Elizabeth Bingham Mentoring Award
The Elizabeth Bingham Award is presented each year to a distinguished local scientist who has significantly influenced the advancement of women in science and has served women in science as a mentor and role model. While scientific or other professional achievements are certainly valued, this award is intended to recognize the scope and impact of the recipient’s mentoring and role model contributions.
History of the Bingham Award: Elizabeth (“Liz”) Bingham was the force behind the founding of the Philadelphia Chapter of AWIS. She gathered a group of women scientists (many from the USDA’s Eastern Regional Research Center where she worked) and drove the process until AWIS-PHL was born. She was 100% committed to AWIS and its mission. Soon after the chapter was founded in 1987, an award was created to recognize those who had promoted the entry and advancement of women in science. The AWIS-PHL Mentoring Award was given for the first time in 1990. When Liz passed away in 1998, it was obvious to everyone in AWIS-PHL that the best way to honor her memory was to rename this award after her.
Call for Nominations: Think back on your career, no matter how long or short it has been. Has there been someone who has had a great impact on your career as a role model, or as a mentor? Was there someone who helped you and others select or advance in your careers or who was willing to listen to your problems and give you support when needed? If so, you now have an opportunity to recognize that person’s contribution.
Nominations are due by January 15 of each year. The selected recipient of the Elizabeth Bingham Award receives an engraved plaque and is the guest of honor and speaker at AWIS-PHL’s next annual awards program.
Nominators, please provide the following:
- A letter of nomination, preferably from one or more individuals who has/have directly benefited from the nominee’s mentoring and role modeling. (Additional letters of support for the nomination are permitted.)
- The nominee’s CV or resume or a link to an online biography. Those in which the nominee’s mentoring activities are clearly highlighted are particularly helpful. A LinkedIn profile may also be included or referenced, but is not sufficient by itself.
- Additional letters of support from individuals not directly mentored by the nominee but who can attest to the nominee’s mentoring activities are also welcome.
To submit a nomination, or for more information or a postal mail address, contact president@awisphl.org.
