BOARD OF TRUSTEES DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS
Call for Nominations
Annually, outstanding faculty are recognized as Board of Trustees Distinguished Professors. This is the call for nominations for individuals who you believe qualify for this stellar distinction. Please note that the candidates must be strong in all three areas of research, teaching and service. Beginning this year, the Provost’s office will award a $2500, one-year stipend to be used by the Professor to further professional activities.
All individuals for this distinction need to be nominated by one (or more) faculty, in a single letter. The nominator does not have to be a department head or dean. Self nominations will not be accepted. Nominations will be considered active for a period of three consecutive years. During the second and third year, the nominator will be asked if he/she wishes to submit updates for the files. When making your nomination, please submit the following:
- A cover letter with a brief overview of the candidate's worthiness for the award.
- A three page Summary of Qualifications. This summary must dedicate one page to discussion of the nominee's research/creative endeavors, one page to teaching and one page to service. Any nominations not in compliance with this format may be returned to the nominator(s) for revision.
- An updated CV that includes all publications and artistic productions. Citations for journal articles should, ideally, include all authors, full article titles, full journal titles, and inclusive page numbers. For books, proceedings or other publications, the information should be comparably complete. For creative works such as exhibitions, curated exhibitions, performances, and musical compositions, date and venue should be included.
- Names and complete addresses, including email, of six referees. Normally, no more than two of them should be from close colleagues, collaborators or former students. At least one of the letters should be focused on formal teaching and may be an internal UConn reference. The remaining referees should be individuals external to the University, who have a national/international reputation and are familiar with the nominee's work. No more than six letters will be incorporated into the review file. Please note that the Committee reserves the right to request additional letters from UConn faculty, department heads, or deans to assist with their deliberations.
To assist in preparing your nomination, the selection committee's criteria are described below. In the past the Committee has found that there is often insufficient information, particularly about teaching and service, to fully assist in its deliberations. I greatly appreciate your cooperation in adhering to the criteria specified. This will assist the Committee in their review of the nominations.
The due date for nominations has been extended to MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2006 .
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Vice Provost Gregory Anderson, Chair of the Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Selection Committee.
Please send your complete set of nomination materials as a PDF file to Andrea Kelly (andrea.kelly@uconn.edu), who will be providing support to the Committee. The names of the referees should be sent to her as a separate Word file, and not included as a part of the nomination dossier.
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version of the Call for Nominations and Selection Criteria
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