Honorary Life Member Award

Honorary Life Members of the Australian Association for Research in Education

The award of Honorary Life Membership recognises current members of AARE who have:

• Demonstrated a long-term commitment to AARE as evidenced by long term membership of, and active participation in, the Association, and
• Who have made a substantial contribution to educational research.

Call for 2024 Nominations by 11.59pm (AEST) Monday 28th October 

Eligibility Criteria

Nominations for Honorary Life Membership will be called for annually via the Members’ Update and website each year. To be bestowed in any year, nominations must be received by award deadline set each year.

To nominate a member for Honorary Life Membership, a current member(s) should:

1. Ensure that the candidate fits the eligibility criteria for the AARE Honorary Life Membership, as follows:
   
   • Current membership of AARE;
   • Long term commitment to AARE evidenced through long term membership of, and active participation in, the Association;
   • Significant contribution to growing, developing and shaping the work of AARE during this period.
   • Significant and substantial contribution to educational research.
2. Provide a profile of the candidate that provides grounds for the nomination. Pertinent information would include but not necessarily be limited to the following:
   • The candidate's contribution to AARE, including length of membership, and the specific ways in which they contributed to growing, developing and shaping the work of AARE; 
   • The candidates overall distinguished contribution to educational research: and
   • Three brief letters of support from academic colleagues.

Please send all nominations for the AARE Honorary Life Member to the AARE Secretary by email: secretary@aare.edu.au

Selection Procedures

A sub-committee of the Executive, usually chaired by the AARE Secretary, will examine the nominations received and taking into account the criteria for the AARE Honorary Life Member Award, make a recommendation at an Executive meeting (or out of meeting via email) for one, and under special circumstances more than one, AARE Honorary Life Member Award. The Executive will, if it accepts the recommendation, pass a resolution to bestow the AARE Honorary Life Member Award on the nominated member or members.

In addition to the stated criteria, the sub-committee will provide an ongoing review of the gender, regional and disciplinary distribution of the AARE Honorary Life Member Award. Where marked discrepancies in the distribution occur, the sub-committee should implement positive discrimination procedures.

Informing the Nominated Members

The President of the Association will write to each candidate. The President's letter will inform the successful candidate:

• that the bestowal of the AARE Honorary Life Member Award will occur at the annual conference of the Association; and
• that the candidate is invited to attend the annual conference to accept the award.

Advertising the Decision of the Executive

The decision of the Executive will be recorded in the minutes, and following the President's letter to the nominee and the nominee's acceptance of the AARE Honorary Life Member Award, the decision will be published on the website.

Bestowing the AARE Honorary Life Member Award

The Conferences Standing Committee will arrange for a time during the conference for the bestowal of the Award.
Sufficient time should be allowed to:

• have the President or the President's nominee present a profile of the candidate that provides justification for the bestowal;
• have the candidate respond;
• have the President bestow the AARE Honorary Life Member Award

The AARE Honorary Life Member Award Certificate

A certificate will be presented to the AARE Honorary Life Member that registers the honour bestowed by the Association.

 

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