The Association for the Rhetoric of Science and Technology's (ARST) Article of the Year Award recognizes the most outstanding rhetoric of science and technology-related article published the preceding calendar.

Criteria for selection include:

1) How well the article extends practical and theoretical knowledge related to the rhetoric of science and technology

2) The article’s potential for cross-disciplinary fertilization

3) The article’s potential for teaching future generations of ARST scholars

4) The overall quality of writing and thinking

Nominations should be sent by someone well acquainted with the nominee's work.

Self-nominations are encouraged.

The nomination must include the following material (copies will not be returned):

-- a cover letter recommending the article for the award (limited to two pages and providing a detailed rationale for why the person should receive the award)

-- the nominee’s vita

-- the article being nominated

Up to three letters supporting the nomination may optionally be included.

This year, the awards committee consists of John Lynch (chair), David Berube, and Lynda Walsh. Send nominations electronically to John Lynch, Award Committee Chair at john.lynch@uc.edu<mailto:john.lynch@uc.edu>. Nominations for the 2012 award, which honors work published during 2011, should be sent as a Microsoft Word or PDF e-mail attachment and received by May 15, 2012. Announcements of the winners will be made by August 15 of each year. Recipients will be recognized at the ARST business meeting and will receive complimentary membership to ARST.