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GLPA Galileo Award Nomination Form

Galileo Award: Deadline Vernal Equinox

The Galileo Award, GLPA’s highest honor, recognizes exemplary leadership in the planetarium profession at the national and/or international level, carrying the work of GLPA beyond its regional borders.

Any current member in good standing may nominate a candidate by submitting an application and supporting documentation to the Membership Chair. The Executive Committee may nominate candidates and award this status at its discretion. Nominees may not be self-nominated.

Qualifications:

Current GLPA member in good standing for at least 10 consecutive years.
Shall adhere to the GLPA Code of Ethics for the Planetarium Profession.
Shall have performed exceptional, long-term service to the organization and planetarium profession in multiple areas, and extending this work beyond GLPA.

Service to GLPA may include:

Serving GLPA or other organizations in elected offices, appointed chairs, committee work and/or conference planning.
Relevant and significant publications for the planetarium profession, including conference paper presentations.
Active involvement in multiple local, state, regional, national and international planetarium and astronomy education organizations.
The development and communication of innovative techniques, methods or materials for the benefit planetarium profession.

Name of Nominee *

Affiliated Institution of Nominee *

Address of Nominee *

City of Nominee *

State of Nominee *

Zip of Nominee *

Phone Number of Nominee *

E-mail Address of Nominee *

Nominator Name *

Nominator Address *

Nominator City *

Nominator State *

Nominator Zip *

Nominator Phone Number *

Nominator E-mail *

Describe the ways the ways, including specific details, that the nominee has fulfilled the requirements of the award. Be sure to give examples of their accomplishments at the national/international level.

Supporting document #1 *

Please attach at least three additional letters of recommendation for your nominee along with this form. Only one of the three letters may be from a GLPA executive committee member. The other two letters may come from current GLPA members, but it is highly recommended that at least one of the letters come from a person outside the GLPA region.
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf doc docx.

Supporting document #2 *

Supporting document #3 *

Supporting document #4