Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Award

Award Description

This award honors senior faculty who, as men and women of outstanding scholarly accomplishment, combined with excellence in teaching, personify our image of the professorate. It carries an honorarium of $5000.

Criteria

Nomination Process

The nominator should submit the name of their nominee via on-line registration by October 5th, 2009. The nomination materials should be submitted by November 6th.

The nomination materials should be submitted as as a complete packet (in pdf or MS Word format) to the Office of Faculty Affairs:

The nomination packet must include:

1. A letter of nomination.
2. A brief statement from the nominee on how he/she integrates research and teaching.
3. The nominee's current c.v.
4. A listing of courses taught over the past five years.
5. Summarized and analyzed student teaching evaluations.
6. Letters of support from at least two, but no more than three, distinguished scholars outside the university. These letters should focus on the nominee's research accomplishments.
7. Letters of support from at least two, but no more than three, current or past students.

Additional materials may be included that further illuminate the nominee's contributions and achievements as a teacher and scholar:

• Information related to curriculum development, student mentoring, or innovative teaching techniques.
• Description of awards and honors received.
• Student comments (unredacted) from course evaluations.
• Media reviews, citation analyses, description of major honors received.

Please DO NOT include other letters of support or copies of syllabi.

For additional information contact Rhonda J. Malone, Director of Faculty Mentoring and Development, at x52509.