“We create value for our members, organizations, and society through professional development, high-impact scholarship and teaching, engaging programs, and deliberate, socially responsible acts. We do this while maintaining a sense of community that involves nurturing members, building collaborations, enhancing life-long friendships, and making a difference with our activities”-  SMA’s Mission Statement

In keeping with SMA’s mission, tradition and Jerry Hunt’s legacy, the 2011 James G. (Jerry) Hunt SMA Sustained Outstanding Service Award seeks to recognize an individual who has provided continued outstanding service to SMA.

The Hunt Award recognizes an individual who has consistently helped SMA reach its goals and mission over a period of years. The individual recognized must have made important and sustained contributions to SMA, including, but not limited to, elected office (e.g., board member, treasured, secretary), appointed position (e.g., track chairs, committees) and volunteer service (e.g., paper reviewers, session chairs and discussants) as well as extraordinary contributions to SMA (e.g., local arrangements, financial contributions). The award winner will be recognized at the 2011 SMA meeting with a plaque and $500. A notice with the winner's photo and contributions will be featured in the SMA newsletter.

Previous winners of this prestigious award include:
2003 – Jerry Hunt, Texas Tech
2004 – Art Bedeian, LSU
2005 – David Van Fleet, ASU West
2006 – Bob Ford, UCF
2007 – Jack Duncan, UAB
2008 - Pam Perrewé, Florida State
2009 - Chet Schriesheim, University of Miami
2010 - K. Michele (Micki) Kacmar, University of Alabama

Nominations will be accepted via email and postal mail, with email the preferred method. An acknowledgment of receipt of the nomination materials will be sent to the primary nominator. Self-nominations will be accepted. All nominators and nominees must be SMA members and the award winner must accept the honor in person at the 2011 SMA Annual Conference. The primary nominator must submit the following materials to the committee chair: (1) a list of the nominee's SMA activities and the dates in which they occurred, and (2) three letters of nomination (including a letter from the primary nominator plus two others).
Nominations must be received prior to April 1, 2011.

Email nominations should be sent to Lucy Gilson at lgilson@business.uconn.edu

Postal mail nominations should be sent to:
Lucy Gilson
University of Connecticut
Department of Management
2100 Hillside Drive
Storrs, CT 06269-1041
USA