Membership

About AAPSE

Our Members:

Enhance public health and the environment through involvement in education, outreach, and research which directly benefits pest managers, policy makers, and the public.
Train and certify 500,000 applicators in agriculture, urban landscapes, parks, structures and buildings, forests, roadside rights of ways, watersheds, public health, and more.
Reach each year nearly 2 million other people from pesticide educators, farm laborers, backyard gardeners to inner-city and remote rural communities with education and outreach.
Publish newsletters; create print, A/V, computer, and Internet education materials; maintain over 40 web sites; and translate materials into many languages.
Work in land-grant university cooperative extension services and tribal, state, trust, territory, and federal agencies across the nation.

The Benefits of Joining AAPSE:

A recognized national voice for those who are concerned with pesticide safety and risk mitigation education, training, and certification.
A forum to work cooperatively on certification and training needs, strategies, and implementation plans at the regional and national levels.
An opportunity for professional development by working, learning, and sharing with other pesticide safety educators across the nation, via workshops, the Internet, and publications.

Membership categories:

Full Membership - is open to persons who work for:
-The extension service at a land-grant university or college
-A tribal, state, trust, territory, commonwealth, or federal government agency with a Memorandum-of-Agreement with the US Environmental Protection Agency for pesticide applicator certification and training.
-The US Environmental Protection Agency and are directly involved with pesticide certification and training in conjunction with states, tribes, or federal agencies.
Associate Membership - is open to persons interested in advancing the cause of pesticide education and who are not eligible for any other class of membership
Retired Membership - is open to former full or associate members of the Association or retired extension pesticide coordinators
International Membership - is open to persons actively participating in legislatively mandated pesticide education programs within countries other than the United States
Supporting Membership - is open to all full members above who wish to support AAPSE at a higher financial level.

Join AAPSE

To join AAPSE, download and complete the "Application for Membership." Send membership application and dues payment (checks only) to: Dan Wixted, Treasurer, AAPSE, P.O. Box 4535, Ithaca, NY 14852.

Application for Membership and Renewal Form [PDF]

AAPSE Fellows

Fellows are active members of AAPSE who were nominated by other active members to receive the honor of Fellowship, recommended by the Awards, Fellows and Honorary Membership. Committee, and elected by the Executive Committee because of their meritorious service to AAPSE. Fellow is the highest recognition bestowed by AAPSE. Fellows are nominated because of their superior achievement in research; education; public service; personal achievement; recognition; and service; and have a minimum of 10 years of AAPSE membership. No more than two Fellows shall be selected each year.

Eligibility: Nominees must be active members of AAPSE at the time of their nomination and must have been active members for a total of at least 10 years. The nominee must have made outstanding contributions in an area of specialization within pesticide safety education whether in research, teaching, extension, service, or administration and whether in extension, regulatory, commercial, or private sector. Members of the Awards, Fellows and Honorary Membership Committee and the Executive Committee are not eligible to be nominated or to write supporting letters.

Nomination Process: Nominations may be made by any active member of AAPSE except members of the Awards, Fellows and Honorary Membership Committee and Executive Committee. Obtaining the assistance of the nominee in supplying accurate information is permissible and may make the document more complete.

The Awards, Fellows and Honorary Membership Committee evaluate the nominations and sends its recommended rankings to the AAPSE Executive Committee.

The AAPSE Executive Committee receives the recommendations and makes the selections on behalf of the Board of Directors. Nominations will not be returned to the nominators. Each nominator is encouraged to keep a file copy of the nomination since it may be the basis for submitting a nomination in the following year.

Submission: Nominations must be submitted as e-mail attachments to the Chairperson of the Awards Committee. Only the following formats will be accepted: Microsoft Word, Corel WordPerfect, or Adobe PDF. Each nomination must contain the nomination proper and supporting letters. The nomination package must include:

Name, address, phone number, and e-mail address of nominee.
Letter of nomination that provides a brief explanation of how the individual excelled performance of his/her duties, including innovations in training, programs, and methods.
Academic record (degrees received, dates, and institutions only).
Professional positions (descriptions of positions held, employers, and years only).
Summary of professional experience in training, research, and related areas.
List of committee and special assignments.
List of printed extension/teaching materials (publications, news articles and columns, handbooks, magazine features, visuals, radio/TV scripts).
List of organizations in which nominee has served in a leadership position.
List of memberships and offices held in honors societies.
List of community activities.
Summary of awards, honors, and special recognitions received.
Three letters of support from professional colleagues and/or clientele.

Nomination packets are limited to ten "8.5 X 11" pages, excluding the letters of nomination and supporting documents. Please organize the nomination in the order shown. The body of the nomination must be prepared in 12 point type and have 1-inch margins on all four (4) sides of the page. Nominations not following specifications will not be accepted. Preparation of the best nomination possible for a distinguished colleague will assure a fair evaluation by the Awards, Fellows and Honorary Membership Committee. It is important the proper format be followed in preparing the nomination. Clearly identifying and evaluating the nominee's contributions is an important part of the nomination. The relative weight of the several categories of achievement and performance are:

maximum of 60 points to the nominees professional achievements
maximum of 15 points to achievements as evidenced by the nominator's summary and the nominee's professional publications
maximum of 25 points for the letters of support.

Re-nomination: Any candidate nominated, but not selected, may be re-nominated no more than two times within the two-year period after his/her initial submission. Nomination packages will be retained for two years by AAPSE. Nominators must send a letter of re-nomination to AAPSE by the nomination deadline. Previously submitted documentation will be used for the evaluation process unless the nominator submits new or updated documents. The re-nomination e-mail must contain this additional documentation. New or updated documents must follow the electronic submission requirements.

Notification: AAPSE will notify all candidates and their nominators with the results of their nomination.

AAPSE Listserv

Additions: All new members are added to the listserv automatically upon joining AAPSE by the AAPSE Treasurer. The AAPSE Listserv is open to active AAPSE Members only. Members who have let their AAPSE membership lapse will be removed from the listserv within a few months of this lapse.

Changes: It is the member's responsibility to notify the Treasurer of any changes to your e-mail address. Any change in your e-mail address will cause the listserv to reject your posting. All mail will continue to be sent to your old address until the address is corrected. If you are seeking to be removed from the list, you may do so by, again, notifying the AAPSE Treasurer. PLEASE NOTE: The AAPSE Listserv is a closed listserv. Members can not control the listserv by sending commands to the list. All changes to the list are controlled by the AAPSE Treasurer and the List Manager.

Problem Resolution: If you are having problems with the listserv recognizing your e-mail address it is likely caused by a change in your e-mail address. In those cases, please direct your new address change to the AAPSE Treasurer. If this is NOT the case, please contact the AAPSE List Manager (mweaver@vt.edu) for assistance.

Reporting Misuse:The listserv has an established AAPSE Listserv User Policy to control misuse. Please read this policy carefully and if you have a concern associated with possible misuse, please direct your questions to the List Manager.

Sending Mail to the List: Direct your e-mail (from the e-mail address you provided to AAPSE for the listserv and directory) to: aapse@listserv.vt.edu.

Reviewing Mail Sent to the List: The list has an established archive. The archive is stored on the Listserv Server at Virginia Tech -- the link is as follows: http://listserv.vt.edu/archives/aapse.html.

Merchandise

AAPSE Merchandise

We now have shirts available with the AAPSE logo and association name on the chest. These are high-quality polo-type shirts appropriate for casual work, training events, etc.

Show pride in your work and in AAPSE!
Let your colleagues know of your professional affiliation!

Made available by the AAPSE Membership and Public Relations Committee.