Scholarly or Creative Achievement Award
The award for scholarly or creative achievement is available to recognize outstanding faculty
performance at UM-Flint. Carrying a stipend of $1,000, this award may be made to full-time
lecturers, assistant professors, associate professors, or full professors. This honor need not be
awarded every year.
Eligibility
Full-time faculty members who have been with the University for a minimum of three years are
eligible to be nominated.
An individual would normally be excluded from consideration for this award for any of the
following reasons:
- He/she holds a continuing administrative or non-teaching appointment of one third or
more. - He/she holds an administrative appointment above the level of department chair.
- He/she is the David M. French Professor.
- He/she is a current member of the SASE.
- He/she has received this award within the past five years.
Nominations
Nominations may be made by faculty, staff, or students and should be submitted to the Chair of the SASE Committee, c/o Provost's Office, 229 University Pavilion. The letter of nomination is due by January 26, 2009 and supporting documents are due by March 26, 2009. The nomination packet will be kept active for three academic years.
Required Supporting Documentation
- Nominee's vita.
- Letter of support from appropriate department chair (dean in the case of SOM, director in
the case of SHPS). - Candidate's statement for a general audience (maximum 750 words) about research program and its significance in the candidate's field.
- A copy of each book written (if applicable) and up to five representative publications (articles, books) or creative work (such as art slides).
- Up to three letters from peers (internal or external) that address the scholarly activity of the nominee.