The Doug Lucas Award and the CSFS Distinguished Service Award are two awards that should be given to our deserving CSFS members on an annual basis. Consider these two awards and who might be nominated as a suitable candidate to receive them.

The Doug Lucas Award

Introduction

  1. The Lucas Award is intended to recognize respected members of the CSFS who, in a capacity of leadership, have served the Society and a field of forensic science.
  2. The Award consists of an appropriately engraved wall plaque.

Criteria

  1. The Lucas Award is a prestigious award which may be given only to the most worthy members of the CSFS if, and when, suitable candidates have been nominated; no more than one person per year may be so honoured.
  2. The recipient must be a member in good standing of the CSFS who, through his or her professional activities, has demonstrated genuine leadership both within the Society and in a particular field of forensic science in Canada and internationally.

Nomination Procedure

  1. Any member of the CSFS may nominate any other member, or former member, for the Award. Every nomination shall have a proposer and a seconder, who shall also be members of the CSFS. The nomination shall be in writing to the Chairman of the Awards Committee and shall include the documentation available to the nominator and seconder.
  2. The Committee is free to carry out any further investigation that it considers appropriate, and may enlist the assistance of any persons who may be able to help the Committee with its investigation and evaluation of a particular candidate.
  3. When the Committee has reached a decision, the Chairman shall submit the name of the nominee to the Board of Directors for approval. As soon thereafter as possible, the nominee shall be notified by the President of the CSFS and invited to attend the presentation ceremony at a time to be designated by the President.

The CSFS Distinguished Service Award

Introduction

  1. The Distinguished Service Award is intended to recognize those members of the CSFS who have given freely of their time and talents to the Society over a period of several years.
  2. The Award consists of an appropriately engraved wall plaque.

Criteria

  1. The Distinguished Service Award is a prestigious Award which may be given only to the most worthy candidates, if and when suitable candidates have been nominated; no more than two persons per year may be so honoured.
  2. The recipient must be a Member in Good Standing of the CSFS who has the respect of his or her peers in the CSFS, and who has served the Society faithfully in various capacities for a significant period of time, during which he or she has made significant identifiable contributions to the well being and improvement of the Society.

Nominating Procedure (Same as Doug Lucas Award)

EDUCATION AWARD

  1. To promote the field of forensic science, the Canadian Society of Forensic Science offers an annual Award to a deserving university undergraduate or graduate student
  2. A student who is pursuing training in one of the areas of forensic science.
  3. Application forms are available from the Canadian Society of Forensic Science Office, and must be received by April 1st of each year.  Ensure that all published papers, etc are provided.