The Utah State Advisory Council on Science and Technology is accepting nominations for the 2008 annual Governor’s Medal for Science and Technology Awards. Gov. Jon Huntsman awards the Governor’s Medal as a symbol of recognition to those individuals who have provided distinguished service to the state of Utah in science and technology and he will present them at a gala later in the year.

The Utah State Advisory Council on Science and Technology is responsible for administering the award and for recommending nominees to Gov. Huntsman. This year, nominations will follow a simplified, two-step submittal process. A one-page form is all that is needed to initiate a nomination. This form can be accessed via the web at: http://science.utah.gov/medals/index.html. As needed, nominees selected from the first round of applications may be asked to submit a more complete application package.

Nominations can be made in any one of four categories: Academic, Science Education, Industry (including independent inventors and entrepreneurs), and Government. Any Utah citizen or organization may submit nominations. Nominees must meet a residency of Utah requirement detailed in the “Procedures and Criteria for Selection” document located on the internet at the Governor’s Office of Economic Development website, http://science.utah.gov/medals/procedureandcriteria.html. The nominations must be received by 5:00pm on Friday, August 22, 2008 and should be addressed as follows:

State Science Advisor
Governor’s Office of Economic Development
324 S. State Street, Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801.538.8749; Fax 801.538.8888