3. Committee on Honours, Awards and Stipends
The Committee on Honours and Awards is responsible for making recommendations to the Executive
Director concerning all Honours, Awards and Stipends within its awareness for which faculty, students,
alumni/alumnae and outstanding public health professionals are eligible.
3.1 Composition and Duration
The Committee members shall be appointed by the Executive Director. Membership shall include at least
one Professor or Associate Professor and the Registrar. The Chairman shall be appointed by the Executive
Director. The Committee shall meet at least once each academic year, with additional meeting dates
scheduled by the Chairman as needed.
3.2 Functions
The major functions of the Committee are as follows:
1.
Develop a roster of outstanding individuals, including their biographical data, for whom Honours,
Awards and Stipends of various types might be suitable.
2.
Maintain an ongoing system of surveillance of various types of Honours, Awards and Stipends for
which the various categories of individuals associated with the Academy might be eligible.
3.
Develop the appropriate documentation needed for nominations or selections for various Honours,
Awards and Stipends.
4.
Initiate new opportunities for honouring deserving individuals associated with the Academy.
The Committee shall seek to ensure that high standards of selection are maintained to reflect favourably
upon the quality of the research, teaching and service activities of its faculty; the academic achievements
of its students; and the accomplishments of the alumni/alumnae and professional colleagues in the field of
public health. The finalization of the honours/awards will be done at lease two months in advance before
the annual meeting/Convocation of HSA.
3.3 Accountability
The Committee is directly responsible to the Executive Director.
3.4 Policies and Procedures
The policies and procedures are to be framed by the Committee as one of the first tasks after its
formation.
