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Call for 2021 Honors and Awards Nominations

Each year at the Annual Meeting, 17³Ô¹Ïrecognizes individuals who have performed outstanding service for the organization or who have published exceptional academic work or otherwise made significant contributions to our field. 17³Ô¹ÏHonors and Awards Committee is seeking nominations for Book and Service Awards to be awarded at the 2021 Annual Meeting. An overview of awards can be found, below. Please note that the deadline for Service Award nominations is September 10 and Book Award nominations are due September 17.

Service Awards (nominations due September 10th)

The W. F. Albright Award. This award honors an individual who has shown special support or made outstanding service contributions to one of the overseas centers, ACOR, AIAR, CAARI, or to one of the overseas committees – the Baghdad Committee and the Damascus Committee. (This award is given when such an individual is identified.)

The Charles U. Harris Service Award. This award is given in recognition of long term and/or special service as an 17³Ô¹Ïofficer or Trustee. (One award is given annually.)

The P. E. MacAllister Field Archaeology Award. This award honors an archaeologist who, during their career, has made outstanding contributions to ancient Near Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean archaeology. (One award is given annually.)

17³Ô¹ÏMembership Service Award. This award recognizes individuals who have made special contributions on behalf of the 17³Ô¹Ïmembership, through committee, editorial, or office services. (Up to three awards are given annually.)

The Richard J. Scheuer Medal: This award honors an individual who has provided truly outstanding, long-term support and service contributions to ASOR. (This medal is awarded when such an individual is identified.)

Book Awards (nominations due September 17th)

The Frank Moore Cross Award. This award is presented to the author/editor of the most substantial volume(s) related to the history and/or religion of the ancient Near East and Eastern Mediterranean. Primary consideration will be given to historical, epigraphic, textual, and comparative literary studies; or to works that advance and/or evaluate new methodological approaches to the literary record(s). This work must be the result of original research published during the past two years. (One award is given annually.)

The Nancy Lapp Popular Book Award. This award is presented to the author/editor of a book published in the last two years that offers a new synthesis of archaeological or textual evidence from the Ancient Near East and Eastern Mediterranean intended to reach an audience of scholars as well as students and the broader public. (One award is given annually.)

The G. Ernest Wright Award. This award is given to the author/editor of the most substantial volume(s) dealing with archaeological material, excavation reports and material culture from the ancient Near East and Eastern Mediterranean. This work must be the result of original research published within the past two years. (One award is given annually.)

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