Source: RISK newsletter,
First Quarter 1996, published by the Society for Risk Analysis
When the Society for Risk Analysis Council met last December, it approved two new awards for annual conferral: the SRA Young Risk Analyst Award and the SRA Outstanding Practitioner in Risk Analysis Award. Membership in or service to the Society is not a requirement for receiving either award.
According to SRA President John D. Graham, "The Outstanding Practitioner in Risk Analysis Award arose from our realization that most SRA members are practitioners in business and government, while most of our awards have gone to academics and scholars." SRA will grant the award in alternating years to individuals who have made substantial contributions to the field of risk analysis through work in the public or private sector, beginning with the public sector in 1996.
The Young Risk Analyst Award came from the council's observation that several societies have made constructive use of a young scientist award to encourage the development of careers in the field. "The Young Risk Analyst Award provides a mechanism to recognize emerging stars in our society and thereby help young risk analysts better define their professional community," Graham said. The Society will present the award to individuals under the age of 40 who have made exceptional contributions to the field of risk analysis.
The Nominating Committee is currently accepting nominations
for these and other SRA awards (see Call for
Nominations for SRA Awards) to be presented at the 1996
Annual Meeting in New Orleans.