Senate Document 99-01

Faculty Affairs Committee

Approved February 3, 1999

TO: The Faculty Senate
FROM: Faculty Affairs Committee
SUBJECT: Outstanding Faculty Awards – Interim Procedure

The Faculty Affairs Committee requests University Senate approval of the following proposals for the selection of the outstanding teacher, scholar, and service recipient for the 1998-99 academic year. This cover page serves as an overview of the interim selection process. The attached documents are in a side-by-side format comparing the former procedure with the proposed. The first attachment is the proposal for selecting the recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award and modifies Appendix A of Council Document 93-4. The second attachment is the proposal for selecting the recipient of the Outstanding Scholar Award and modifies Appendix B of Council Document 93-4. The third attachment is the proposal for selecting the recipient of the Outstanding Service Award and modifies Appendix C of Council Document 93-4.

OVERVIEW OF INTERIM PROPOSALS

· In each of the traditional categories of teaching, scholarship and service, a maximum of one award shall be made for the University.

· The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, with input from the Deans (or Heads) and faculty of each of the six schools, shall appoint six members to each of the three university outstanding faculty award selection committees:

 Outstanding Teacher Award Selection Committee
 Outstanding Scholar Award Selection Committee
 Outstanding Service Award Selection Committee

· Each of the three committees shall be comprised of one representative from each of the six schools:

 Liberal Arts and Sciences
 Engineering, Mathematics and Sciences
 Technology
 Education
 Management
 Nursing

· Each committee shall be chaired by the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs without vote.

· Nominations for outstanding faculty awards may be made by individuals or Departments and will be forwarded directly to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs by May 1, 1999, no School based review committee will be employed. Each committee will make the sole determination of the award recipient and report its decision directly to the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs by July 29, 1999 (or sufficiently early to allow for the presentation of the awards at the faculty convocation held in the fall 1999 semester).

· The criteria used for selection and the general procedures for selection shall be in accordance with Council Documents 93-4a, b, and c.