1. Award Committee Member
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2. Volunteering with TMS TMS Volunteer Structure How this role fits
Award Committee Member
Benefits
Leadership Skills Gained
Duties
Qualifications
Time Commitment
Next Steps
Staff Contact Information

3. Society Awards - You are here!
Division Awards - You are here!

4. Award Committee Member Role
Bring your knowledge of the materials, science, and engineering community and maintain quality of the award by judging the candidates’ achievements
June through September - award committee members will review nominations and make selections
The committee chairperson shall present the final nominee(s) of the award(s) approved by the committee, together with appropriate and adequate support documentation.
The results of deliberations shall be kept confidential.

5. Benefits Build your knowledge of the TMS awards process
Award Committee Member
Build your knowledge of the TMS awards process
Contribute to the success of TMS’s honors and awards program
Chance to provide a significant impact on TMS
Form valuable relationships between members who serve on a committee

6. Leadership Skills Gained
Award Committee Member
Decision-Making
Communication
Professional Development
Critical Thinking
Appreciating Diversity
Serving Others
Time Management
After two years of membership on a society award committee, you have the ability and expertise to become the award committee chair.

7. Duties
Award Committee Member
Membership on award committees should be kept confidential so as not to be influenced.
Recommend committee member candidates to replace those with expiring terms
Annually review committee bylaws
Make judgments and complete ballot in a timely manner
Keep all information confidential.
Assist the committee chair as necessary and requested.

8. Qualifications
Award Committee Member
Qualifications vary per award committee such as affiliation with a certain division and/or technical committee, being a past award winner, location (international), field of expertise.
TMS committee members must be TMS members in good standing; have knowledge of criterion for awards being judged; and have the ability to make impartial decisions.
Award committees shall appropriately reflect that of TMS so that the interests of academia, industry, government and varying degrees of professional experience shall be reflected.

9. Time Commitment
Award Committee Member
Most award committee members have a term of three years. The chair has a term of one year, upon being with the committee for two years.
June through September - award committees review nominations and make selections.
Committees shall meet at such times as deemed necessary to conduct its business in a timely and effective manner. Meetings are via conference call. Society award subcommittee chairs meet at the TMS Annual Meeting.

10. Next Steps
Post Award Committee Membership
Be an Award Champion for TMS! Submit nominations for people you believe are deserving of a TMS award.
After a member is no longer on an award subcommittee, assist TMS in the awards process by being an Award Champion. Submit nominations for TMS awards and encourage others to do the same.
There are many awards that recognize accomplishments at various career levels. It is up to members and volunteers to nominate individuals deserving of the numerous prestigious awards, some of which come with significant remuneration.

11. Staff Contact Information
Award Committee Member
Interested individuals can learn more & get involved by sending an to:
Deborah Hixon
Awards & Recognition Specialist or

12. Thank you for your interest! volunteer.tms.org