Truog Soil Science Outstanding Dissertation Award

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Nominator

1. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and the ASF Board of Trustees are not eligible to be a nominator for this award.

Nominee

1. Former recipients of this Award are not eligible.
2. Those individuals who received their Ph.D. degree last year are eligible for this year's award. Each department that has granted a Ph.D. degree in one of the areas usually designated as soil science may submit one nomination, unless it granted more than eight Ph.D.s, in which case it may nominate two candidates. The Award Committee will make the final determination whether a thesis or dissertation qualifies under the term "soil science" as in cases in which the thesis or dissertation may be in soil bacteriology, soil chemistry, soil geography, etc. The committee may request a copy of the complete thesis or dissertation.
3. Nominees must be living at the time of their nomination.
4. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and the ASF Board of Trustees are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.

Reference

1. Members of this SSSA Awards Committee, the SSSA Board of Directors, and the ASF Board of Trustees are not eligible to be a nominee for this award.

Nominator

1. Current Position Title
   

Nominee

1. Current School
   
2. Department Name
   
3. Name of Chair/Head of Department
   
4. Degrees Received
   
5. Professional Positions Held
   (Character Limit, including spaces: 2000)
6. Curriculum
   Provide a concise list of your major coursework. (Character Limit, including spaces: 1000)
7. Thesis or Dissertation Title
   (Character Limit, including spaces: 3500)
8. Thesis or Dissertation Information
   Provide date the thesis or dissertation was filed, major professor, thesis or dissertation abstract, and thesis or dissertation summary of methods, results, and conclusion. (Character Limit, including spaces: 4500)
9. Published Papers
   Identify and briefly list the nominee's technical and nontechnical publications. (Character Limit, including spaces: 3000)
10. Area of Research
    (Character Limit, including spaces: 1000)
11. College and Community Activities
    (Character Limit, including spaces: 1000)
12. Thesis or Dissertation Evaluation
    In this section, summarize the primary achievements and evaluate the nominee's comprehensive skills, competencies, and qualifications for this award. Describe why this research was significant. (Character Limit, including spaces: 3000)