COMMITTEE: Academic Awards
MEETING DATE: November 6, 2003
PERSON PRESIDING: Charles Boklage
REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Rose Allen, Tope Bello, Charles Boklage, Lida Dutkova-Cope, Chris Jantzen, Hanna Jubran, Linda Wolfe
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Sylvie Henning, Mark Taggart, John Reisch
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Lori Lee, Dot Clayton, Matthew Cohen (SGA)
ACTIONS OF MEETING
Minutes of the October 2 meeting were approved as written.
Agenda Item – Criteria for Research/Creative Activity Awards
Chairman Boklage indicated that the Chair of the Faculty, R. Niswander, charged the committee with review of the selection criteria for nominations for the Research/Creative Activity Awards. Per Dr. Niswander’s memorandum of September 4 to the Academic Awards Committee, “…I am writing to request that the committee consider revising these award procedures to include a process by which the final nomination comes from the various colleges and not code units…”. Lengthy discussion ensued and the following options were mentioned:
1. Adopt guidelines that are used for selection of the BOG Distinguished Professor awards, as presented in an E-mail by Dot Clayton. This model allows for unit codes to nominate 1 to 5 candidates, based on the total number of faculty in the unit.
2. Allow 1 nominee per 10 faculty per department or unit.
3. Place no limitation on number of nominees and let faculty self-nominate.
4. No change, leave wording as is in present faculty resolution.
It appeared that most committee members supported option #3, which would allow self-nomination and an unlimited number of nominees per unit.
Action to be taken: Chairman Boklage will revise the resolution and send a draft by E-mail to the Committee members for review.
NEXT MEETING: December 4, 2003 at 2pm in 142 Rawl Annex.
AGENDA: 1. Selection of Chairs for award subcommittees
2. Continued discussion of criteria for research/creative activity awards unless resolved through E-mail communications.
Recorder: Rose Allen
