[Harp-L] Re: SPAH award nominations--who's nominated, and how is the winner chosen?

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

A little over two weeks ago, I sent the following message:
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>About a month ago we were all reminded that the deadline for SPAH awards (June 30) was fast approaching.  Presumably the nominations are now all in, but I haven't seen any comments anywhere, including SPAH's website, regarding who was nominated for what.
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>So who was nominated for what?  While we're on the topic, how are the winners chosen?  I don't see anything on SPAH's site that describes the process.  
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There's been input from SPAH since then on the second topic--how winners are chosen. The answer is essentially that the SPAH leadership votes, privately.  There's been no comment on the first question: who was nominated for what?

There's also been no reply to my follow-up question: what's the (good) reason for keeping nominations a secret?

Secret nominations and a secret vote: to me, the process sounds less transparent than a Nigerian election.  That's not a standard to which any elected body, such as SPAH leadership, should aspire.  

So I'll repeat my original and followup requests for information: who was nominated for what, and failing an answer to that, what's the rationale for secret nominations?  

Thanks, Richard Hunter


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