The award recognizes disaster professionals (individuals and organizations) who continue Myers’ goal of promoting research on gender issues in disasters and emergency management.

The selection committee is especially interested in nominations from outside the United States. Previously nominated individuals who have not won the Mary Fran Myers Award are still eligible.

The award winner will be invited to participate in the Natural Hazards Workshop in Broomfield, Colorado, on July 19-22 and will be acknowledged in the Workshop program. Workshop fees will be covered. Travel to and accommodations at the Workshop are the winner’s responsibility.

To make a nomination, submit the following:

• Your full name, mailing and e-mail addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and those of the nominee
• The nominee’s current resume or curriculum vitae (three-page maximum)
• A nomination letter detailing specifically how the nominee’s work fits the award criteria described above
• An optional one-page letter of support from another person or organization

Nominations should be submitted by April 17 to gdn@gdnonline.com. Questions can be forwarded to Maureen Fordham (maureen.fordham@northumbria.ac.uk) or Cheney Shreve Liu (cheney.liu@northumbria.ac.uk).

Note: The award is different from the similarly named Mary Fran Myer Scholarship. For more information on the scholarship, please visit the Natural Hazards Center Web site.