SAMPLE FOR FACULTY NOMINATIONS

SAMPLE FOR FACULTY NOMINATIONS

MEMORANDUM
November 1, 2001

TO:	Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
FROM:	Name of Nominator and Department
SUBJECT:	Emeritus Nomination

By my submission of this document, I am formally nominating for Emeritus status the following individual:

NAME OF INDIVIDUAL NOMINATED: PROVIDE THE FULL NAME OF THE INDIVIDUAL BEING NOMINATED (i.e. JOHN W. DOE, JR. or MARY A. JOHNSON-SMITH)

JUSTIFICATION: PROVIDE INFORMATION ON WHY FACULTY MEMBER IS BEING SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION. THIS SECTION, NO MORE THAN THREE (3) TO SIX (6) PARAGRAPHS IN LENGTH, SHOULD FOCUS ON NOTEWORTHY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNIVERSITY AND THE IMPACT THESE ACHIEVEMENTS HAVE HAD ON THE UNIVERSITY. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT LENGTH OF SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY DOES NOT, BY ITSELF, WARRANT CONSIDERATION FOR EMERITUS STATUS.

Your favorable consideration of this request will be appreciated.