Call for ATP 2021 Award Nominations is Open

The ATP Awards Committee is accepting nominations for ATP's two prestigious awards: The Career Achievement Award and the Award for Professional Contributions and Service to Testing. Nominations can be made at this link: ATP Awards Nomination Form. These awards are open to non-members - but you do need to be an ATP member to make a nomination. The deadline for nominations is October 31, 2020.

ABOUT ATP'S AWARDS:

The Career Achievement Award honors individuals who have made sustained and positive contributions to the development, application and innovations in testing and measurement through research, publications, presentations, professional activities, technology, conceptualizations, or theoretical contributions over a career. Special attention is given to individuals whose contributions have had a broad impact on improving testing and measurement in areas of clinical, certification and licensing, education, or industrial applications.

Criteria for the award includs the general nature and relevance of contributions to testing; the importance of the theoretical, empirical, conceptual, technological and scientific contributions; and the sustained impact of these contributions on improvements in testing. The 2020 ATP Career Achievement Award went to Dr. Alina von Davier.

The Award for Professional Contributions and Service to Testing honors individuals who have made a positive impact on the industry of testing through professional contributions and service. Applied and professional contributions may include sustained leadership in the testing industry and professional contributions through presentations and service that have improved testing.  They may also include contributions that have improved the applications of testing, influenced professional standards and practices, and increased public understanding of testing, advocacy, or other relevant contributions to the industry and profession.  Criteria for the award includs the general nature and relevance of the professional contributions to testing; the importance of the contributions to the industry and profession; and the sustained impact of these contributions on improvements in testing.  The 2020 ATP Award for Professional Contributions and Service to Testing went to John Oswald.

"The process for making a nomination was streamlined a few years ago to make it an easy, online application. The nominee does not even need to know they have been nominated.  We did this to allow individuals to nominate perhaps their supervisor or someone they admire without having to reach out to them directly for information.  All you really need is their email address and a summary of what they have done to deserve this award.  Statements of support from others is also helpful, but not required," noted ATP COO Lauren Scheib

To see a list of past award winners visit the ATP Wall of Honor.