Distinguished Faculty Award

President Les Wong and the Board of Trustees wish to recognize and honor full-time faculty, including academic department heads, who have made significant professional contributions to Northern Michigan University and their professional areas.

The monetary award is $1,000 net after tax to each recipient.  Up to three faculty members may be selected. Faculty who have previously received this award are eligible for consideration, based upon their record of achievement since the time of nomination for their last award. 

The screening committee is comprised of the academic deans and the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.  The Committee will base its decisions on the faculty member’s record of significant contributions to NMU and to his/her professional discipline (as documented in the nomination) in all three of the following:

1. teaching or other assigned responsibilities
2. research, scholarship, creative or other appropriate professional activities
3. university or professionally-related community service

NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY ANY UNIVERSITY COLLEAGUE, STUDENT, OR MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE.  The complete nomination package will consist of 1) a copy of the nominee’s current curriculum vitae; 2) a narrative describing the nominee’s teaching, professional and service achievements; and 3) supporting letter(s).  Students who wish to nominate a faculty member for this award are strongly encouraged to seek assistance from another faculty member or department head.  Copies of successful award nomination applications are on file in the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and it is recommended that those submitting nominations review these successful applications by contacting Ms. Linda Hares.

The deadline for nomination is Friday, February 22, 2008.

All on-line nominations will be sent to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, via lhares@nmu.edu. 

The Distinguished Faculty Awards for 2008 will be announced in March and recognized at Spring Commencement on May 3, 2008.

If you have questions regarding this award, please contact the Academic Affairs Office at 227-2922 or lhares@nmu.edu.