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2014 OMB AWARDS
– Descriptions of the awards from Board of Directors approved document in 2012.
Single Laboratory Validation of the Year
Selection Criteria
The minimum criteria for selection are:
a. The Single Laboratory Validation (SLV) study manuscript must have been submitted for publication within the last
three years.
b. Generally, some unique or particularly noteworthy aspect of one or more single laboratory validation study and
method is highlighted as making the study worthy of the award, such as innovative technology or application, breadth of
applicability, critical need, difficult analysis, and/or range of collaborators.
c. The study demonstrates significant merit as to the scope of the method or an innovative approach to a difficult
analytical problem.
Selection Process:
a. AOAC staff lists all eligible methods for consideration and forwards that list to the Chair of the Official Methods Board
(OMB).
b. The Chair forwards the list along with any supporting information to the members of the OMB.
c. The OMB selects the SLV of the Year. The winner is selected by number of votes. If necessary, the OMB chair may cast
tie‐breaking vote.
Award
An appropriate letter of appreciation and thanks will be sent to the author of the winning SLV. The name of the winner,
with supporting story, and names of all nominees, will be carried in the announcement in the
ILM
. The winner will be
announced at the appropriate session of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL annual meeting, with presentation of an award.
Multi‐Laboratory Study of the Year
Selection Criteria:
The minimum criteria for selection are:
a. The multi‐laboratory study must have been completed within the past 3 years.
b. Some unique or particularly noteworthy aspect of a multi‐laboratory study and method should be highlighted as
making the study worthy of the award, such as innovative technology or application, breadth of applicability, critical
need, impact, difficult analysis, range of multi‐laboratory collaborators, or special handling required for study materials.
Selection Process:
a. AOAC staff lists all eligible multi‐laboratory studies for consideration and forwards that list to the Chair of the Official
Methods Board (OMB). The OMB solicits the Method Committee Chairs, staff, communities and the Association for
evidence in support of the nominees.
b. Written recommendations and supporting information will be submitted to the OMB chair. The information will be
distributed to the members of the OMB.
c. The OMB selects the Multi‐Laboratory Study of the Year. The winner is selected by number of votes. If necessary, the
OMB chair may cast the tie‐breaking vote.
Award
An appropriate letter of appreciation and thanks will be sent to the author Study Director of the winning multi‐
laboratory study. The name of the winner, with supporting story, and names of all nominees, will be carried in the
announcement in the
ILM
. The winner will be announced at the appropriate session of the AOAC INTERNATIONAL
annual meeting, with presentation of an award.
All multi‐laboratory collaborators participating in the winning multi‐laboratory study will receive an award and letter of
appreciation.
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