. 44th Avenue, Suite 304, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

All submissions for the Nutting and Christy Awards should be sent to: Prof. Rima D. Apple, 2013 Madison Street, Madison, WI  53711

Eileen Basker Memorial Prize announcement

Dear WHOMers,

Here’s the announcement for the 2009 competition for the Eileen Basker Memorial Prize. (Ignore the date; they forgot to update the announcement.)

Historians of medicine have won this award in the past, so don’t be shy about sending in nominations for work you consider to be of superior quality and impact.

Monica Green

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The SMA welcomes nominations for the 2008 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize, awarded annually for a significant contribution to scholarship on gender and health by scholars from any discipline or nation, for a specific book, article, film, or exceptional PhD thesis produced within the preceding three years. Winners receive a $500-$1000 cash award and are recognized at the SMA business meeting during the AAA.

The Basker Prize is awarded to the work judged to be the most courageous, significant, and potentially influential contribution to scholarship in the area of gender and health.

Nominations are invited from one or more individuals in the form of a letter indicating the impact of the particular work on the field. Self-nomination is not permitted. Publishers of nominated books are expected to supply three copies of the relevant work to the Prize Committee.

Enquiries and nominations should be sent to the chair of the Basker Prize Committee:

Dr. Carolyn Sargent
Department of Anthropology, SMU
Dallas, Texas, 75252 USA
email carolynsargent@wustl.edu
For further information, here’s the SMA’s webpage: http://www.medanthro.net/main/awards/basker.html