Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston –
The Army Medical Department Museum Foundation has opened the
2017 Spurgeon Neel Annual Award competition for a paper of 5,000 words or less
that best exemplifies the history, legacy, and traditions of the Army Medical
Department.
Named in honor of retired Maj. Gen. Spurgeon H. Neel, first
commanding general of Health Services Command (now U.S. Army Medical Command),
the award competition is open to all federal employees, military and civilian,
as well as nongovernmental civilian authors. More information about Neel can be
found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spurgeon_Neel.
The AMEDD Museum Foundation will present a special medallion
award and a $500 monetary prize to the winner at a Foundation-sponsored event
early in 2017.
The winning submission will also be published in the AMEDD
Journal during 2017.
All manuscripts must be submitted to the AMEDD Museum
Foundation by Sept. 30.
At the time of submission, a manuscript must be original
work and not pending publication in any other periodical.
It must also conform to the writing and submission guidance
of the AMEDD Journal, and must relate to the history, legacy, and/or traditions
of the Army Medical Department.
Manuscripts will be reviewed and evaluated by a six-member
board with representatives from the AMEDD Museum Foundation, the AMEDD Center
of History and
Heritage and the AMEDD Journal. The winning manuscript will
be selected and announced in December 2016. Submit manuscripts to
amedd.foundation@att.net.