GEORGE MANDEL MEMORIAL AWARD
Established in 1989
This award was established by the Aerospace Section of the Engineering
Division in memory of George Mandel who passed away on July 16, 1989. George
Mandel was a member of the aerospace industry library community for 30
years. At the time of his death in 1989, he was the chief of the Technical
Information Services Division at the NASA Lewis Research Center. He also
served as Chair of the Aerospace Division in 1977-78 and, as a project chair
Mandel was the driving force behind the compilation and publishing of the
NASA N Numbers to DOD AD Numbers. This award was established to preserve the
goals of the Aerospace Section and keep alive George's belief that
participating in professional organizations is important for an individual's
growth and development.
The George Mandel Memorial Award (GMMA) is sponsored by Dr. David Mandel (George Mandel’s son) and the American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics to provide financial
support to qualified Aerospace Section members to attend and/or participate
in an SLA annual conference or educational program. Since 2003 the Mandel
Award has been co-sponsored by American Institute of Aeronautics and
Astronautics and by Dr. David Mandel.
QUALIFICATIONS
1. A nominee must be a current member in good standing of the Aerospace
Section for at least a year.
2. Current members of the nominating committee and the award selection
committee are ineligible to be nominated. Only the nominating committee may
nominate others. The award selection committee is ineligible to nominate
candidates.
3. Past recipients of the award are generally ineligible for nomination,
except for momentous contributions.
4. Nomination or application of an Aerospace Section member (either a peer
or of oneself) should be based on the following criteria. To qualify for
the award, the applicant must do at least one of the following:
a) Present a paper at the annual conference, serve on the annual
conference program planning committee, be a speaker or panel member (but not
a moderator) of a program at conference, or lead a continuing education
segment at conference.
b) Become or be elected as chair of the section, an officer of the
Engineering Division, or a member of any of the boards or committees of the
SLA, or have participated actively in or contributed significantly to
Aerospace Section activities.
c) Make significant contributions to the profession through place of
employment or publications.
d) Receive an award for outstanding service from his/her employer in
the aerospace industry.
Application or nomination should be made by contacting the chair of the
awards committee by DECEMBER 1.
AWARD SELECTION COMMITTEE
The award selection committee is composed of five members and will be formed
at the annual business meeting. The five members will include the Aerospace
Section Chair-elect (who serves as the committee chair), the section Past
Chair and three volunteers. All committee members will serve a one-year
term.
PROCEDURES
A. The award review process takes place annually; however, there is no
requirement that the award be given every year.
B. All applicants will be notified of award status by January 30 of the same
year in which the GMMA is given.
C. All nominations must be received by December 1. Each must include a
brief justification that should include a current vitae of the nominee.
Nominations may be submitted by any section member and self-nominations are
accepted.
D. The winner must attend the Aerospace business meeting at the annual
conference to receive the award.
E. An announcement of the award winner will be placed in the Spring issue of
Sci-Tech News as well as on the email lists of the Section and the Division.
TYPE OF AWARD
A check for $1000 ($U.S.) is given to the recipient.
PRESENTATION
The section Chair will present the GMMA at the annual business meeting of
the Aerospace Section. The recipient will be notified before the annual
conference of the presentation.
Revised: September 2003
George Mandel Award - Past winners
1991: Tom Pinelli (NASA - Langley)
1992: Phyllis Fischer (McDonnell Douglas Corp)
1993: not given
1994: Don Welch (Bell Helicopter)
1995: Sandy S. Moltz (General Electric)
1996: Stanley A. Elman
1997: No archive records
1998: No archive records
1999: No archive records
2000: Kathy Harkness
2001: No archive records
2002: Susan Winstanley (International Aviation)
2003: Corrine Campbell
2004: Margaret (Peggy) Carr
2005: Eileen Dorschner
