Date: Sun, 7 Feb 1999 20:10:13 -0500 From: Maria Zemankova mzemanko@nsf.gov Subject: President's National Medal of Science: Nominations due 5/31/99 Web: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf9954 The following document (nsf9954) is now available from the NSF Online Document System President's National Medal of Science Year 2000 Award Nomination Information -- Dear Colleague Letter It may be found at: http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf9954 Nominations Due: May 31, 1999 ============================= Excerpt: The National Medal of Science was established by the 86th Congress in 1959 as a Presidential Award to be given to individuals "deserving of special recognition by reason of their outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, or engineering sciences." In 1980 Congress expanded this recognition to include the social and behavioral sciences. The Committee of 12 scientists and engineers is appointed by the President to evaluate the nominees for this Award.
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