Recommendation Questions
This page is provided merely to assist recommenders in preparing
their responses. We cannot accept any recommendations to the
Ray Award that do not use the online form! Each response is limited to 1200 characters. (If using Microsoft Word to
prepare your responses, use "Tools | Word Count..." and read the line that
says "Characters (with spaces)".)
- Research: Characterize the importance and validity of the
research to be presented. This section may be read by someone in any
discipline -- artist, engineer, humanist, scientist -- and must
therefore be understandable by all. Please keep technical
terminology to a minimum and do not assume any familiarity with the
research methods common in your field.
- Conference: Describe the importance and professional
standing of the conference that the applicant wishes to attend.
- Professional Development: All of our applicants are very
distinguished and worthy of an award. What is an area in which you
feel the student still has room to develop? Besides the obvious
benefits of being able to network and gain feedback from others in
attendance, how will attendance at this conference contribute to the
applicant's professional development?