Rules
The award carries a one-time prize of $2,000. A $2,000 commitment will be made to a unit account for the faculty member’s discretionary use for travel, supplies, equipment, partial payment of graduate assistants, etc. Equipment purchased with these funds is considered university property and when acquired for an individual’s use remains university-owned property after the individual leaves their position. See the guidelines on equipment management from Business and Finance for more information.
Eligibility
Anyone with a tenured or tenure-track faculty appointment in the College of Fine and Applied Arts who has taught at least four full semesters (excluding summers) on the Urbana-Champaign campus and who has not been issued a notice of nonreappointment can be considered for this award. A faculty member may not receive this award more than once in any five-year period. University Scholars are not eligible during the term of their appointments.
Nomination & Evaluation Process
Any FAA faculty member may nominate candidates for this award. Nominators should follow any unit-specific processes/procedures if applicable.
Criteria
- Major contributions beyond routine committee and officer service
- Sustained excellence in service (public, professional/disciplinary, and/or university)
- High-impact contributions to agencies, schools, communities, businesses, or other groups and individuals and/or to the unit, college, campus, or university
Nomination Materials
Nominations must include:
- A completed online form which will provide prompts to address the criteria
- A current CV of the nominee of not more than four pages with a focus on accomplishments in service
Deadline
Nominations must be submitted to the FAA Dean’s Office to be prepared for circulation to the Executive Committee. All nominations will be vetted by the unit executive officer. The Executive Committee will choose the recipient. Evaluation will be based on demonstrated excellence with every effort made to give equal consideration to nominees from the various faculty ranks and specializations.
The nomination deadline is March 25.