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The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, in fulfillment of its mission,
is devoted to excellence in undergraduate teaching. Named for the founder,
the Lynn M. Martin Award for Distinguished Women Teachers is designated to
promote exceptional achievement in undergraduate teaching by women. Two awards
(one for Teaching Assistants and one for Faculty members) may be made annually.
Nominations will be evaluated in terms of achievement according to the following
established criteria with preference given to criteria 1 and 2:
- Consistent excellent performance (not just isolated instances of brilliance
in the classroom)
- Impact on students
- Innovative approaches to teaching
- Other contributions to improved instruction, including influence on the
curriculum
For Faculty. An award of $1000 is placed in a discretionary account to
support the recipient's teaching and research. In addition, an increment of
$3500 will be added to the annual salary base of each recipient.
For Teaching Assistants. An award of $2000.
All recipients receive a commemorative plaque which is presented at the LAS
Recognition of Teaching Excellence.
Female faculty members or teaching assistants who meet the eligibility requirements for the Campus Award For Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching are eligible for this award.
Further, a faculty member or teaching assistant who receives a Lynn M. Martin Award
for Distinguished Women Teachers will not be eligible for a second college
award during the next five-year period, although such a person may be nominated
again through this process for the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate
Teaching, if she remains eligible for that award.
Nominations for this award and the Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate
Teaching are one and the same. The criteria and procedures are included in
the Provost's
Guidelines on Awards for Excellence in Instruction, Advising, and Research.
The LAS Awards committee will review and rank the applications received. Applications
which exceed the page limit of 10 pages (excluding cover sheet and four letters
from students) and which include information outside of the time period of
review will not be considered. Each faculty member and teaching assistant
selected as a winner of the Lynn M. Martin Award will be nominated for the
Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching if eligible. In cases
in which a faculty member or teaching assistant is not eligible in a given
year for a college award but is eligible for a campus award, the strongest
nominations as determined by the Awards Committee will be forwarded.
An original
and 10 (11 total) copies of the nomination must be forwarded, before 5 p.m. on the day of the deadline, to:
LAS
AWARDS COMMITTEE
c/o Amy Lawrence Elli
294 Lincoln Hall MC-448
Deadlines for submission to the department and to the college correspond
to those for the campus awards:
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Recommended deadline for nominations
to departmental selection committee. |
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Deadline for nominations from departments
to the college. |
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Deadline for college nominations to
the campus. |
Updated August 2007
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