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Education Award

The SCC Education Award was established by the Board of Directors in 2024 to recognize SCC members who are making outstanding contributions to the field of cosmetic science education and mentorship.


All completed nomination forms MUST be submitted by July 31, 2025 (11:59PM ET).

Eligibility & Judging Criteria

The following criteria shall be considered in the selection and evaluation of nominees:

  • Nominees must be SCC members in good standing at time of nomination.
  • Nominee demonstrates outstanding contributions made to the field of cosmetic science education, which may include:
    • The SCC’s Continuing Education Program.
    • A cosmetic science program at a recognized college or university.
    • Mentorship of future generations of cosmetic industry professionals.
    • An extended body of educational work over the span of a career.
    • Exceptional educational contributions made at a specific point in time.
  • Presented at the Annual Scientific Meeting provided a deserving awardee is selected.
  • May be awarded to an individual not more than twice, with at least 10 years between awards.

Selection of Awardee

All complete nominations received by the published deadline are evaluated by the Achievement Awards Committee.  No late submissions will be considered.  The Committee, in its sole discretion, uses both objective and subjective means in the evaluation process including, but not limited to: quality of submission; completeness of submission; and demonstrated match to the published award criteria.  Nominations are evaluated individually and subsequently ranked by the Committee against all other submissions received that given year.  In its sole discretion, Committee reserves the right to request additional information regarding any nominee but is not obligated to do so.  The Committee does not provide feedback to nominees.  For all awardee selections, the Committee’s decision is final and non-appealable.
 

Note :  the nomination form cannot be saved and should be completed in one session. You may want to intially write your submission information in a separate document, so that you have a backup should you encounter any issues while submitting your nomination.
 


RECENT AWARD RECIPIENTS

2024 - Paul Lawrence, PhD

 

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  • Education Award Nomination Form

  • NOMINATOR INFORMATION



  • NOMINEE INFORMATION



  • NOMINEE'S QUALIFICATIONS

    Note: please answer to the best of your ability. The SCC will also consult any relevant SCC service records that it has on file, and request a CV and references from the nominee.