On behalf of Dr. Cheryl Hug-English, Chair, Distinguished Faculty Award Committee, nominations for the 2015 Distinguished Faculty Award are now being accepted by the committee. Nominations should include a letter of nomination and a curriculum vita for the candidate. The award is intended to honor faculty who are unsung heroes - men and women whose contributions have made our university a better place. With that in mind, the following criteria will be considered:
The nominee has positive and productive relationships with colleagues and students and is a respected faculty member;
The nominee has significant involvement with faculty development, public outreach, and programmatic innovation at the University of Nevada, Reno;
The nominee has a record of leadership or influential roles at the University of Nevada, Reno;
The nominee has spent a substantial portion of his or her career at the University of Nevada, Reno and has demonstrated many years of devotion to serving the University.
Nominations may be made by any member of the university community. Please forward your nomination to:
Janet Sanderson
President's Office/Mail Stop 0001
Nominations must be received by March 20, 2015. The recipient of the award will be announced at the Honor the Best Ceremony at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12 in the Milt Glick Ballroom, Joe Crowley Student Union. The University community is welcomed and encouraged to attend the Ceremony.
Previous Winners:
1995 Phil Altick, Physics
1996 James Hulse, History
1997 John Chappel, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
1998 James McCormick, Art
1999 William Douglass, Basque Studies
2000 Anne Howard, English
2001 Ross Smith, Chemical/Metallurgical Engineering
2002 Robert Merrill, English
2003 Hyung Shin, Chemistry
2004 Jerome Edwards, History
2005 Barbara Thornton, School of Public Health
2006 Don D. Fowler, Anthropology
2007 David Westfall, Pharmacology
2008 Ann Ronald, English
2009 Richard Davies, History
2010 Carol Parkhurst, Libraries
2011 Leonard Weinberg, Political Science
2012 William Wallace, Psychology
2013 Christine Cheney, Education
2014 Marsha Read, Graduate School
