Call for Nominations
Michael A. Little Early Career Award
The Michael A. Little Early Career Award recognizes a member of the Human Biology Association, in
the early years of her or his career, for a significant contribution to the field of human biology and
the promise of future significant contributions. The award is open to all HBA Fellows with a PhD,
and is not limited to those in academic employment. Criteria for the award are (1) the recipient
shall be identified for a specific contribution or set of contributions to the field; (2) the nominators
deem high the likelihood of continuing, significant contributions to the field; (3) the recipient has
received her/his PhD within 8 years prior to the nomination.
Nominations for the Little Award must be made on the form below and include a current
curriculum vitae of the nominee and two letters of support from HBA Fellows. The letters must
provide specific documentation of the nominee’s contributions to the field, including details of
important papers, funding, significant innovations, and/or contributions to policy and/or practice,
as well as a detailed assessment of potential future contributions. All materials should be sent as a
single PDF to: EA Quinn, Chair Nominations and Election Committee, hba.nominations@gmail.com.
The winner will be notified by February 15, 2016 and will be honored at the 2016 Annual Meeting
Awards Luncheon with a plaque and an award of $1000.
The deadline for nominations is October 15, 2015. This deadline is firm.
Nominee: ____________________________________________________________________
Nominator: _______________________________________________________________
Nominator address:_________________________________________________________
Nominator email/phone: ____________________________________________________
Please email this form, supporting letters, and CV (a single PDF file of all nomination materials is
required) to: E.A. Quinn, Chair Nominations and Election Committee, hba.nominations@gmail.com.
Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.