Ibex Award for Professional Achievement

Introduction

The Council has agreed that there needs to be another means of acknowledging individuals who have made significant contributions to the profession either locally or in a specific speciality.  This takes the form of the Ibex Award for Professional Achievement.  The following rules apply:

1. Nominations for the Ibex Award should be made to the Honorary Secretary on a standard pro forma (enclosed).  The individual concerned should not be approached.
2. Nominations can be made by Branches or Specialist Groups of the Association following a formal minuted decision of either to do so; or by not less than 5 individual Full Members of the Association.
3. All nominations received will be acknowledged by the Honorary Secretary.  The Honorary Chairman and the Honorary Secretary will screen the nomination for completeness.  If necessary the Honorary Secretary will seek clarification or amendment at this point.  The formal acknowledgement to the nominators will inform them that the nominee will be notified direct if the nomination is successful.
4. Nominators should provide evidence to support the nomination under each of the following headings.  The individual will have:
   • shown personal commitment and significant contributions to the profession of dietetics over a minimum of 5 years;
   • actively participated in the work of the Association at a Regional, Branch or Specialist Group level;
   • worked to promote the highest standards in the science and practice of dietetics; and
   • given outstanding service to the profession.
5. Council will take the final decision on conferring the Ibex Award at its March meeting.  The discussions will be confidential and no further correspondence will be entered into.
6. Ordinarily no more than 10 Awards will be conferred in any one year, although Council will retain the discretion to vary this rule in exceptional circumstances.
7. The Ibex Award is a significant honour for the recipient and will be conferred strictly on the merits of the individual.  There should be no expectation that any Branch or Group should feel it routinely necessary to make a nomination every year.
8. Successful nominees will be informed by the Honorary Secretary, following which a notice will appear in Dietetics Today.
9. Every effort will be made to present the Ibex Awards at appropriate meetings of Members of The British Dietetic Association (eg at the National Conference Awards Dinner).

Award Recipients