COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
FACULTY TEACHING AWARD
NOMINATION GUIDELINES

WHAT IS THE AWARD?

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) Faculty Teaching Award was created to recognize and honor unusual dedication and outstanding performance by a member of the teaching faculty. The award is given annually, provided a suitable candidate is available. A plaque and a check for $1,000 will be presented at Honors Convocation, which is usually held in conjunction with Family Weekend during the fall semester.

WHO CAN BE NOMINATED?

Any faculty member who meets the following eligibility requirements:

1. The nominee must be a member of the teaching faculty in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences who is teaching formal courses. Appointment must consist of more than 20% teaching.
2. The nominee must have taught formal courses for a minimum of five (5) consecutive years.
3. The nominee cannot have won this award within the last five (5) years.
4. In addition to formal course instruction, the nominee must be or have been involved in two or more of the following activities:
   • Student counseling and advising
   • Directing graduate student theses and dissertations
   • Serving as faculty advisor to student clubs and activities
   • Developing and/or introducing innovative teaching methods
   • Participating in and/or directing new course and curriculum development

WHO CAN NOMINATE?

Nomination of candidates for this award may be made by any administrative head, faculty, staff or student organization in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Multiple nominations by each department/unit are encouraged.

SELECTION PROCEDURE

A committee will review all nominations and make their selection based on the materials submitted. For required information, see the instructions on the Nomination Form.

SUBMISSION OF MATERIALS

The original plus three copies of the nomination materials (4 total) should be stapled or held together with a sturdy clip. Do not use looseleaf notebooks or three-ring binders. Bulky additional materials such as books, reprints, CDs, disks, or videotapes will not be accepted.

All material submitted must be in order:

1. One Recommendation Letter - from the administrative head or faculty member of the nominee's department or school within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
2. One Letter of Support - from a student or student organization in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
3. Completed Nomination Form.

Do not submit unsolicited letters or other materials. The selection committee will read only one letter from each category as listed.

Incomplete packets will not be reviewed.

HOW TO SUBMIT NOMINATIONS

Send the original plus three copies (four total) of the nomination materials to David E. Cox, Associate Dean, Office of Academic Programs, Forbes Building, Room 201, P.O. Box 210036, Campus Mail. The deadline for submission will be announced annually as it may vary somewhat from year to year. Questions regarding the nomination process or event may be directed to Elaine Marchello, evm@email.arizona.edu, Ph. 520-621-3631.

DEADLINE

The deadline for submission will be announced annually as it varies somewhat from year to year. All non-winning nominees' applications will be held over and will remain eligible for the following year. All nominees will be given the opportunity to update their application before review.