Honors and recognizes annually an ASABE member who is currently providing outstanding academic leadership while serving as the department head/chair of a Biological and/or Agricultural Engineering Department (or similarly named department) in the United States that presently has an ABET accredited Agricultural/Biological Engineering program.
The award is sponsored by James R. and Karen A. Gilley.
The award is a stately eagle perched on an engraved optic crystal ball to be presented to an individual during the awards recognition program at the Annual International Meeting of the Society.
Eligibility: The award recipient must be a current ASABE member and head/chair as of January 15th of the year he/she is selected for the award.
Submission Deadline: October 31
Nomination Instructions: Please view this document in order to find the materials required for a nomination. All required award nomination materials must be submitted on the Major Awards Nominations website by October 31st, linked on the right side of this page.
Award Committee Bylaws