Faculty, Staff and Student Awards for International Achievement

Phi Beta Delta is pleased to invite nominations from all its chapters for the following awards:

1. One Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to International Education of $US750.00, plus waiver of conference fee to attend the 2008 International Conference, for outstanding contributions to the field of international education. The faculty nominees must also be members of Phi Beta Delta.
2. One staff award, the Edward S. Blankenship Outstanding Staff Award, of $US750.00, plus waiver of conference fee to attend the 2008 International Conference, for outstanding leadership, and support of the development and activities of a local chapter of Phi Beta Delta.
3. Two student awards of $US500.00 each, plus waiver of conference fee to attend the 2008 International Conference, to be given to students (undergraduate and graduate) who are members of Phi Beta Delta and have demonstrated great interest and involvement in international activities and superior scholastic achievement. One award, the Domestic Student Award for International Achievement, is designated for a student who is a citizen or permanent resident of the country in which the institution at which they are studying is located. The other award, the David Merchant International Student Award for Achievement, is for an international student (i.e., one studying as a visa student at the institution where the nominating chapter is located). Please note that to be eligible, students may not have graduated prior to the spring term of 2008.

Chapters may submit two student nominations—one for a domestic student and one for a student outside of the United States ; however, only one nomination may be submitted for the staff and faculty awards. Nomination materials for unsuccessful nominees for the faculty and staff awards will be retained for consideration for awards in the subsequent year with the permission of the nominator. Award recipients are expected to attend the awards ceremony held during the International Conference, where the presentations will be made. Each chapter will be provided with a Nomination Cover Form which should be duplicated for each nomination submitted. Award information and Nomination Cover Form, as well as a list of previous recipients, are included on the Phi Beta Delta web site: http://www.phibetadelta.org, click on “Awards.” Requests for additional information and completed nominations materials should be directed to:

Abi Pereira
Director of Awards
Phi Beta Delta Executive Office
1527 New Hampshire Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036

Tel: 202-483-2512, Ext.107 or 301 762 6989
Fax: 202-483-2657 or 301 762 0983
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Please print out the blank nomination form and complete. The nomination form is in "PDF" format for easy printing. You should use a separate form for each nominee and also attach a letter of nomination summarizing the qualifications of the nominee for the award (as many as three additional letters of recommendation may be included).

Soon we will provide you with the deadlines and other pertinent information for the 2009 awards process.   

Thanks to Dr. Paul Rich, we now have beautiful permanent trophies for each of the individual awards as well as the prize for the Eileen Evans Overall Outstanding Chapter Award.  Click on the image of each photo to get a larger image.  After checking them out, see how your chapter might win the Eileen Evans Award or how your chapter members might win the individual chapter awards with the information above.

Trophies, from left to right:
First row: The David Merchant International Student Award for Achievement, The Domestic Award for International Achievement, and The Edward S. Blankenship Outstanding Staff Award.

Second row: The Eileen M. Evans Overall Outstanding Staff Award, The Executive Director Cadastre, and the Faculty Award for Outstanding Contribution to International Education.