Faculty and Staff Award Opportunities

The faculty member recognized with this award will:

• Demonstrate excellence in the classroom during the course of an academic year, as evidenced by:
  
  • Student evaluations, peer observation, and other evidence (e.g. syllabi, examinations, assignments, readings, activities)
  • Recommendations of colleagues and students
  • Work with colleagues on improvement of a course
  • Effectively integrating research/creative activity in classroom teaching
• Show a sustained effort of scholarly accomplishments, as evidenced by:
  
  • Publication in recognized disciplinary venues
  • Presentations before scholarly organizations
  • Other outlets appropriate to the discipline

The faculty member recognized with this award will:

• Demonstrate innovation and excellence in the classroom during at least one semester, as evidenced by
  
  • Student evaluations, peer observation, or other evidence during that semester (e.g. syllabi, examinations, assignments, readings, activities)
  • Effectively integrating research/creative activity in classroom teaching
  • Creation of a new method or a substantial improvement on an existing method that provides academic content to students
  • Creative attempts to enrich the classroom and/or mentoring of students
• Show a sustained effort of scholarly accomplishments, as evidenced by
  
  • Publication in recognized disciplinary venues
  • Presentations before scholarly organizations
  • Other outlets appropriate to the discipline

The faculty member recognized with this award will:

• Demonstrate excellence in the classroom during a span of several academic years, as evidenced by
  
  • Student evaluations, peer observation, and other evidence (e.g. syllabi, examinations, assignments, readings, activities)
  • Recommendations of colleagues and students
  • Work with colleagues on improvement of the teaching curriculum
  • Effectively integrating research/creative activity in classroom teaching
  • Commitment to service, methods, or General Education courses
  • Supporting the teaching efforts of colleagues in the department and college
• Show a sustained effort of scholarly accomplishments, as evidenced by:
  
  • Publication in recognized disciplinary venues
  • Presentations before scholarly organizations
  • Other outlets appropriate to the discipline

This is a one-time $1,000 salary award. The adjunct faculty member recognized with this award will demonstrate excellence in the classroom during the course of an academic year or over the course of several years, as evidenced by:

• Student evaluations, peer observation, and other evidence (e.g. syllabi, examinations, assignments, readings, activities)
• Recommendations of colleagues and students
• Work with colleagues on improvement of a course
• Effectively integrating creative activity in classroom teaching
• Supporting the teaching efforts of colleagues in the department and college​

The purpose of the annual college citizenship award is to recognize faculty members who engage in exemplary citizenship at the department, college, university, and/or professional levels. Faculty who receive this award will also be strong teachers and researchers commensurate with a commitment to lifelong learning and development within their discipline. Recipients of this award will receive a one-time salary stipend of $2,000.

The purpose of the annual college citizenship award is to recognize faculty members who engage in exemplary citizenship at the department, college, university, and/or professional levels. Faculty who receive this award will also be strong teachers and researchers commensurate with a commitment to lifelong learning and development within their discipline. Recipients of this award will receive a one-time salary stipend of $2,000.

The purpose of the annual associate professor award in the college is to recognize faculty members who hold the rank of associate professor and have been strong teachers, scholars, and citizens. This award is intended to support faculty as they make meaningful progress toward becoming a full professor. Recipients of this award will receive a one-time salary stipend of $4,000 and a one-time $4,000 support award.

The purpose of the annual associate professor award in the college is to recognize faculty members who hold the rank of associate professor and have been strong teachers, scholars, and citizens. This award is intended to support faculty as they make meaningful progress toward becoming a full professor. Recipients of this award will receive a one-time salary stipend of $4,000 and a one-time $4,000 support award.

The awardee will be invited to present as part of the college diversity and inclusion lecture series. The faculty member can be nominated by the department or college, or by the college Diversity, Inclusion, and Collaboration committee (the latter of which will also be involved in selecting recipients). The faculty member recognized for this award will:

• Engage in consistent teaching (including mentoring), research, and/or citizenship that strives to make a better world by promoting diversity or inclusion, as evidenced by one or more of the following
  
  • Teaching or research on diversity or inclusion that helps students to become informed citizens and thoughtful leaders in our global world
    
    • Research focused on diverse individuals, societies, or families
    • Mentoring or experiential learning that is inclusive of a diverse group of under-represented students
    • Teaching or research that promotes local or global citizenship, justice, or equality
  • Additional teaching, research, or citizenship efforts that promotes diversity or inclusion, broadly defined

The Cutler award recognizes outstanding scholars in the college who contribute to understanding and strengthening family life. It is a one-time salary stipend of $5,000 and the faculty member presents the Cutler Lecture.

The Hickman award recognizes an outstanding scholar in the college. It is a one-time salary stipend of $4,000 and an additional $3000 in research money and the faculty member presents the Hickman Lecture.
All nominations should include a one-page letter of nomination from the department chair or chair of the department’s awards committee briefly summarizing the faculty member’s achievements and explaining why the faculty member deserves this honor. Nominations will be discussed by the College Awards Committee, which consists of a representative from each department. All university nomination materials should be submitted electronically to Sara Donakey (sara_donakey@byu.edu), due date specified by the College. Normally college deadlines will be similar to deadlines for University awards.

This award is for one full-time administrative or staff employee who has had at least five years of full-time experience within the college. Recipients will receive $1,000 and are only eligible for this award one time.

This award is for full- or part-time administrative or staff employees who have had at least three years of full- or part-time experience within the college. Recipients will receive $500 and are eligible for this award every five years.

This award is for full- or part-time administrative or staff employees who have worked at least a minimum of one year and no more than three years (at the time of nominations) within the college. Recipients will receive $250 and are only eligible for this award once.For the three administrative and staff employee awards, nominations are open during the PDP period (January and February) and are emailed to the Dean. The nomination letter should:

Nomination Process

• Identify how the nominee has excelled in their service during the award period
• Identify at least one of the values listed above
• Not exceed 500 words

The nomination letter as well as the PDP are taken into consideration for the selection of the recipients. Eligible candidates will be reviewed by the selection committee, which consists of the dean and associate deans in the college.