Nomination Guidelines
Criteria for Selection
No one criterion will automatically make one eligible for this award. The Executive Committee considers the entire scholarly profiles of all nominees and evaluates them in light of standards applicable to the nominees’ area of study. A high record of service to the professional or college community is expected also. Criteria may include, but are not limited to: a continuous record of distinguished scholarly activity, receipt of national or international awards, significant recognition from outside the university.
Eligibility Guidelines
If nominee is a member of the LAS faculty, the nominee must hold a tenured position of at least 50% in a department of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
If the nominee is not currently a member of the LAS faculty, the nominee must be under consideration for a tenured position of at least 50% in a department of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The honor will only be conferred after the nominee has assumed employment on the LAS faculty.
Nomination Materials
Nominations for this award may come from LAS executive officers, LAS associate deans, or from the LAS dean. The nomination packet should include:
- Letter of nomination signed by the nominator. If the nominator is someone other than the department executive officer, please include a letter of endorsement signed by the department executive officer. The letter of nomination should contain both factual information and evaluative comments that will enable the committee to make a judgment on the nomination. The letter should be no longer than five pages and should include the following information:
- Area of study
- Service to the profession and/or college and university communities
- Receipt of national and international awards
- Other achievements and/or recognition that demonstrate distinguished and continuous scholarly activity
- Current CV
Executive officers who wish to submit more than one nomination must submit a ranked list of nominees.
Submission Guidelines
An original and 12 copies of each nomination packet are due in the Office of the Dean, c/o Marsha Figaro, Room 419 UH, on Friday, March 4, 2010. LAS Distinguished Professor Award recipients will be notified by the Dean on April 2, 2010.