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IAgrE Awards

 

Honorary Fellow and Award of Merit

 

1 Standards

The Award of Merit and the Honorary Fellowship are the highest honours that the Institution can bestow, and are considered to be of equal status. Either may be awarded, or very rarely an individual may receive both awards at intervals in a distinguished career. The most rigorous criteria are applied to nominations which may be put forward, and there is no stipulation of the number or type of award that may be conferred in a given period of time.

 

2 Articles of Association

The award of an Honorary Fellowship is covered by Section 17 of the Institution’s Articles of Association. There is no similar provision for the Award of Merit, but by custom Article 17 has been taken as the guideline for both Honorary Fellow and Award of Merit.

 

Article 17 states:

An Honorary Fellow shall be:

 

3 Interpretation

 

4 Timing of Award

Nominations for Honorary Fellowship and Award of Merit would normally be considered by the Awards Panel in January, followed by the full Council in February, with the presentation being made at the AGM/Annual Conference in May. As indicated in paragraph 1 above, there is no stipulation of when and how many awards should be made: it is sufficient that the most rigorous standards should be applied, and the recipients should be of the highest calibre.

 

5 Criteria

 

6 Eligibility

Any person, regardless of occupation, race or nationality, may be considered for an award provided nothing is know about him or her which would, by association, bring the Institution into disrepute.

 

7 Submission of Proposals

 

Michael Dwyer Award

 

Introduction

The Michael Dwyer Memorial Prize was initiated by the Council of the Institution to celebrate the life of Dr Michael Dwyer who died suddenly in August 1997, whilst in the second of his two year term of office as President of the Institution. It was decided to call for donations from Branches, Specialist Groups and individual members of the Institution, with the objective of establishing a fund with which to provide an annual prize.

 

Criteria

Bearing in mind the interests of Michael in the training and formation of young engineers, Council decided that the prize shall be awarded to a mid-career engineer who has made outstanding progress in the agricultural engineering industry.

 

Eligibility

Any person, regardless of race or nationality, may be considered for the award provided nothing is known about him or her which would, by association, bring the Institution into disrepute.

 

Submission of proposals

  1. Proposals will be considered each year by an Awards Panel, which will make recommendations to Council for approval.
  2. Each proposal should consist of a draft citation stating briefly the achievements of the nominee, together with an appendix giving more detailed information in support of the proposal.
  3. Each proposal should bear the signatures of a proposer, a seconder and two other signatories, all of whom must be corporate members of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers.
  4. Proposals should be typed on A4 and submitted to the Institution's Secretary. The Presidential (Awards) Panel may wish to seek further information from sponsors and will consider it final recommendation early in the New Year, to be placed before the meeting of Council in February.
  5. The Award will normally be presented at the AGM/Annual Conference held in May.

 

Branch (or Group) Meritorious Award

 

  1. The Award may be granted to an Institution Member who has consistently rendered outstanding service to Branches of the Institution of Agricultural Engineers over a number of years.
  2. Potential candidates will have served the Branch by holding office, encouraging the development of Branch activities and showing a high quality of leadership.
  3. The potential candidate will have enhanced the standing of the Institution within the Branch area.
  4. The Award is specifically intended to recognise members who have rendered service at Branch level and have not been recognised nationally.

 

Submission of Proposals

  1. Proposals should bear the signature of the proposer, seconder and two other signatories, all of whom must be active members of the candidate's Branch and of whom two must be current members of the Committee.
  2. Each proposal should consist of a draft citation, stating briefly the achievements of the nominee, together with an appendix giving more detailed information in support of the proposal.
  3. Proposals will be considered by the Institution Awards Panel which will forward its recommendations to Council for consideration at its February meeting.
  4. The Award will be presented at the AGM/Annual Conference of either the Branch or the Institution, at the option of the recipient.

 

Douglas Bomford Paper Award

 

  1. The ‘Douglas Bomford Paper Award’ shall be offered to the author or authors of a paper, which, in the previous calendar year, was published in full in the Institution Journal “Landwards” or Biosystems Engineering formerly the Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research.
  2. At least one of the authors shall be an Institution member.
  3. The selection of the paper will be made by the Awards Panel of the Institution from a list of eligible papers submitted by the two journal editors.
  4. The nomination by the Awards Panel will be submitted to the Chairman of the Trustees of the Douglas Bomford Trust for approval. In the event of a disagreement the Chairman of the Trustees will nominate the winner.
  5. The Awards Panel will consider the eligible papers according to the following criteria:
    • Originality and technical excellence
    • Engineering content
    • Potential for practical and commercial use
    • Demonstration of the authors’ authority in the subject material
    • Relevance to the current problems and needs of the industry
    • Quality of presentation

 

Agreed by the Douglas Bomford Trust – 15 April 1997

 

Johnson New Holland Trophy Award

 

The following is for the information of the colleges concerned. It is not intended for placement on a public notice board.

 

  1. The object of the Johnson New Holland Trophy Award is to encourage and recognise innovation by students of Agricultural Engineering or related subjects.
  2. Nominations for the Award will be accepted from individuals or groups of students studying for courses leading to an HND or First Degree in Agricultural Engineering or related subjects.
  3. The Nominations will be considered on the merits of the practical project work undertaken by students as part of their courses.
  4. The project work must show innovative features with some prospect of commercial exploitation.
  5. The project will be judged on the basis of a written report illustrated by diagrams, drawings and/or photographs. Illustration by films, videos and similar electronic techniques may be used only as supporting material.
  6. The Nominations must be submitted to the Institution and be accompanied by the completed project report.
  7. The Johnson New Holland Trophy will normally be presented at the Annual Conference or other appropriate function.
  8. The Johnson New Holland Trophy will be held by the college for one year, the Student or Students will be presented with a Certificate and a monetary prize.

 

Award for Contribution to the Land Based Sector

 

This Award was made for first time in 2005 and will be made to an IAgrE member who has made a sustained contribution to the land based sector throughout their career.

 

Submission of Proposals

  1. Proposals should bear the signature of the proposer, seconder and two other signatories.
  2. Each proposal should consist of a draft citation stating briefly the achievements of the nominee, together with an appendix giving more detailed information in support of the proposal.
  3. Proposals will be considered by the IAgrE Awards Panel which will then forward its recommendations to Council for ratification at its February meeting.
  4. The Award for Contribution to the Land Based Sector will be presented at the AGM/Annual Conference or elsewhere at the option of the recipient.

 

 

West Midlands Branch Trophies

The West Midlands Branch has initiated four trophies. All are to highlight and promote good Agricultural Engineering practice. The presence of these trophies has several effects:

  • they give an encouragement and a boost in confidence to the individuals in areas where such work might not be recognised,
  • they give a focal point for the colleges or organisations where the individuals work, and,
  • they give an opportunity for promotion and publicity about the Institution.

West Midlands Branch Trophy

An individual or organisation is awarded this trophy at the discretion of the West Midlands Branch for an outstanding contribution to Agricultural Engineering. The aim is to encourage the use of imagination and creative skills to provide answers and developments within the broad remit of agricultural engineering. There is no formal application route or subject restriction. Contact the West Midlands Branch Secretary or Chairman with details of the 'invention or development'. The trophy is held for up to one year and is publicly presented at a branch meeting or other suitable occasion. The recipient is normally expected to be a member of the Institution.

West Midlands Branch Educational Trophy

These are three similar trophies held by the three colleges offering agricultural engineering education within the West Midlands Branch area:

  • Warwickshire College
  • Herefordshire College of Technology, and
  • Evesham College.

The respective college, in consultation with the Branch, makes the selection of an outstanding student in any agricultural engineering related discipline. They are awarded annually by the college as part of their awards ceremony. In addition each winner together with the runner up is presented with free membership of the Institution for one year.

 

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