2008 Achievement Award for New Scholars
in Math, Physical Sciences, and Engineering
Purpose
To recognize scholarly achievement by a faculty member of a CSGS institution who has completed the terminal degree within the past six years.
Award
The awardee will receive a cash award of $1000 plus travel expenses to attend the 2008 CSGS meeting in Austin, Texas where the award will be presented on February 24, 2008.
Eligibility
- The nominee must have published a book or a series of articles or produced a comprehensive work or a series of works which have been exhibited or performed.
- The nominee must have published, exhibited or performed the work within the previous six years, May 1, 2001 through April 30, 2007.
- The nominee must have received the terminal degree from an American university during the same six-year period specified above.
- The nominee must be a faculty member of a CSGS institution.
Nomination and Selection Procedures
Nominations may be made by any CSGS member institution representative. One nomination per institution is allowed. Nominations should include the following materials:
- A letter of endorsement from the graduate dean (or equivalent) of the nominee.
- A summary of the nomineeās qualifications and contributions.
- A curriculum vitae of the nominee (no more than 6 pages) with contact information for the nominee.
- A summary of the nominee's scholarship and contributions. Samples of work should not be included.
- A maximum of 3 letters of recommendation attesting to the scholarly achievement 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.
Deadline
Nomination materials must be received by Dr. Rebecca Saunders by 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
Future Awards
New scholars from other disciplines will be recognized in successive years in the following sequences: Life Sciences (2009); Social Sciences, Business, and Education (2010); Humanities and Fine Arts (2011).
Members of the Awards Committee
Rebecca Saunders, Chair (2007)
Dianne Barron (2007)
Brian Adler (2008)
Jennifer Martin (2008)
Scott Higgins (2009)
