COMMITTEE: Academic Awards Committee
MEETING DATE: April 4, 2002
PERSON PRESIDING: Karl Wuensch, Chair
REGULAR MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Rose Allen, Chuck Boklage, Jessica Christie, Lou Everett, Sylvie Henning, Jeff Phipps
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS IN ATTENDANCE: Max Poole, Mark Taggart
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: Dot Clayton, Lori Lee, Clayton Sessoms
ACTIONS OF MEETING
Agenda Item: Approval of minutes for March meeting
Discussion: None
Action Taken: The March minutes were approved as they stand.
Assigned additional duties to: None
Agenda Item: Reports from award subcommittees
Discussion: Phipps reported that the Outstanding Teaching Award subcommittee is to meet today to make final selections. Wuensch gave Niswander’s report that six names have been forwarded to the Chancellor for the BOG Distinguished Professor Award. Allen reported that the BOG Excellence in Teaching Award subcommittee completed its charge in January.
Action Taken: None
Assigned additional duties to: Subcommittee not yet finished, will continue it’s process.
Agenda Item: Max Ray Joyner Award for Faculty Service Through Continuing Education.
Discussion: Clayton Sessoms of Continuing Studies presented a proposal for the Max Ray Joyner Award for Faculty Service Through Continuing Education. Following much discussion and additional editing changes, the committee voted unanimously to accept the proposal and present it to Faculty Senate.
Action Taken: Wuensch will present the proposal to the Faculty Senate during the April meeting.
Assigned additional duties to: Wuensch will make the changes to the proposal and submit it to Lori Lee for the Faculty Senate agenda for the April meeting.
Agenda Item: SOIS Form for award applications
Discussion: Dot Clayton provided copies of the new reporting form for SOIS scores for the award candidates when applying for the teaching awards. This summary form will replace the detailed form that has been used.
Action Taken: None
Assigned additional duties to: None
Agenda Item: Scholar-Teacher Awards Ceremony
Discussion: Dot Clayton announced that the Scholar-Teacher Awards Ceremony is being held at the Mendenhall Student Center on the 5th of April, and reminded everyone to try to attend.
Action Taken: None
Assigned additional duties to: None
Agenda Item: Committee Annual Report
Discussion: . Allen asked about the final committee report. Wuensch will finalize the report and send it out by E-mail to have the committee make suggestions and then give final approval of the report.
Action Taken: None
Assigned additional duties to: Wuensch will send out the report by E-mail for committee approval.
NEXT MEETING: September 2002
ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Committee Goals, establish subcommittees for the academic year 2002-2003.
