The Francis G. Slack Award was created by the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society to honor Excellence in Service to Physics in the Southeast.  The award is named for Francis G. Slack, a distinguished Vanderbilt University scientist who was a charter member of the Southeastern Section and who contributed significantly to its development.  The award recognizes those who have worked unselfishly to a) bring about significant new research facilities in the region, b) significantly strengthen and raise the stature of particular departments of physics in the region, c) provide significant leadership and work to strengthen and build the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society, Sigma Pi Sigma, the Society of Physics Students and other regional organizations, d) develop physics consortia of universities and/or research institutions that have benefited the region and the nation, and e) carry out other service and administrative activities such as organizing major conferences held in the region, international exchanges, public outreach to K-12 and so forth.

Nomination Information

Nominations for each award should be sent to the appropriate award committee chair by July 15. Four copies of each nomination, consisting of a nominating letter and up to three supporting letters (a maximum of two pages each), should be sent. No other supporting documents are needed. Nominations will be considered active for three years, though updating materials for nominees not chosen in the prior year is encouraged. Past winners are listed below.  The nominator is also asked to send an email to the Chair (dghaase@ncsu.edu) and Vice-Chair (cottle@phy.fsu.edu) of the Section informing them of the submission.

Send Materials to: Chair: Professor Kirby W. Kemper Professor of Physics, Vice-President for Research Department of Physics Florida State University 204 Keen Building Tallahassee, FL 32306-4350 Phone: (850) 644-2867 Fax: (850) 644-8630 E-mail: kirby@phy.fsu.edu

Members of the Slack Award Committee: Chair: Kirby Kemper, Florida State University Previous Year's Award Winner: Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Atlanta University 3rd Member: Warren Johnson, Louisiana State University The Vice-Chair of SESAPS is an ex-officio member of the committee.

Recipients

2007	Ronald E. Mickens, Clark Atlanta University
2006	Jerry P. Draayer, Louisiana State University
2005	Lee Riedinger, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
2004	Ernest Jones, Vanderbilt University
2003	William Hamilton, Louisiana State University Warren Johnson, Louisiana State University
2002	Myron S. McCay, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
2001	Howard E. Carr, Auburn University
2000	Joseph Hamilton, Vanderbilt University Worth Seagondollar, North Carolina State University