To honor noted scholars in the field of religious studies in the Southwest and to recognize their work, the Commission funds an annual John G. Gammie Distinguished Scholar Award. The recipient will receive a $2,000 cash award.

1. Persons nominated for the John G. Gammie Distinguished Scholar Award shall ordinarily be scholars recognized by their peers nationally or internationally for the quality and importance of their work.
2. Nominees for the Gammie Award must be members of one of the participating societies and on the faculty or staff of a sponsoring institution of the Southwest Commission on Religious Studies.
3. Letters of nomination must be accompanied by the nominee's current curriculum vitae. Nominations will be kept on file for three years.
4. Gammie Award decisions shall be based on the qualifications of nominees. Some consideration is given to seeing that the Award goes to a variety of schools.
5. Send nominations for the Gammie Award by November 1, 2008 to:
   

Stacy L. Patty, Secretary-Treasurer
Department of Religion
5601 19th Street
Lubbock, TX 79407-2099

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