Research Awards 2007-2008
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ISU Award for Outstanding Career Achievement in Research
Purpose:
To recognize faculty members for outstanding career achievements in research and/or creative activity.
Eligibility:
Tenured faculty who have had a professional career since their Ph.D. (or other appropriate terminal degree) of more than 16 years and who have been employed by ISU for a minimum of 5 years. Recipients must be ISU employees at the time of the Fall Convocation. Distinguished professors are not eligible for this award.
Nature of the award:
$1500 one-time stipend.
Number of awards:
Two.
Criteria:
Documented evidence of outstanding research/creative accomplishments and impact of their work on their discipline as evaluated by peers and experts in their field. Outstanding national and international recognition in the academic community. Evidence of a substantial positive impact of their mentorship and/or teaching on undergraduate students, graduate students and/or postdoctoral associates. The candidates will be judged by the body of their work since their terminal degree.
ISU Award for Mid-Career Achievement in Research
Purpose:
To recognize faculty members who have demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in research and/or creative activity at the mid-career stage.
Eligibility:
Tenured or tenure-track faculty with a professional career since their Ph.D. (or other appropriate terminal degree) of 9 to 16 years and at least three years of employment at ISU. Recipients must be ISU employees at the time of the Fall Convocation. Distinguished professors are not eligible for this award.
Nature of the award:
$1500 one-time stipend.
Number of awards:
Two.
Criteria:
Documented evidence of exemplary research/creative accomplishments and impact of their work on their discipline as evaluated by peers and experts in their field. Significant national and international recognition in the academic community. Evidence of a positive impact of their mentorship and/or teaching on undergraduate students, graduate students and/or postdoctoral associates. The candidates will be judged by the body of their work since their terminal degree.
ISU Award for Early Achievement in Research
Purpose:To recognize a faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in research and/or creative activity unusually early in his or her professional career.
Eligibility:
Tenured or tenure-track faculty with a professional career since their Ph.D. (or other appropriate terminal degree) of less than 9 years and a minimum of two academic years of appointment as an ISU faculty member. 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:
Documented evidence of exemplary research/creative accomplishments as evaluated by peers and experts in their field. National and/or international recognition in the academic community. Evidence of a positive impact of their research/creative activity on their discipline. The candidates will be judged by the body of their work since their terminal degree.
Guidelines for Submitting Nominations for Faculty Research Awards
The following guidelines apply to the outstanding career achievement, mid-career achievement and early achievement research awards for faculty. They are derived from experience in reviewing nominations in previous years, and are intended to help departments and colleges make their nominations as strong as possible.
- Complete Faculty University Award Nomination Cover Page (DOC) (PDF)
- The Career Achievement Award is designed to recognize faculty members with a career-long record of exceptional research/creative accomplishments. The Mid-Career Achievement Award recognizes mid-career faculty members who are or have great potential of becoming outstanding leaders in their areas of research/creative activity. The Early Achievement Award is to recognize a faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding accomplishments in research and/or creative activity unusually early in his or her professional career.
- A key component to a good nomination packet is a synthesis of the nominee's accomplishments. Begin with a statement of no more than three pages describing why this person deserves the award for which she or he is being nominated. The purpose of this statement is to persuade those reviewing the nomination that your candidate is deserving of the award. Cite specific examples of relevant accomplishments, publications, and recognition whenever possible. Focus on the impact of the nominee's scholarly activities.
- Include the nominee's current curriculum vita not to exceed 30 pages. It may be appropriate here to include a list of former students with information about their current employment or other research/creative activities.
- Include statements from the nominee's colleagues who are in a position to comment on her or his research/creative activity. Two or three such statements are sufficient.
- You must include letters from experts in the nominee's field at other institutions who are knowledgeable about the nominee's work and how it has been evaluated by peers. No more than three such letters are normally sufficient. Be sure to provide a short paragraph summarizing the qualifications of external references.
- Do not forget to discuss and include evidence of the nominee's impact on undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral associates. This is especially important for the Mid-Career and Career awards.
- The nominating letter should address the norms in the field for the numbers and types of publications expected. Please discuss the quality of the journals in which the nominee has published and include a list of the two to three most prestigious journals or publication venues in their field.
- Do not forget to discuss and document the nominee's success in grantsmanship (sources and amounts) and to discuss the norms for grantsmanship in the nominee's field.
- Also, do not forget to include a brief summary of the nominee's teaching and service activities.
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 Birchno 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.
