Award for Outstanding Contributions
to Graduate Education in the Southern Region
Purpose
This peer-nominated award is presented to acknowledge and honor a person whose contributions have significantly benefited graduate education in the Southern Region.
Award
$1000 plus travel expenses for the awardee to attend the 2008 CSGS meeting in Austin, Texas where the award will be presented on February 24, 2008.
Eligibility
- Any person except elected public officials currently in office or candidates for elective public office may be nominated.
- The nominee's work and contributions must have been performed, at least in part, within the previous ten-year period.
- The nominee's contributions to graduate education must have been to more than a single institution.
Nomination and Selection Process
Nominations may be made by any CSGS member institution representative. Nominations should include the following materials:
- A summary of the nominee’s qualifications and contributions
- A curriculum vitae of the nominee (maximum 6 pages)
- A letter of endorsement from the graduate dean (or equivalent) of the nominee. In the event that the graduate dean is nominated, the letter should be from the dean’s current provost or president.
- A minimum of 3 letters of recommendation attesting to the contributions of the nominee.
- Hardcopies of the complete original nomination packet and four additional copies (original plus four copies) MUST be submitted by US Mail or alternative carrier and postmarked no later than October 12, 2007. NO INCOMPLETE PACKETS AND NO ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
The Awards Committee will review nominations and make it’s recommendation to the CSGS Executive Committee in December. An award may not be given every year.
Deadline
Nomination materials should be received by Dr. Rebecca Saunders, Chair of the Awards Committee no later than October 12, 2007:
Dr. Rebecca Saunders
The Graduate School
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
241 Mossman Building
Greensboro, NC 27412
Phone: 336-334-4887
Fax: 336-334-4424
Email: rebecca_saunders@uncg.edu
Members of the Award Committee
Rebecca Saunders, Chair (2007)
Dianne Barron (2007)
Brian Adler (2008)
Jennifer Martin (2008)
Scott Higgins (2009)
