University of Michigan - Flint

The award for distinguished service is available to recognize outstanding faculty performance for significant service on campus and/or university wide activities or leadership activities in professional associations 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.

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 may be made by faculty, staff, or students and should be submitted to 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 kep active for three academic years.

• 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 of service contribution (maximum 750 words) about service activities at the university, in the community and in professional organizations.
• Up to five letters from colleagues, agencies in the community, or other outside professional organizations that help to indicate the type and quality of service performed.