Faculty Scholar Award
Purpose:
The award recognizes scholarly and creative work of exceptional merit by a full-time member of the SCSU faculty.
Who is eligible:
The nominated work must be a product, such as a book, article, invention, work of art or artistic performance. It must have appeared within the past five years and must have won recognition by scholars and/or critics outside the CSU system.
What you will receive:
A cash prize of $2,500 and a commemorative plaque accompany the award.
How to apply:
Send applications to the chair of the Faculty Scholar Award Committee. The Faculty Scholar Award Committee is elected by faculty referendumand a new chair is elected annually. All nominations must be accompanied by an application packet containing the following items:
- An information sheet indicating the:
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- name of the applicant;
- name or title of the work put forth for evaluation;
- complete bibliographic information or production data (date, place, agency, etc.);
- signature of the applicant, granting permission to proceed with the evaluation as described above;
- The nominee's curriculum vitae.
- One copy of the item to be evaluated or photographs and/or videotapes of works of art and performance pieces.
- Copies of published and unpublished reviews, articles and letters, evaluations and other commentary pertaining to the work under consideration, accompanied by a listing of all such materials (max. 12 items).
- A one-page summary description and appraisal of the work written by the nominee or nominator.
Applications are evaluated by the Faculty Scholar Award Committee according to the
following criteria: 1) the intellectual and/or artistic merit of the endeavor; 2)
the impact made by the work upon its field of study; 3) the degree to which the work
is innovative in content, approach and/or methodology; 4) the work's scholarly or
creative integrity; and 5) the social significance of the enterprise.
When to apply:
The deadline is in the spring, typically March or April. Awards are announced in the fall and presented at the President's Convocation.
Previous recipients:
Fall 2009:
Paul R. Petrie, English
Fall 2008:
Vivian Shipley, English and Leon Yacher, Geography
Fall 2007:
Mia Brownell, Art
Fall 2006:
Mark Kuss, Music
Fall 2005:
Vivian Shipley, English
Fall 2004:
Michael Vena, Foreign Languages
Fall 2003:
James F. Rhodes, English
Fall 2002:
Tim Parrish, English and Hugh Davis, History
Fall 2001:
Louise Spear-Swerling, Special Education
Fall 2000:
David Pettigrew, Philosophy and Vivan Shipley, English
For more information:
Dr. Shirley A. Jackson (jacksons1@southernct.edu)
OR
The Office of Faculty Development