Policy 15-1-2: Outstanding Faculty Member Award
Policy: | Policy 15-1-2: Outstanding Faculty Member Award | Date Adopted: | ||
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Department: | Academic Faculty Senate/Honors | Contact: | Chair, Academic Faculty Senate | |
Statement: | The College has instituted an annual award for either a full-time teaching or non-teaching faculty member. The award is competitive and includes a monetary award. |
Table of Contents:
- Recognition
- Selection Process
- Eligibility/Nominations
- Notification
Section 1: Recognition
- Ten academic faculty members will be recognized each year for exemplary service to the college.
- The top candidate will receive the Outstanding Faculty Award with a $500 stipend.
- The remaining nine faculty members will be recognized as Honored Faculty.
- All recipients will be honored at an annual employee recognition event.
Section 2: Selection Process
- The selection process will be conducted by a committee composed of the three most recent recipients of the Outstanding Faculty Award and two additional academic faculty members appointed by the Faculty Senate.
- The Faculty Senate Chair will announce the Committees first meeting and the chairperson will be selected by the Committee members.
- Committee members will not be eligible for either the Outstanding or Honored Faculty award.
Section 3: Eligibility/Nominations
- This award is open to any full-time (.5 or better) academic faculty member (teaching faculty, counselors, librarians).
- Nominations will take place in April of each year via a nomination form.
- Nominations can be made by professional staff, the administration, classified staff, or the Committee.
- An individual may nominate more than one person.
- Nominations must include a brief assessment of the candidate in one or more of the
following areas:
- Outstanding accomplishments, achievements, or contributions to ºÚÁÏÍø/NSHE.
- The development of innovative courses or programs.
- Exemplary demonstration of service to students.
- Exceptional service to the college above and beyond the expected scope of duties.
- Recognized service to the community.
- The Outstanding Faculty Member Award Nomination Form is available on the ºÚÁÏÍø Intranet.
Section 4: Notification
- The committee will notify those faculty to be honored at least two weeks before the date of the annual employee recognition event.
Date(s) Revised | Sep 02, 2008; | Date(s) Reviewed |
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