Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost

Extension/Professional Practice Awards 2009-2010

Contact:
Mary Holz-Clause
515-294-1482

ISU Award for Outstanding Achievement in Extension or Professional Practice

Purpose:

To recognize a faculty or staff member who has demonstrated outstanding performance in statewide leadership in extension and/or professional practice and has achieved national recognition of his/her contributions to outreach activities.

Eligibility:

Members of the faculty or professional staff with a minimum of 10 years service at ISU. Recipients must be ISU employees at the time of Fall Convocation.

Nature of the award:

$1500 one-time stipend.

Number of awards:

One

Criteria:

Documented evidence of outstanding contributions to the university's outreach mission over an extended period of time, including testimony from peers and clients.

ISU Award for Early Achievement in Extension or Professional Practice


Purpose:

To recognize a faculty or staff member who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in extension and/or professional practice unusually early in her/his professional career.

Eligibility:

Members of the faculty or professional staff with not more than 6 years experience post Ph.D. (or other appropriate terminal degree) and a minimum of 2 years at ISU. Recipients must be ISU employees at the time of the Fall convocation.

Nature of the award:

$1500 one-time stipend.

Number of awards:

One.

Criteria:

A record of exemplary performance, as documented by clients and peers.




Guidelines for Submitting Nominations for Extension/Outreach Awards


The following guidelines are intended to apply to the Extension/Professional Practice awards. The guidelines are intended to help units, departments and colleges make their nominations as strong as possible.

  1. Follow Format and Electronic Submission Instructions
  2. Complete a nomination cover page either for faculty or staff.
    • Faculty University Award Nomination Cover Page (DOC) (PDF)
    • Staff University Award Nomination Cover Page (DOC) (PDF)
  3. Continue with a statement of no more than three pages describing why this person deserves the award for which she/he is being nominated. The purpose of this statement is to persuade those reviewing the nomination that the candidate is deserving. Cite specific examples of relevant behaviors whenever possible.
  4. Include a current curriculum vita for the nominee.
  5. Include statements from the nominee's colleagues who are in a position to comment on her/his extension/professional service activity. Two or three such statements are sufficient and each should not be more than one page in length.
  6. Include statements from clientele and/or alumni supporting the nomination. These should be written specifically for the nomination. Three to five such letters are sufficient.
  7. Include evaluative data related to the nominee's work. This can include clientele ratings in regard to teaching as well as evaluative data dealing with impact of the faculty/staff work on clientele. Data regarding the scope of the program (e.g., number of meetings held, number of people reached, number of publications prepared) would also be useful. This section should not be more than one page and should be presented in an easy to read format.



 

Nominations originate in departments and are reviewed by the college before submission to the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost. Recipients and their department chair and dean are notified in mid-April. Only nominators receive notice of unsuccessful nominations.

College deadlines are:
Agriculture and Life Sciences November 19, 2009 College Guidelines
Business January 25, 2010 College Guidelines
Design February 1, 2010
Engineering February 5, 2010 College Guidelines
Human Sciences November 30, 2009 College Guidelines
Liberal Arts and Sciences December 16, 2009 College Guidelines
Veterinary Medicine January 30, 2010

Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost deadline is Monday, February 22, 2010

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