Nominations Due March 29 for the 2019 Faculty Member of the Year Award
Award Purpose
The Honors Faculty Member of the Year Award was created to recognize and thank a teaching faculty or staff member who has made outstanding contributions to the Honors Program and exceeded his/her job expectations in providing exceptional educational experiences to Honors students. The award recipient will be formally recognized at the Honors Medals Ceremony at the end of the academic year.
Requirements for Nominations
- A nominee must be a full-time faculty or staff member at the University of Connecticut
- They should exhibit excellence in working with Honors students in a teaching and/or advising capacity.
- They must have taught an Honors undergraduate course or conversion in which the nominator was a student or served as an Honors advisor or thesis advisor to the nominator.
- A nominator must be a current Honors student.
- Teaching assistants and graduate assistants are not eligible.
- The recipient must agree to appear in person at the Honors Medals Ceremony held each April/May.
Selection Process
- Nominations are reviewed by the selection committee, comprised of members of the Honors faculty and students from the Honors Council.
- Nominees will be notified of their nomination in late March. The Honors Program will ask each nominee for confirmation of availability to attend the Honors Medals Ceremony and will also request a current curriculum vitae and description of involvement with the Honors Program.
- Nominees who confirm availability and submit required materials will continue in the process and be considered by the committee for the award.
- More than one candidate may receive the award in a given year.
Make a Nomination
Honors Faculty Member of the Year Award Nomination Form for 2018-2019
For more information, contact: Honors Program at Brittany.engert@uconn.edu