Committee Charges

ASC COMMITTEES 2008 - 2009:
CHARGES AND REPORTING SCHEDULES

AWARDS COMMITTEES
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The Awards Committees are responsible for developing a list of nominees for the nine major ASC awards, as follows:

l. Herbert Bloch Award
2. Ruth Shonle Cavan Award
3. Michael J. Hindelang Award
4. Outstanding Article Award
5. President's Award for Distinguished Contributions to Justice
6. Sellin-Glueck Award
7. Edwin H. Sutherland Award
8. Teaching Award
9. August Vollmer Award

Each Committee should develop a list of nominees. Each Committee should request documentation from the nominees; at the very least, obtain a vitae and a brief statement as to why the individuals should be considered to receive the award.

The Chair of each of the Award Committees should provide the Board with a report that lists those nominated (in order of merit), a single nominee for the award, and an explanation of the general procedures used to reach that decision. The report should include a statement identifying the main reasons for the recommendations for granting the award. Generally, a copy of the vitae of the Committee's single nominee should also be included in the materials sent to the Board. An example of a thorough committee report appears in Appendix M of the ASC Policy and Procedures Manual (see www.asc41.com/policy.htm)

Only individuals, not institutions, shall be considered as candidates for any award. The only exception to this is the President's Award for Distinguished Contributions to Justice.

Each Awards Committee Chair is to ensure that individuals are not being considered for awards they have already received. A complete list of previous ASC award recipients is available at www.asc41.com/awdwinrs.html#ehsa.

The Board will give due consideration to each Committee's nominations for each award, although the Board is not bound by the slate or the nominee of any Committee. If the Board rejects the nominee, the Award Committee may be asked to suggest another nominee. The Executive Board may decide not to give certain awards in any given year.

Current members of the Executive Board shall be ineligible to receive any awards of the Society, including selection as a Fellow, during their term in office. However, if a current Board member is nominated for either the Michael J. Hindelang or Outstanding Article Award, their nomination shall be considered during the first year following their service on the Board.

Members of a said award committee are not eligible to receive that said award.

The Board encourages all Divisions to submit nominees to the various Awards Committees.

The President formally notifies award recipients.

If possible, the names of the recipients are prominently included in the program of the Annual Meeting at which they receive their awards.

The Award Committees and their charge are as follows:

HERBERT BLOCH AWARD COMMITTEE
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The Herbert Bloch Award is given for outstanding service to the Society and the profession.

This Committee is responsible for making a nomination to the Board for the Award. The Committee shall provide the Board with a list of those nominated (in order of merit) along with a single nominee for the award. It must include with its nomination, a short statement identifying the main reasons for its recommendations. The Committee may request nominators to submit the nominee's resume and a brief statement as to why the candidate should receive the award.

Report -
The Committee is asked to prepare a report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting. Typically, the report is due April 15.

Chair -
Ron Akers, University of Florida - rlakers@ufl.edu

RUTH SHONLE CAVAN AWARD COMMITTEE
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The Ruth Shonle Cavan Award is given to recognize outstanding scholarly contributions to the discipline of criminology by someone who has received the Ph.D., M.D., LL.D., or a similar graduate degree no more than five (5) years before the year of the award unless exceptional circumstance (illness) necessitates a hiatus in their scholarly activities. If the candidate has multiple of these degrees, the last five-year period is from the date when the last degree was received. The award may be for a single work or a series of contributions, and may include coauthored works.

This Committee is responsible for making a nomination to the Board for the Award. The Committee shall provide the Board with a list of those nominated (in order of merit) along with a single nominee for the award. It must include with its nomination, a short statement identifying the main reasons for its recommendations. Materials are to be submitted to the Chair on a CD (8 copies). The Committee may request nominators to submit the nominee's resume and a brief statement as to why the candidate should receive the award.

Report -
The Committee is asked to prepare a report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting. Typically, the report is due April 15.

Chair -
Cassia Spohn, Arizona State University - cassia.spohn@asu.edu

MICHAEL J. HINDELANG AWARD COMMITTEE
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The Society has established the Michael J. Hindelang Award to be given annually for a book, published within three (3) calendar years preceding the year in which the award is made, that makes the most outstanding contribution to research in criminology. The Hindelang Award shall be presented during the annual meeting of the Society.

It shall be the responsibility of the Hindelang Book Award Committee to gather nominations for the award and to make a recommendation to the ASC Executive Board concerning the recipient(s). The Committee shall solicit nominations from the membership and from other persons deemed likely to contribute nominees of interest to the Society. To be considered, books must be nominated by individuals who are members of the American Society of Criminology. The Committee will not consider anthologies and/or edited volumes. The Chair will need to work with publishers to both acquire enough desk copies of the books to distribute to the Committee, and to acquire them in a timely fashion to meet Committee reporting deadlines.

The Committee should request nominators to submit a brief statement as to why the book should receive the award.

It shall be the responsibility of each year's Committee to decide on the procedure to be used to select the book recommended for the award and to establish eligibility criteria (other than year of publication). The Committee shall forward with their nomination, a statement outlining the basis for the award. The report should also contain information about procedures followed, the number of nominations, the rank ordering of candidates, as well as a discussion outlining the basis for the award.

Report -
The Committee is asked to provide a progress report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting (typically due April 15), and a final report by August 15.

Chair -
Daniel Mears, Florida State University - dmears@fsu.edu

OUTSTANDING ARTICLE AWARD COMMITTEE
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The Outstanding Article Award honors exceptional contributions made by scholars in article form. The Award is given annually for the peer-reviewed article published in the previous calendar year that makes the most outstanding contribution to research in criminology (ie., the 2009-2010 Committee shall review articles published in 2008). The Outstanding Article Award shall be presented during the Annual Meeting of the Society.

It shall be the responsibility of the Outstanding Article Award Committee to consider articles published in the past calendar year in Criminology, and Criminology & Public Policy, to gather additional nominations for the award for articles appearing in other journals, and to make a recommendation to the ASC Executive Board concerning the recipient(s).

The Committee shall solicit nominations from the membership and from other persons deemed likely to contribute nominees of interest to the Society. The Committee should request nominators to submit a brief statement as to why the article should receive the award.

It shall be the responsibility of each year's Committee to decide on the procedure to be used to select the article recommended for the award and to establish eligibility criteria (other than year of publication). Materials are to be submitted to the Chair on a CD (8 copies). The Committee shall forward with their nomination, a statement outlining the basis for the award. The report should also contain information about procedures followed, the number of nominations, and the rank ordering of candidates, as well as a brief citation outlining the basis for the award.

Report -
The Committee is asked to prepare a progress report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting (typically due April 15), and to submit a final report by August 15.

Chair -
Everette Penn, University of Houston - Clear Lake - pennev@cl.uh.edu

PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTIONS TO JUSTICE COMMITTEE
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This award is given annually to an individual or organization who, through either a single initiative or over a longer period of time, has made significant and distinguished contributions to the cause of justice. In the case of joint efforts, co- recipients may be named. The President submits a nominee for Board approval. The President should provide a short statement identifying the main reasons for the recommendation along with the nomination. The Board may accept or reject the nominee. The Society will pay transportation and rooming costs for the recipient to attend the Annual Meeting, but no honorarium.

Report-
The President is asked to prepare a report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting. Typically, the report is due April 15.

Chair -
Todd Clear, John Jay College of Crimina Justice - tclear@jjay.cuny.edu

SELLIN-GLUECK AWARD COMMITTEE
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The Sellin-Glueck Award is given in order to call attention to criminological scholarship that considers problems of crime and justice as they are manifested outside the United States; internationally or comparatively. Preference is given for scholarship that analyzes non-U.S. data, is published predominantly outside of U.S. criminological journals, and in granting the award, brings new perspectives or approaches to the attention of the members of the Society. The recipient need not speak English, however, his/her work must be available in part at least, in the English language (either by original publication or through translation).

Report -
The Committee is asked to prepare a report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting. Typically, the report is due April 15.

Chair -
Cindy Smith, University of Baltimore - cjsmithphd@verizon.net

EDWIN H. SUTHERLAND AWARD COMMITTEE
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The Sutherland Award is given to recognize outstanding contributions to theory or research in criminology on the etiology of criminal and deviant behavior, the criminal justice system, corrections, law, or justice. The distinguished contribution may be based on a single outstanding book or work, on a series of theoretical or research contributions, or on the accumulated contributions by a senior scholar..

Report -
The Committee is asked to prepare a report for the Mid-Year Board meeting. Typically, the report is due April 15.

Chair -
Doris MacKenzie, University of Maryland - dmackenzie@crim.umd.edu

TEACHING AWARD COMMITTEE
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The Teaching Award is a lifetime-achievement award designed to recognize excellence in undergraduate and/or graduate teaching over the span of an academic career. This award is meant to identify and reward teaching excellence that has been demonstrated by individuals either (a) at one educational institution where the nominee is recognized and celebrated as a master teacher of criminology and criminal justice; or, (b) at a regional or national level as a result of that individual's sustained efforts to advance criminological/criminal justice education.

Any faculty member who holds a full-or part-time position teaching criminology or criminal justice is eligible for the award, inclusive of graduate and undergraduate universities as well as two- and four-year colleges. In addition, faculty members who have retired are eligible within the first two years of retirement.

Faculty may be nominated by colleagues, peers, or students, or they may self-nominate, by writing a letter of nomination to the chair of the ASC Teaching Awards Committee. Letters of nomination must include a statement in support of nomination of not more than three pages. The nominee and/or the nominator may write the statement.

Nominees will be contacted by the chair of the ASC Teaching Award Committee and asked to submit a teaching portfolio of supporting materials, preferably in electronic form. The teaching portfolios should include:

a table of contents
curriculum vita, and
evidence of teaching accomplishments, which may include:

student evaluations, which may be qualitative or quantitative, from recent years or over the course of one's career
peer reviews of teaching,
nominee statements of teaching philosophy and practices,
evidence of mentoring,
evidence of research on teaching (papers presented on teaching, teaching journals edited, etc.),
selected syllabi,
letters of nomination/reference, and
any other evidence of teaching achievements.

The materials in the portfolio should include brief, descriptive narratives designed to provide the Teaching Award Committee with the proper context to evaluate the materials. Student evaluations, for example, should be introduced by a very brief description of the methods used to collect the evaluation data and, if appropriate, the scales used and available norms to assist with interpretation. Other materials in the portfolio should include similar brief descriptions to assist the Committee with evaluating the significance of the materials. Letters of nomination (including Statement in Support of Nomination) must be received by March 1 of the award year. The nominee's portfolio and all supporting materials (8 copies in CD format) are due by May 1 to the Chair.

Report -
The Committee is asked to prepare a progress report for the Mid-Year meeting (typically due April 15) and to submit a final report by August 15.

Chair -
Prabha Unnithan, Colorado State University - prabha@lamar.colostate.edu

AUGUST VOLLMER AWARD COMMITTEE
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The August Vollmer Award recognizes a criminologist whose research scholarship has contributed to justice or to the treatment or prevention of criminal or delinquent behavior, either through a single outstanding work, a series of theoretical or research contributions, or on the accumulated contributions by a senior scholar.

Report -
The Committee is asked to prepare a report for the Mid-Year Board meeting. Typically, the report is due April 15.

Chair -
Shaun Gabbidon, Penn State Harrisburg - slg13@psu.edu

AUDIT COMMITTEE
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This Committee ensures that ASC is operating in a financially responsible fashion and has three primary duties:

1. Insure that audits are undertaken at least once every three years, and more frequenlty if concerns arise which would necessitate more frequent external reviews.
2. Insure that the audits are conducted by a reputable and properly licensed entity.
3. Review the audit and report to the ASC Board.

Report -
This Committee is asked to prepare a report for the Board subsequent to their review of the audit, and at any other time as they deem necessary.

Chair -
Todd Clear, John Jay College of Criminal Justice - tclear@jjay.cuny.edu

CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS COMMITTEE
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The Committee ensures that the ASC operates in accordance with its Constitution and By-Laws. The committee recommends revisions in the Constitution and/or By-Laws to meet changing circumstances in the operations of the ASC.

Report -
The Committee is asked to provide a progress report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting (typically due April 15), and a final report by October 15.

Chair -
Scott Decker, Arizona State University - scott.decker@asu.edu

FELLOWS COMMITTEE
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The Committee recommends to the Executive Board ASC members to be selected as Fellows. Those designated as Fellows are recognized for their scholarly contributions to criminology and distinction in the discipline. Longevity alone is not sufficient. In addition, a Fellow must have made a significant contribution to the field through the career development of other criminologists and/or through organizational activities within the American Society of Criminology. Names of all candidates shall be circulated to all members of the Fellows Committee. Nominees must be members in good standing of ASC; for purposes of this committee, a member in good standing is one who has paid dues in the year in which the nomination will be considered. The Board may elect up to four (4) persons as Fellows annually. The Board may also not elect anyone as a Fellow in a given year.

Report -
The Committee is asked to prepare a report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting. Typically, the report is due April 15.

Chair -
Richard Rosenfeld, University of Missouri - St. Louis - richard_rosenfeld@umsl.edu

LIAISONS TO RELATED SOCIETIES
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These individuals serve as the Society Liaison with various professional societies that have criminology-related interests worldwide. The Liaisons foster communication between the Society and the various organizations, and are responsible for setting up panels
at the meetings of these various societies when requested, and appraising the Board of these activities. Liaisons serve a three (3) year renewable term.
A.   AAAS Liaison - This individual is responsible for setting up panels on behalf of ASC at the annual AAAS meetings, and
         appraising the Board of these activities.
B.   Consortium of Social Science Associations (COSSA) - There shall be two (2) individuals appointed as official ASC
         representatives for three (3) years, on staggered terms. Given the need for the COSSA Liaisons to regularly interact with
         persons in the Washington, D.C. community, it is generally assumed (though not required) that both COSSA Liasons will
         be Society members who reside in the Washington, D.C. area.
C.   United Nations Coordinator - This individual works with the Divisions and individual members to inform them of relevant U.N.
        activities, and encourage and coordinate participation in such U.N. venues as Alliance, ISPAC, Crime Commission, and Crime
        Congress meetings. This individual, utilizing United Nations terminology, can serve as the Society's lead representative at United
        Nations meetings where the Society has a presence, or can designate another as the lead representative, ultimately subject to
        Board approval. While the United Nations utilizes “representative” terminology, this individual and those attending various United
        Nations venues are not representing the Society in the literal sense of the word. They cannot speak for the Society. The
        Executive Board will carefully consider the input, advice, and recommendations from the Division of International Criminology
        leadership when selecting the individual to fulfill this position.

Current Liaisons are as follows:
AAAS - William Pridemore, Indiana University - wpridemo@indiana.edu (expires 11/11)
COSSA - Gary LaFree, University of Maryland - glafree@msn.com (term expires 11/09)
COSSA - David Weisburd, George Mason University - msefrat@mscc.huji.ac.il (expires 11/11)
United Nations (Main Representative) - Ineke Marshall, Northeastern University - i.marshall@neu.edu (term expires 11/09)
United Nations (Alternate Representative) - Aaron Fichtelberg, University of Delaware - afichte@udel.edu (term expires 11/10)

Report -
The Committee is asked to provide a progress report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting (typically due April 15), and a final report by October 15. In addition, the Liaisons are asked to submit at least one (1) article a year to The Criminologist in which they outline their activities, and inform the Society members of the various organizations’ activities scheduled and meetings.

LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE
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The Committee develops a web page, listing local attractions that may be of interest to meeting attendees, ie. - restaurants, cultural activities, local historical sights, child care providers, police stations, courts, juvenile facilities, prisons, jails, etc. The list should include a street address, phone number, email address if possible, cost estimates, perhaps some explanation regarding the best way to travel to the said site/activity; in short, any information that might be of help to the conference attendees who may wish to take the tour/go to these locations. The Committee will generally be asked to identify students who may be interested in working for various exhibitors at the meetings, and in providing security in the exhibit hall. The Committee will also be called upon by Society personnel to assist with various annual meeting logistic matters that may arise, though this activity is generally quite minimal.

Report -
The Committee does not file a regular report with the Executive Board. The Committee is asked to have the web page on-line by May 1.

Chair -
TBA

MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
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The Committee reaches out to criminology and related disciplines to increase the membership of the Society. The Committee periodically conducts membership surveys, assists in the development of brochures, serves as greeters at the Annual Meeeting, obtains mailing lists from other organizations, and contacts a wide variety of academic departments and research institutions in an attempt to solicit more members for the Society. The Committee is encourage to coordinate activities with the Student Affairs Committee. Of special importance is the need to maintain a significant measure of gender, racial and ethnic diversity in the Society, and efforts should be undertaken to achieve this end.

Report -
The Committee is asked to provide a progress report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting (typically due April 15), and a final report by October 15.

Chair -
Susan Caringella, Western Michigan University - susan.caringella@wmich.edu

MINORITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
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The Committee is directed to manage and identify recipients for the Ethnic Minority Fellowships, and generally explore means and mechanisms that are designed to encourage minority participation in the field of criminology. The Committee has the primary responsibility for managing and awarding the Minority Fellowships. In this capacity, the Committee:
A. is responsible for advertising/publicizing relevant information regarding the Minority Fellowships (deadlines,
      requirements, etc);
B. acquires the following documentation from the applicants:
       1. proof of admission to a criminal justice, criminology, or related program;
       2. official transcripts;
       3. letters of recommendation;
       4. a statement from the candidate as to future plans and financial resources;
       5. verification of racial/ethnic background; and
       6. verification of country of citizenship.
C. is asked to evaluate and rank order all applicants, and identify up to three (3) persons to receive the award each year.

Report -
The Committee is asked to prepare a progress report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting (typically due April 15), and submit a final report by August 15.

Chair -
Maria Velez, University of New Mexico - mvelez@unm.edu

MINORITY SCHOLAR/MENTOR COMMITTEE
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This Committee is responsible for awarding and subsequently monitoring the progress of the recipients of the Minority Scholar/Mentor Awards. A check in the amount of $2,500 made out to first year students will be sent to them via their mentor in mid-September of the first year of the students’ involvement in the program. Students must provide the ASC office with their full legal name and social security number before the check is written.

A meeting of those involved in the Mentoring Program (students, mentors, committee members) will be held in conjunction with the ASC Annual Meeting, to be chaired by the Chair of the Minority Scholar/Mentor Committee. First year students will be expected to provide a verbal progress report, directly or through their mentors Second year students will be expected to present a paper at that year’s ASC meetings.

If the Chair of the Minority Scholar/Mentor Committee feels adequate progress is being made, he/she will authorize payment of an additional $2,500 to the first and second year students, payable in the same fashion (made out to the student and sent to them via their mentor), in mid-January.

First year students are to submit a written progress report to the Chair of the Minority Scholar/Mentor Committee by May 15. If the Chair feels adequate progress is being made, he/she will authorize payment of an additional $2,500 to the first year student, payable in the same fashion (made out to the student but sent to them via their mentor), in mid-September (the beginning of the second year of student involvement in the program).

Summation
      1. properly performing students can expect to receive four checks in the amount of $2,500 each on a mid- September and
           mid-January timetable.
      2. first year students are expected to give a verbal report at the Minority Scholar/Mentor Committee Meeting held in conjunction
           with the ASC meeting in the first year they are in the program, and submit a written report to the Committee Chair the following
           May.
      3. Second year students are expected to give a somewhat detailed verbal report at the Minority Scholar/Mentor Committee Meeting
           held in conjunction with the ASC meetings, and formally present a paper at the ASC meeting during the second year that they
           are in the program.

Students also receive a travel grant. Travel grant funds may be used only to attend the Annual Meeting of ASC. Students and their mentors may choose to use the funds to attend the ASC during the first and/or second year of the program. Students are required to attend the 2nd year, so if portions of the Minority Scholar/Mentor Program travel grant funds are used to support first year travel, it is expected that the students will find external funding to be able to attend and participate in the ASC meetings during the second year of the award.

Student and mentor should inform the Chair of the Minority Mentor/Scholar Committee of their plan for use of travel funds no later than October 15 of each year.

The Chair of the Minority Scholar/Mentor Committee will review the plan. If approved, the Committee Chair will sign the document, and send a copy of the signed plan to the ASC Director.

At the conclusion of the ASC meetings, the student and mentor will submit a reimbursement memo, with relevant receipts, directly to the ASC Director.

The ASC Director will arrange to have the reimbursement check prepared. The check will be made out to the student, and mailed to the student via the mentor.

Report-
The Committee is asked to prepare a progress report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting (typically due April 15), and submit a final report by August 15.

Chair -
Orlando Rodriguez, Fordham University - orrodriguez@fordham.edu

NOMINATIONS COMMITTEE
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The Committee shall oversee development of a slate of officers. The Committee shall provide the Board with a list of those nominated, along with the preferred candidates (two (2) for President; two (2) for Vice-President; four (4) for Executive Counselor). It shall be the responsibility of the Nominations Committee to prepare a memorandum outlining the procedures the Committee followed in obtaining nominations and recommending a slate of candidates to the Executive Board. This memorandum, the list of those nominated, and the preferred candidates shall be presented at the first Board Meeting that is held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting for approval by the Executive Board. The Board is to review, adjust when necessary, and approves a slate of candidates before the end of the Annual Meeting.

In an effort to reflect the diversity of Society membership, the Nominations Committee should consider the following factors in developing the slate of candidates: gender, ethnicity, geographic region, type of academic institution and/or employment setting, and orientation to the field.

Usually the Nominations Committee does not submit the names of current Board members as part of the slate. No seated member of the Nominations Committee can be nominated for an elected office. Those nominated for office must agree to the nomination (the Chair of the Nominations Committee should contact nominees in advance of the Annual Meeting to determine their willingness to run), must be active members in good standing at the time of the nomination, and must have been active members in good standing for at least one (1) year prior to nomination.

Shortly after the Annual Meeting the approved slate is submitted to the membership for review. If nominations for additional candidates for any office are received from two (2) percent or more of the active members via petition, those names are added to the ballot. Petition deadline is March 31.

In early spring, the final slate, along with brief biographical information and a statement from each candidate is mailed to the membership. The membership should be given at least ten (10) weeks to submit their ballots. Generally, July 15 is considered the cut-off date for ballots to be received in the Columbus office. The ballots are to be counted by the Administrator and at least two (2) other persons.

Report -
The Committee is asked to prepare a progress report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting (typically due April 15), and submit a final report by October 15.

Chair -
Jeffrey Fagan, Columbia University - jaf45@columbia.edu

PROGRAM COMMITTEE
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The Committee has the responsibility to organize the substantive portion of the Annual Meeting. The Program Committee Chair carries out the President's theme for the Annual Meeting. In implementing this theme, the Program Chair works closely with the President, the Executive Director, the Meeting Manager, and the Administrator to determine the format and number of presentations, organize panel sessions, devise a schedule, and to generally ensure that the Annual Meeting flows smoothly. The Program Committee Chair is a member of the Annual Meeting "management team" and is expected to not only assist in the strategic planning phase, but also the on-site operational/implementation phase of the meetings.

Report -
The Program Chair is asked to prepare a formal progress report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting (typically due April 15). The Program Committee Chair is asked to present a verbal report at the first meeting of the Executive Board held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting (typically held Tuesday afternoon).

Chair -
Natasha Frost, Northeastern University - n.frost@neu.edu
Joshua Freilich, John Jay College of Criminal Justice - jfreilich@jjay.cuny.edu

PUBLICATIONS COMMITTEE
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The Publication Committee's principal role is to oversee the Society's publications activities. For example, it makes recommendations to the Executive Board on such matters as editors, publishers, and publishing arrangements for the official society scholarly publications.

The Publications Committee shall consist of the ASC Vice-President as Chair, the ASC Vice President-Elect, and four members appointed by the ASC President, with the Editors of the society journals and Editors-Elect in years where such exist as ex officio (non-voting) members. The four (4) appointed Committee members shall serve staggered two-year terms.

The Publications Committee may, with Executive Board approval, commission intellectually stimulating works of major importance. Such works may cover the entire range of intellectual activity in criminology.

Report -
The Committee is asked to provide a progress report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting (typically due April 15), and a final report by October 15.

Chair -
Wayne Osgood, Pennsylvania State University (Vice President) - wosgood@psu.edu

STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
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The Student Affairs Committee is to assist in the integration of student members into the activities of the Society, principally at the Annual Meeting. The Committee's primary activity involves the coordination of the graduate student information exchange activities during the annual meeting:

1. Assigns graduate programs staffing time for the graduate school booth in the exhibit hall.
2. Prepares a camera ready copy of the graduate school booth assignments for publication in the annual meeting program (due September 1).
3. Is responsible for arranging special sessions at the Annual Meeting dealing with topics specifically oriented to student interests.

The Student Affairs Committee is also to provide the ASC office with updated information regarding the creation of new graduate/doctoral programs. The Committee is encouraged to coordinate activities with the Membership Committee.

Report -
The Committee is asked to provide a progress report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting (typically due April 15), and a final report by October 15.

Chair -
Finn-Aage Esbensen, University of Missouri - St. Louis -esbensenf@msx.umsl.edu

STUDENT AWARDS COMMITTEE
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The Student Awards Committee is responsible for managing the Gene Carte Student Paper Competition. There should be a strong
representation from doctoral granting institutions among the Committee membership. The Committee is responsible for contacting criminal justice and criminology programs seeking for entries. The Committee is responsible for specifying criteria and deadlines for submissions, determining procedures for judging entries, selecting first, second, and third place winners, or stipulating that there are no papers that satisfactorily conform to the criteria for selection. All applicants for the Gene Carte Award should receive comments from the committee. Prior first place winners are ineligible for another student paper award. Dual submissions for Carte Award and ASC Division Paper Awards are disallowed. Previous prize-winning papers (any prize) are ineligible. There will not be a separate student paper competition for student undergraduates.

Report -
The Committee is asked to prepare a progress report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting (typically due April 15), and submit a final report by August 15.

Chair -
Nancy Rodriguez, Arizona State University - nancy.rodriguez@asu.edu

TEACHING COMMITTEE
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The Committee is to engage in three primary activities:

1. Oversee the Teaching Tips section in The Criminologist, with the goal of preparing a 500 to 1,000 word piece for each issue.
2. Independently and in conjunction with the ASC divisions, organize sessions and workshops at the Annual Meeting.
3. Oversee the web-based syllabi collection project, including the collection of ancillary teaching-related items such as associated assignments, class exercises, film recommendations, etc.

In addition, the Committee is asked to take the lead in all teaching related issues that might arise, including serving as a liaison with other relevant entities and organizations that have teaching related functions and interests.

Report -
The Committee is asked to provide a progress report for the Mid-Year Board Meeting (typically due April 15), and a final report by October 15.

Chair -
Rachel Hardesty, Portland State University - hardesty@pdx.edu