To honor the contributions and spirit of excellence cultivated by Dr. B. Wayne Blanchard in emergency management higher education, North Dakota State University (NDSU) seeks nominations for an award it has created in his name to honor like contributions in the emergency management higher education community.

Annually the Dr. B. Wayne Blanchard Award for Academic Excellence in Emergency Management Higher Education will honor the contributions of one member of the emergency management higher education community who has advanced emergency management higher education through his or her efforts.

Nominations can be submitted on behalf of oneself or others. Nominations should be presented in a one-page narrative that summarizes the contributions made to emergency management higher education by the nominated individual. If pertinent and available, the CV of the nominee may also be presented with the nomination. All nominations must be submitted via e-mail to carol.cwiak@ndsu.edu on or before April 25, 2008.

For more information about Dr. B. Wayne Blanchard or committee members see http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/ndsu/em/BlanchardAward.htm. For questions about the award, contact Carol Cwiak at NDSU at carol.cwiak@ndsu.edu or (701) 231-5847.