2016 LAMBDA ETA CHAPTER AUTHOR EXCELLENCE AWARD
The Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business – Lambda Eta Chapter is proud to announce the requirements for the 2016 “Lambda Eta Chapter Author Excellence Award.” This award is designed to recognize chapter members who have demonstrated excellence in authorship of original work while pursuing a business related degree, publishing in a business journal, or presenting at a business society conference.
This year we are pleased to announce that up to $3,000 worth of Author Excellence awards will be presented (each award valued at $500) to award winners who have a qualifying paper or presentation between July 1, 2015 and June 30, 2016. Application for awards must be received no later than May 1, 2016. Applications will be reviewed through May 15, 2016, and recipients will be notified via email by May 30, 2016. Recipient recognition will take place as part of Lambda Eta Chapter pre-graduation events for the class graduating in 2016.
Award Details
Each year the Delta Mu Delta International Honor Society in Business – Lambda Eta Chapter provides recognition to members who demonstrate, by outstanding authorship, a significant contribution to the field of business. This award is open to Lambda Eta Chapter members only (but not currently serving officers), and awards are presented in one of three categories:
1) Student Author Excellence
Chapter members who are current students at Northcentral University, in a business degree program at any level may submit a Capstone Project, Thesis, or Dissertation Manuscript for consideration for this award. Papers will be scored by three currently serving chapter officers using scoring criteria listed in Appendix A, and rank-ordered within their associated program (for example, B.B.A., M.B.A., PH.D-B.A., etc.). The top papers in each category, based on the number of available awards, will be recognized with a Student Author Excellence Award.
2) Publishing Author Excellence
Chapter members who are not current students at Northcentral University may submit their journal or book (or book chapter) publications accepted from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, in .pdf form for consideration for the Publishing Author Excellence award. Three DMD Chapter Officers will score manuscripts using scoring criteria listed in the author excellence award score sheet (Appendix A) and rank-order. The top manuscripts, based on the number of available awards, will be recognized with a Publishing Author Excellence award.
3) Presenting Author Excellence
Chapter members who are not current students at Northcentral University may submit their conference/symposium proceeding presentation manuscript accepted from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016, in .pdf form for consideration for the Presenting Author Excellence award. Conference/symposium proceeding presentation manuscripts will be scored by three currently serving chapter officers using the criteria listed in the author excellence award score sheet (Appendix A), and rank-ordered. The top presentations or proceedings, based on the number of available awards, will be recognized with a Presenting Author Excellence award.
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