Date Effective: April 26, 1988

POLICY AND PROCEDURE MEMORANDUM ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCE - 10

SUBJECT:     Policy Statement on Annual Harry D. Kruse Award in Nutrition

GENERAL STATEMENT

            The Harry D. Kruse Award in Nutrition was established through the generosity of the Kruse family.  Dr. Kruse received his ScD in 1926 from the Department of Biochemistry and during his year at the School worked with Dr. E.V. McCollum on major issues in the field of nutrition.

POLICY

            This award has been established to recognize a continuing full-time doctoral candidate who has demonstrated outstanding academic performance and professional potential in the fields of nutrition and public health.

PROCEDURE

            The chairs of the departments of International Health, Biochemistry, Maternal and Child Health, and Epidemiology will each appoint one member to serve on an ad hoc interdepartmental Harry D. Kruse Nutrition Award Committee.  This committee will then request from the chair of every department of the Bloomberg School of Public Health one nominee from the respective department to be considered for the award.  Nominations must be supported by a letter from the student's advisor, a copy of the student's transcript and a brief (less than one page) description of the student's proposed topic for dissertation research.  Eligibility is limited to continuing doctoral students who have completed or are about to complete at least one year in residence and who are planning to undertake dissertation research related to nutrition and public health.

            Selection will be based on grade point average, relevance of the proposed dissertation research project to nutrition and public health, and the student's potential for future professional contribution to the field.