The William H. Miernyk Research Excellence Medal [papers due by February 1st, 2015]
Upon its 40th anniversary, the Regional Research Institute at West Virginia University initiated an award for scholarly excellence in honor of Dr. William H. Miernyk, founding Director of the Institute. The William H. Miernyk Research Excellence Medal (the Miernyk Medal) is awarded annually to an eligible author of the best paper presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Regional Science Association. Eligibility. To be eligible, a Miernyk Medal candidate must 1. Be the driving intellectual force behind the paper and its primary contributor, 2. Not be eligible for the Moriarty student paper competition, 3. Be no more than six years post-Ph.D., 4. Not hold a position at a rank higher than Assistant Professor or equivalent, and, 5. Be registered for the annual meeting and must be in attendance at the SRSA Awards Banquet. Submission. Submission letters must include documentation of meeting registration, and for papers with multiple authors, must identify the Miernyk Medal candidate. Papers should be submitted via email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> by February 1 of the competition year. Decision. The winning paper will report diligent and systematic enquiry into and discovery of facts or principles relating to a regional science topic. The Miernyk Medal winner will not be announced prior to the Awards Banquet at the annual meeting. The winner will be determined by consensus of the review panel, which may elect not to make an award in the absence of a consensus. The winner receives a commemorative medal and a substantial cash award ($1500 in 2014). For more information, please visit http://www.srsa.org/pdf/MiernykMedal-2014.pdf
