Awards & Recognition Committee

Committee Composition

Committee Chair, Past Chair, Vice Chair

• The inaugural Chair is appointed by the ISHLT President and approved by the Executive Committee.
• The Chair serves a 2-year term.
• The Chair serves as an ex-officio member of the Leadership Advisory Forum and the Membership and Outreach Oversight Committee.
• The Chair may not be a board member or a member of an IDN Steering Committee.
• After their term, the Chair serves a 1-year term as Past Chair.
• One year prior to the conclusion of the Chair’s term, a Vice Chair will be appointed by the President with input from the current Chair and approval of the Membership and Outreach Oversight Committee and Executive Committee. The Vice Chair will serve a 1-year term and then assume the Chair position. Committee Members
• Members serve 3-year terms, renewable once. Terms will be staggered so approximately 1/3 of the committee members rotate annually.
• The committee should reflect diverse geographic, gender, generation, and professional specialty representation, including:
  • At least one representative from a non-physician professional community.
  • At least one representative from each of the Society’s four IDNs. They do not have to be a member of an IDN steering committee.
  • At least one Early Career member.
• The Chair nominates Committee members for approval by the Membership and Outreach Oversight Committee.
  • 7-9 from member applications
  • 1-3 invited at-large members. appointed by the Chair. At-large members must be past presidents or recipients of ISHLT awards that are within the ARC portfolio.
• The CEO will designate an ISHLT staff member to support the committee.

Committee Responsibilities

The ISHLT Awards & Recognition Committee (ARC) ensures a robust, transparent, and dynamic awards program that elevates excellence and achievements in contributions to the field and to ISHLT, at all career stages, and within the professional specialties that comprise ISHLT. These awards honor individuals who have significantly contributed to the understanding and treatment of advanced heart and lung disease and/or to ISHLT, including leaders in mentorship and training and those who advance ISHLT's reach, values, and mission.

The ARC is responsible for:

1. Awards and Recognition Program Standardization and Improvement
   • Develop, review and revise awards policies and procedures, as needed.
   • Promote consistent, transparent, and standardized application and evaluation criteria and processes for determination of award winners.
   • Ensure marketing of awards to all ISHLT members.
2. Oversight of Selection Processes
   • Develop policies and procedures for identifying criteria and judging processes for current and new award and recognition programs.
   • Oversee the groups responsible for selecting winners of achievement awards, mentorship awards, merit-based recognition awards, honorific membership awards, and other award programs.
3. New Awards and Recognition Program Development
   • Propose and supporting the creation of new awards and recognition programs to meet evolving needs and promote ISHLT’s interests, values, and mission.
   • Develop applications and criteria for new awards for approval by the Membership and Outreach Oversight Committee and the Board of Directors.
   • Make award funding recommendations to the Finance Committee or the ISHLT Foundation with the approval of the Membership and Outreach Oversight Committee.
4. Operations, Conflicts of Interest, and Transparency
   • Adhere to deadlines, reviewing instructions, and handling tasks via email as needed.
   • Following the ISHLT Conflict of Interest Policy and relevant procedures. All ISHLT committee members must declare any possible or specific conflicts of interest related to their activities on the committee and recuse themselves when appropriate.
   • Members are ineligible to receive an award while serving on the committee and for two years after completing their service.