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 February 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.