COMMITTEE:    Academic Awards       

MEETING DATE:    December 4, 2003

PERSON PRESIDING:   Charles Boklage

REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE:  Rose Allen, Tope Bello, Charles Boklage, Lida Dutkova-Cope, Chris Jantzen, Linda Wolfe, Stellwag, King 

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Sylvie Henning, Mark Taggart, John Reisch

OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE:  Lori Lee, Dot Clayton

ACTIONS OF MEETING

1.      Minutes of the November 6, 2003 meeting were approved as written.

2.   Further discussion ensued on the request by the Chair of the Faculty, R. Niswander, to review the selection criteria for nominations for the Research/Creative Activity Awards. The following modifications were approved for presentation to the Faculty Senate

(a)               Nomination for award to be initiated by department rather than code unit

(b)               Self and ‘other nomination’ as additional means of nomination

(c)               Any faculty member at any rank or status can be nominated or apply for award

Mark Taggart was charged with the responsibility of presenting these proposed modifications to the Faculty senate

 3.  The various sub-committee chairs were nominated.

4.      The portfolios for the awards were apportioned to the appropriate sub-committees with the charge that they meet the deadlines for submitting the names of the winner(s)

5.   NEXT MEETING:  March 4, 2004 at 2pm in 142 Rawl Annex.

Respectfully submitted by:

Tope Bello