Howard Harris Professional Development Award 

The National Organization for Human Services honors Howard Harris' contributions to the field of human services. This award is bestowed upon a member of NOHS who demonstrates promise in the area of research and scholarship.  Nominees/applicants are typically in an academic setting and must be in within the first five years of their careers.

Your application will be evaluated on the following criteria using a five-point scale where 5 = Outstanding and 1 = Doesn’t Meet

• Member of NOHS for at least one year and current member 
• A complete application packet with no late materials
• Evidence that the nominee is within first five year of career as Human Services educator or practitioner
• Resume / Vitae
• Two letters of support from individuals who know the applicant’s work and can testify to the nominee’s accomplishments
• Sample published article in a national human service journal
• Sample grant proposal
• Current plan for research contributing to the advancement of Human Services

• Record of published scholarship in a nationally refereed journals focused on human service education or related human services issues

Application materials must be submitted by April 1 to be considered. All application materials should be submitted electronically to Dr. Tammi Milliken at scholar@nationalhumanservices.org with the exception of the transcripts which should be mailed to:

    Dr. Tammi Milliken 
    Counseling and Human Services 
    Darden School of Education
    Old Dominion University 
    Norfolk, VA 23529