Alan J. Allery Health Research Award nominations sought

The American Indian Health Research Conference Awards Committee requests nominations of promising American Indian student health researchers for the Alan J. Allery Health Research Award.

The award will be presented to one graduate student and one undergraduate student. Each winner will receive an individual award for display, complimentary registration, and $200.  Please submit your nominations by Oct. 1.  The award will be announced at the 2010 American Indian Health Research Conference in Grand Forks on Oct. 29, and names of the winners  will be engraved on the permanent award displayed at the UND American Indian Center.

Alan J. Allery is a fallen member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Prior to his passing, he was an adjunct clinical assistant professor at the Center for Rural Health, the principal investigator and director of the National Resource Center on Native American Aging, and the director of Student Health Services. His experience included 30 years of work with American Indian people (15 years with the Indian Health Service in various capacities and 15 years with UND developing numerous projects).

Eligibility Criteria

• Current graduate or undergraduate students are eligible.
• Research may be published or unpublished, a single study or a body of work, the work of an individual or a team. The student’s work on a team project must be identified.
• Time frame for when the research was conducted should be during the student’s higher educational experience.
• Members of the Committee may make nominations. However, if they do so, they must abstain from the voting process related to any nominee for whom they have written a letter of support.

Selection Criteria
Each nomination will be evaluated on:

• Quality of research
• Significance of the research
• Impact of the research
• Types of research experience
• Contribution to the research project(s) under consideration

Nomination instructions
Nominations should include and be limited to the following:

• A nomination letter which discusses the nominee’s involvement in health research, the significance of the nominee’s contributions and achievements as it relates to the health research
• No more than three supporting letters from others familiar with the nominee’s research experience (at least one from a faculty member)
• The nominee’s vita (curriculum vita, C.V., resume)

Submission instructions
Nominations may be sent by mail, email or fax to the contact information listed below. Only complete nominations that comply with the application instructions will be reviewed. Send to:

Allery Award Committee
Center for Rural Health
University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences
501 N Columbia Rd. Stop 9037
Grand Forks, ND 58203
Fax: 701-777-6779

Email: Please collate all nomination materials and send them in one email to Jacque Gray, awards chair, at jacqueline.gray@med.und.edu.

Nominations must be received by Oct. 1.

“Understanding can lead to appreciation, which leads to wisdom, and that is our goal.” Alan Allery