Submission Instructions for the Distinguished University Professor Award - University of Maryland
Submission Instructions for the Distinguished University Professor Award
Criteria
The nominee should be a current member of our faculty. Except in very special circumstances, the nominee should hold the rank of Professor. Distinguished University Professors will have been recognized nationally and internationally for the importance of their scholarly and/or creative achievements. They will also have demonstrated the breadth of interest characteristically encompassed the traditional role of scholar, teacher, and public servant. In addition, they will have brought distinction to the University of Maryland as a result of those activities.
Nomination and Selection Process
Any faculty member, chair, or dean who holds the rank of Professor may
make a nomination. These nominations may be made throughout the year and
should be forwarded to:
Distinguished University Professor Selection Committee
University of Maryland
1119 Main Administration Building
College Park, MD 20742
Nomination materials should include:
- A letter of nomination, which should be a one to two page statement
describing the nominee's achievements and the reasons why the University's
highest academic honor is warranted. The letter of nomination should follow
guidelines similar to those used in letters by deans and chairs for a
typical Promotion and Tenure packet. In particular, the letter should
contain:
- An indication of the quality of the journals and presses in which
the candidate has published.
- Clarification, for someone not in the candidate’s immediate
area, of the prestige and selectivity of the awards won by the candidate.
This applies also to election to fellowship (or other rank) in professional
societies as well as selection for editorial responsibilities.
- The nominee's curriculum vitae, which should conform to the University’s
suggested format.
- The names of three University of Maryland professors who support the
nomination.
- The names of six to ten potential external referees in case the committee
should decide to explore the nomination further. A brief description of
the referees' credentials and relationship to the nominee should be included.
The nomination should not contact the external referees and should not
apprize them of the nomination.
A nomination will remain active until the candidate retires or leaves the
university. Nominators of candidates in previous years are encouraged to
provide periodic updates reflecting the candidates' additional accomplishments
of significance. The committee may also solicit such updates.
The Selection Committee is appointed by the Provost and consists of seven
members from diverse disciplines, many of whom are Distinguished University
Professors. Each year, the Committee reviews all nominations, past and present,
and decides which are sufficiently distinguished for current consideration.
The Committee then solicits recommendations for those nominees from the
list of external referees provided and/or from other informed persons. After
concluding its deliberations, the Selection Committee makes its recommendations
through the Provost to the President.
Contact Betty Wineke regarding submission
procedures at x56803.
