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Eligibility | Nomination Guidelines | Nomination Form
The Greenwood Award is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Frederick C. Greenwood, an internationally acclaimed scientist and exemplary scientific administrator who worked at the University of Hawaii Manoa until his death in August 2000. From the inception of the RCMI Program and the Program Directors Association, Dr. Greenwood worked tirelessly to ensure that the program was well-funded and addressed the needs of the minority populations it was designed to serve. Dr. Greenwood was highly respected for his contributions to and productivity in his research area. He set and met high standards for research excellence. He also strongly advocated for research opportunities for students, particularly under-represented minority students.
The intent of the award is to honor individuals who exemplify either Dr. Greenwood's ideal of research excellence or his commitment to service to the biomedical science community, especially as it pertains to minority populations. One (1) award will be made for excellence in research and/or one (1) award given for excellence in service to the NIMHD Research Community. The awardee(s) will receive a modest honorarium and will be provided with funds to cover travel expenses and hotel accommodations to attend the 2014 Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, December 1-3, 2014.
Each awardee will be invited to present a lecture, which assesses the impact of recent scientific advances or legislative action on the reduction or elmination of health disparities. Considerable discretion, however, will be given to the lecturer regarding his or her choice of subject, and he or she may, for example, choose to discuss advances made in other fields of knowledge that have important implications on improving minority health and eliminating health disparities.
2012 :: | Dr. James E. K. Hildreth University of California, Davis School of Medicine, College of Biological Sciences |
2010 :: | Dr. Karam F. A. Soliman Florida A&M University |
2008 :: | Dr. Emma Fernandez-Repollet University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences Campus |
2006 :: | Dr. Margarita Alegria Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research, Cambridge Health Alliance |
Dr. James R. Gavin, III Healing Our Village, Inc. |
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2004 :: | Dr. Ruth Kirschstein National Institutes of Health |
2002 :: | Dr. Gillian Bryant-Greenwood University of Hawaii, Manoa |
Dr. Sidney A. McNairy, Jr. National Center for Research Resources |
The Nomination Form must be accompanied by a curriculum vitae and bibliography, as well as a detailed nomination letter describing the nominee's professional achievements and a specific itemization of the nominee's contributions to the mission and goals of RCMI. Nominations may be supported by up to four (4) letters, three (3) of which must be from individuals outside the candidate's institution.
Greenwood Award Recipients will be notified on or before September 1, 2014.
Programs funded at the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities:
Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Program | Centers of Excellence (COE) Program | Research Endowment Program | Loan Repayment Program (LRP) | Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Program | Community‑Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Program | Building Research Infrastructure and Capacity (BRIC) Program | Minority Health and Health Disparities International Research Training (MHIRT) Program | Scientific Conferences | Science Education Initiatives | Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers for Health Disparities Research (TCC) Program | Investigator‑Initiated Research on Health Disparities | Resource‑Related Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Initiative