1. Award for which you are making a nomination
2. Your name, address, phone number, and email address
3. Nominee's name, address, phone number, and email address
4. A list of principal reasons why your nominee should receive this award
5. An attached copy of the nominee's CV
6. Names and addresses of two people with first-hand knowledge of the achievements and work of the nominee, and who can write in support of this nomination.
7. If you are one of the two people listed item 6, please attach your letter of support, elaborating on the principal reasons you listed in item 4.

 
There is no specific deadline for nominations and nominees remain under consideration for five years, with materials carried forward from one year's Awards Committee to the next. After five years, nominees are not given further consideration unless they are renominated.
 
The Awards Committee strongly encourages nominations with supporting documentation but discourages excessive or redundant material. As befits an international society, association-wide significance or national impact is a major consideration. Sections are encouraged to present awards of regional or local character. Final decisions for awards are typically made during the National Meeting immediately preceding the one at which the award is to be presented.