Extension/Professional Practice Awards 2007-2008
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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.
- 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)
- Begin 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.
- Include a current curriculum vita for the nominee.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
College deadlines are: Agriculture and Life Sciences November 20, 2007 College Guidelines Business January 28, 2008 Design February 1, 2008 Engineering February 6, 2008 Human Sciences January 9, 2008 Liberal Arts and Sciences January 16, 2008 College Guidelines Veterinary Medicine January 30, 2008 Submit eight (8) copies of the complete nomination packet to:
Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost
1550 Beardshear Hall
Attn: Ruth Birch
no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, February 25, 2008
Recipients and their department chair and dean are notified in mid-April. Only nominators receive notice of unsuccessful nominations.
