CLAHS EXCELLENCE IN ADMINISTRATION AWARD
To recognize an outstanding faculty member in an administrative role and/or with administrative responsibilities. One award will be given for CLAHS Excellence in Administration.
Recipient must be a CLAHS instructor, lecturer, AP (administrative and professional faculty), tenured, or tenure-track faculty member and hold one or more of the following positions at the department or college level: director/coordinator of graduate or undergraduate studies; chair/coordinator of a particular academic option area within a department; principal investigator/project director of a sponsored research program; director of a center or laboratory; department or college administrator such as a dean or department head and must demonstrate the following:
- Evidence of excellence in the performance of administrative roles and responsibilities including exemplary leadership, management, planning and implementation of a program (center, department, college, project, etc.);
- Evidence of competencies that have made an observable and positive difference in the unit (academic area, project, department, etc.);
- Have had administrative responsibilities at VT for at least three years.
Application:
- Nomination letter (self or other) describing nominee’s administrative assignment and which shows the scope of responsibility. (1 page maximum).
- Nominee’s statement of administrative philosophy including the goals for the current position. (1 page maximum)
- Summary of nominee’s accomplishments in the administrative position over the past three years including (3 pages maximum):
- Evidence of specific benefits and/or services to the program, department, college or other academic areas;
- Evidence of leadership and/or management and/or planning and/or implementation through administrative activity for a program, project, center, department or the college.
- One or two letters of support from CLAHS faculty members that speak to the nominee’s accomplishments and the differences that have been made under his/her leadership.
Timeline:
- November 2 - Information about the awards are distributed to faculty/departments
- February 1 -Deadline for submission of 17 copies of the complete application to Fred Piercy, Chair of the CLAHS Honors and Awards Committee, 260 Wallace Hall, Mail Code = 0426, piercy@vt.edu
- Feb. 7 – Apr. 2 -Applications are reviewed and recipients are selected
- April 4 -Nominees are notified of award decisions (selection and non-selection)
- April 18 -Honors and Awards Reception in Owens Banquet Hall from 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Recognition: Plaque and $500 for professional development presented at the April 18 Reception.
Note: Winners are not eligible for this award for the three years after receiving it.