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College of Arts and Sciences

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Goal:        $400,000
Current:   $232,000

Give to the CAS Excellence Award

College of Arts & Sciences Excellence Awards

The Dean's Awards have been renamed the College of Arts and Sciences Excellence Awards.

The College of Arts and Sciences Excellence Awards are the highest honors the College bestows on faculty and staff and reflect the contributions made by Departments/Schools, faculty, staff, and alumni. They are peer-determined awards recognizing outstanding achievement. The College presents 7 Excellence Awards each year.

The Janice Witherspoon Neuleib Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement by a Tenured Faculty Member recognizes and rewards the tenured faculty member with the most extraordinary scholarly achievement in the preceding calendar year. One award: $3,000 to a tenured faculty member.

The CAS Excellence Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement by a Pre-tenured Faculty Member recognizes and rewards the pre-tenured faculty member with the most extraordinary scholarly achievement in the preceding calendar year. One award: $3,000 to a pre-tenured faculty member.

The John A. Dossey Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Tenured Faculty Member recognizes and rewards the tenured faculty member with the most extraordinary record of teaching in the preceding three calendar years. One award: $3,000 to a tenured faculty member.

The CAS Excellence Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Pre-tenured Faculty Member recognizes and rewards the pre-tenured faculty member with the most extraordinary record of teaching in the preceding three calendar years. One award: $3,000 to a pre-tenured faculty member.

The CAS Excellence Award for Outstanding Teaching by an Administrative Professional recognizes and rewards the administrative professional with the most extraordinary record of teaching in the preceding three calendar years. One award: $3,000.

The CAS Excellence Award for Outstanding Staff Award recognizes a staff member for his or her significant contributions to the College. Two awards: $1,500 to an administrative/professional staff member, $1,500 to a civil service staff member.

The CAS Excellence Awards are presented annually at the College’s Spring Address in April. Recipients receive an engraved plaque as well as a monetary award.

Once fully endowed, the CAS Excellence Award Fund will support all 7 awards in perpetuity.

CAS Excellence Award Recipients

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

 

Members of the following departments/schools/units have received the CAS Excellence Award or Honorable Mention:

 

Biological Sciences; Chemistry; Communication; Communication Sciences and Disorders; English; Geography and Geology; Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; Physics; Politics and Government; Sociology and Anthropology; CAS-IT Web Services; TV10; WGLT; WZND

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Guidelines - Applications - Information

The Janice Witherspoon Neuleib Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement by a Tenured Faculty Member
Guidelines/Application
(doc)
Guidelines/Application (pdf)

The CAS Excellence Award for Outstanding Scholarly Achievement by a Pre-tenured Faculty Member
Guidelines/Application
(doc)
Guidelines/Application (pdf)

The John A. Dossey Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Tenured Faculty Member
Guidelines and Cover Page (doc)
Guidelines and Cover Page (pdf)

The CAS Excellence Award for Outstanding Teaching by a Pre-tenured Faculty Member
Guidelines and Cover Page (doc)
Guidelines and Cover Page (pdf)

The CAS Excellence Award for Outstanding Teaching by an Administrative Professional
Guidelines and Cover Page (doc)
Guidelines and Cover Page (pdf)

The CAS Excellence Award for Outstanding Staff - Administrative Professional
Outstanding Staff Award -- Administrative Professional (pdf)

The CAS Excellence Award for Outstanding Staff - Civil Service
Outstanding Staff Award -- Civil Service (pdf)