Approved by the
Approved by the Chancellor: March 1,
2006
Editorial revision: 11-29-07
changing the date to forward names to the VC for Research (which will benefit
faculty in knowing sooner who will be given the awards).
Academic Awards Committee
Procedures for Annual Lifetime and
Objective
To reward originality and excellence
in research and creative activities as evidenced by sustained high quality work
performed while contributing to the academic functions of
Awards Per Year
Two Lifetime
Achievement Research/Creative Activity Awards
Two Five-Year Achievement Research/Creative Activity Awards
Review
Procedures
In early September,
all academic units will be notified of the opportunity to nominate applicants
for either a Lifetime or a Five-Year Achievement University Research/Creative
Activity Award. Department-level
academic units (to include ‘areas of concentration’ in the
Each
nomination must include a cover letter detailing the contributions of the
nominee to his or her field of work over the period of the intended award. The nominating letter must specify for which
award the candidate is to be considered (Lifetime or Five-Year). Consideration for the five-year award must
focus on the candidate's research or creative achievements during five years of
continuous service at
Nominations
arising from academic units must be put in perspective of the unit's stated
criteria for evaluating faculty research and creative activities. Independent nominations must include a
similar statement of perspective, specifying criteria against which the
applicant may wish to be judged. The
core of the submission will be the presented evidence of the candidate's
productivity and of the value and influence of the work according to peer
review and any other help that can be provided for the committee's
considerations.
The
nominator must request and include three letters of recommendation from outside
of ECU, on institutional stationery, providing evaluations of the candidate’s
accomplishments and contributions to the field of work for purposes of these
award considerations. The request for
outside reference letters must require that any present or past relationships
between the referee and the candidate be specified.
The
nominating letter, the nominee's complete curriculum vitae, and three letters
from outside referees must be submitted to the Academic Awards Committee on or
before November 1st of each year.
The
selection committee (composed of members of the Academic Awards Committee) will
review applicants' materials in the perspective of the criteria governing
evaluation of research or creative activity in the academic unit/s most closely
representing the candidates' respective fields of work. The primary criterion of the committee's
evaluation will be the impact of the body of work on the applicant's field of
scholarship.
In
December, the Academic Awards Committee will forward the names of those
selected for the four awards (two Lifetime Achievement
and two Five-Year Achievement) to the Vice Chancellor for Research. The
Vice Chancellor for Research will review the candidates’ research materials
prior to the public announcement of these awards.