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Achievement Award in Professional and Community Service

The College of Arts and Sciences Strategic Plan calls for creating awards to recognize faculty contributions to the themes and commitments in the plan, including university, professional, and community service.

Nature of the Award

1. Up to three awards may be made each year.
2. Each recipient will receive a plaque at a special dinner celebration. $500 will be put in the departmental research account for the recipient to use in support of teaching, research or creative activity, travel, or professional development.
3. Each recipient will be invited to present a lecture, seminar, or lunch (brown bag) meeting to describe their approach to community service, the relationship between service and other academic obligations, or another related topic.

Eligibility

1. All current, continuing board-appointed persons with faculty rank are eligible.
2. Nominees must have at least three academic years of service at WMU prior to nomination for the award. Consequently, board-appointed faculty in their fourth year of service at WMU are eligible for nomination. Faculty with less than three years academic service cannot be considered for the award.
3. No individual may receive the award more than once.

Selection Criteria

1. The award will be based on outstanding service, including service to the university, community, and professional organizations.
2. The award will usually be based on an accumulated record of achievement, rather than a single service project or event.
3. There should be evidence of the beneficial impact of the recipient's work on the effectiveness of the university, a community organization, or professional association. If the award is substantially based on community service, nominators should address the impact of the nominee's work on university-community relations.
4. The award must be primarily based on work done while at Western Michigan University.
   

Nominee: ___________________________________________________

Department: ________________________________________________

Nominated by: ______________________________________________

Number of academic years completed at WMU as of the start of the Fall 2009 semester: ____________

Nominator's Supporting Statement: Please attach a brief statement of the nominee's accomplishments and evidence of success in professional and community service. The supporting statement should address the selection criteria for this award.

Nominations must include:

• Two sponsoring letters (in addition to the statement by the nominator). Sponsoring letters should address the selection criteria for this award.
• Up-to-date CV.
• Detailed descriptions of up to three service accomplishments while a faculty member at WMU.

Please return the completed Nomination Form on or before Friday, November 6, 2009, with all attachments, to:

College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Achievement Committee
2304 Friedmann Hall
Inquiries: alicia.yeagley@wmich.edu or 387-4351

Selection Criteria

1. The award will be based on outstanding service, including service to the university, community, and professional organizations.
2. The award will usually be based on an accumulated record of achievement, rather than a single service project or event.
3. There should be evidence of the beneficial impact of the recipient's work on the effectiveness of the university, a community organization, or professional association. If the award is substantially based on community service, nominators should address the impact of the nominee's work on university-community relations.
4. The award must be primarily based on work done while at WMU.