Faculty Researcher of the Year Award Nomination Procedures

Criteria

  • The faculty nominee must be a current employee of USU or have retired within the past 12 months prior to submission.
  • The faculty nominee must be the newly-selected College Researcher of the Year for this college.
  • NOTE: Nominee must complete three full years at Utah State University before being nominated for this award.

Submission Materials

  • Name and A # of nominee
  • Curriculum vitae of the nominee in standard format including a complete list of publications, awards, sponsored projects, and other recognitions by peers – international, national, and regional.
  • A letter from the department head summarizing the impact of the awardees’ research, scholarship, or creative activity on the department and its programs over the past 3 years.
  • 200-word bio of the nominee
  • Current photograph (professional-type headshot preferred)
  • The following information must be easily identified in the submitted curriculum vitae or it must be submitted as separate lists:
    1. A list of honors and awards indicating recognition of the nominee’s research, scholarship, or creative activity at the national or international level over the past 3 years.
    2. A list of research, scholarship, or creative publications for the past 3 years. This list should clearly denote graduate and undergraduate coauthors.
    3. A list of off-campus participation in research, scholarship, or creative works for the past 3 years (e.g. invited seminars, conference presentations, performances). This list should also clearly denote graduate and undergraduate coauthors.
    4. A list of all extramural support that has been secured over the past 3 years, with outcomes (if known).
    5. A list of the names of completed MS and PhD students, and undergraduate researchers mentored over the past 3 years.

Process

  • College deans’ offices will fill out the online form to submit one nominee for consideration.
  • A committee appointed by the Associate Vice President for Research will review nominees and recommend an individual for the University Faculty Researcher of the Year Award.
  • Deadline for online submission to the Office of Research is January 23

Recognition


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