CSSE inaugurated The Herbert T. Coutts Distinguished Service Award for outstanding service to the Canadian Society for the Study of Education in 1997. Pete Coutts (1907-1996) was the first president of CSSE, from 1972 to 1973, and CSSE honours their founding president through this award.
The award is for outstanding service to CSSE, rather than for service to an individual association, or to the profession in general. It will be awarded at most once a year, but may not be awarded in any given year. The award consists of all expenses (travel, accommodation, registration) to attend the annual meeting of CSSE, and presentation of a plaque at the meeting. For 2018, the presentation will be at the University of Regina.
A nomination should include a detailed letter of nomination, explaining the significance of the individual’s contribution, and three letters of support from academic colleagues, which need not be as detailed. The committee would prefer receiving the entire package at once.
The selection committee, consisting of members of the current Board of Directors, is chaired by the immediate past president or president-elect. Nominations should be sent electronically to the Selection Committee, The Herbert T. Coutts Distinguished Service Award, c/o CSSE.
The deadline for nominations is March 31, 2018.
