Faculty Distinguished Achievement Awards

Distinguished Achievement Awards are given each year to faculty members who have made particularly significant contributions in teaching, research, and service to the School of Education during their careers.

Recipients will receive $1,000, made possible by gifts from the Charles Read Recognition Fund. The awards will be presented at a ceremony in April 2012, at which the academic staff and classified staff awards also will be presented. All faculty and staff members in the School are invited to this reception.

Eligibility: To be eligible, faculty members nominated for the award must have their tenure home in the School of Education and must have been on the faculty at UW-Madison for at least five years.

Each department is encouraged to submit one departmental nomination. In addition, any faculty or staff member or any student may submit a nomination.

Award Criteria: An application package* consists of the following items:

• Nomination letter that explains why the nominee deserves the award
  
• Nominee’s complete vita - nominees are expected to have made contributions and demonstrated continued excellence in each of the three areas of teaching, research, and service
  
• Letter of support - Neither the Dean nor any member of the review committee may nominate or write letters of support. The most effective letters of support will come from persons familiar with the nominee’s work and will contain a detailed analysis of why the person’s work merits recognition.
  
  *Nominations remain active for two years beyond the year of submission.

Submission: Submit nomination packets Ashley Voss, no later than Monday, February 27, 2012. Nominations may be submitted electronically to avoss@wisc.edu or in person/by mail to the External Relations Office, 181 Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706.

For more information, contact Ashley at 265-7875 or avoss@wisc.edu.

Review & Selection: The packets will be reviewed by a committee chosen by Dean Underwood. Recipients will be informed in early March and will be recognized at the school-wide awards ceremony on April 11, 2012 in the Wisconsin Idea Room (159 Education Building).