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Title
Procedures for Annual Lifetime and Five-Year Achievement University
Research/Creative Activity Awards
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 East Carolina University at any rank or status.
Awards
Per Year
Two
A maximum of one Lifetime
Achievement Research/Creative Activity Award
A maximum of 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. Recommendation letters should describe and
emphasize the impact of the body of work on the applicant's field of
scholarship. 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 and Graduate
Studies. The Vice Chancellor for Research will review the
candidates’ research materials and make the prior to the public
announcement of these awards.