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Merit awards
EDITOR, - I am a member of a regional higher awards committee. Though I approve of the merit awards system, I have several reservations. I agree with Jeffrey Tobias that all consultants are not equal and that some system is required to acknowledge this.1 I too reject the notion of seniority payments and believe that the system is, in its way, performance related.
My concern is with the selection of people for awards. It has not seemed sinister, oversecretive, very unfair, or slapdash. Both locally and regionally a great deal of honest effort has gone into the process, and the outcome has not seemed too wide of the mark. But the application of the stated criteria has been inconsistent, and opinions have been sought from too narrow a range of people. Examples are an overemphasis on academic achievement by people holding academic posts; a tendency to ignore the circumstances under
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