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7 January 2021
Call for Nominations for the Joyce P. Davis Memorial Award

The American Academy of Health Physics (AAHP) is calling for nominations for the Joyce P. Davis Memorial Award. AAHP has established the award in recognition of Joyce P. Davis' dedication to the advancement of health physics and her humanitarian efforts to uphold the ethics of the profession. The recipient of this award should demonstrate excellence in professional achievement as well as being a champion for professional standards and ethics. Those eligible for the award must be (1) a member of AAHP for at least 10 years, (2) a demonstrated champion of professional standards and ethics, and (3) recognized for exemplary professional practice of health physics. Nominations for the award can be made by any member of the Academy. Nominations should include a brief biographical résumé of the nominee's career and service to the profession and the AAHP, a nomination letter describing how the candidate has championed professional standards and ethics during their career, and at least three reference letters in support of the nomination. This material should be submitted to AAHP Professional Standards and Ethics Committee Chair Kevin Doody on or before 1 April 2021. The award will be presented at the AAHP luncheon during the annual Health Physics Society meeting.