Criteria for Selection:

This award will be given in recognition of the recipient’s teaching excellence as evidenced by effectiveness and ability to motivate and inspire students in the classroom and outside the classroom.

The recipient of the award should:

• Consistently demonstrate superior teaching, evidenced by
• comprehensive knowledge of his/her field
• organization and presentation of subject matter
• stimulation of student thinking and development of student understanding
• arousal of student interest
• and demonstration of resourcefulness;. 
• Typify the highest ideals of scholarship;
• Exemplify the qualities of unselfishness, integrity, and humane outlook;
• Demonstrate an interest in fostering the intellectual growth of each student;
• Stimulate and promote student scholarship;
• Contribute to the advancement of his or her scholarly discipline;
• Be active in professional associations and learned societies and disseminate current knowledge to students;
• Earnestly seek intellectual and professional growth, both as a member of a specialized discipline and as a participant in the academic affairs of the University;
• Contribute to the institutional welfare of the University.

• Nominees for awards shall hold regular appointments at the University at the rank of instructor or higher.
• Faculty members awarded a University Award in a given year ARE NOT eligible for renomination in the SAME CATEGORY for a 5 year period.
• Any faculty member previously nominated who did not win a University Award in a given category will be eligible for renomination.
• No consideration will be given to age, sex, race, national origin, religion, financial need, rank, or duration of service.
• Although all criteria are pertinent, an individual need not necessarily meet all the qualifications.
• Each nomination must be for a single individual; joint or team nominations are not accepted.
  

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