AIS Sandra Slaughter Service Award

About the Award

The AIS Sandra Slaughter Service Award was established in 2014 and was granted for the first time in 2015. This award recognizes longstanding members who have provided leadership and service within the association. Renamed in 2015, the award honors Sandra Slaughter, who served as Region 1 Representative on the AIS Council until her untimely death in 2014.

To view past AIS Sandra Slaughter Service Award winners, please visit https://ishistory.aisnet.org/awards/sandra-slaughter-service-award/.

Qualifications for the Award

Nominees for the AIS Sandra Slaughter Service Award should have been AIS members for at least three years and have made significant contributions to the association through activities such as (but not limited to) the following: past Council positions (sitting Council members are not eligible to win this award); association committees; journal editorial boards; conference involvement; SIGs, chapters, or colleges. AIS members may only win the Service Award once in a five year period.

AIS Sandra Slaughter Service Award Committee 

The AIS Sandra Slaughter Service Award committee is comprised of AIS members as established in the Council Policy Manual. 

2025 Chair: Alvin Leung, City University of Hong Kong 
Akhilesh Bajaj, University of Tulsa
Hind Kabaili, Groupe ISCAE
Vasso Stylianou, University of Nicosia
Waifong Boh, Nanyang Technological University
AIS President: Dorothy E. Leidner (Automatic appointment)

The Selection Process

Nominations open on September 1 each year and continue to be accepted through October 7.  A description of the nomination and selection process can be found in Council Policy.