CEHS Faculty Awards

Applied Educator Award

This college-level award is to recognize faculty who are involved in the education/training of students in an applied manner. This includes faculty who provide clinical supervision, those who supervise student teachers, and those who provide instruction in applied/professional courses.

Submission materials: CV, paragraph from nominator and/or awards committee on why the candidate is being put forward, and brief statement from the candidate describing their activities and impact in training students in an applied field. Candidates may include tables, lists, graphs, etc. that highlight their impact as an applied educator.
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Faculty Researcher of the Year

This award recognizes excellence in research, scholarship or creative activity over a limited and recent period of time (past 3 calendar years).
Criteria:

The faculty nominee must be a current CEHS employee with at least 3 years of employment as a CEHS faculty member or have retired within the past 12 months prior to submission

The college-level recipient will be put forward as a nominee for the university-wide Faculty Researcher of the Year award.

Submission materials: CV, paragraph from nominator and/or departmental awards committee on why this candidate is being put forward, and a brief statement from the candidate describing why they are a strong candidate for the award. The statement should include items that are not easily recognized from the CV.

A committee appointed by the college Associate Dean for Research and Innovation will review nominees and recommend an individual for the college Faculty Researcher of the Year Award. The faculty member selected will have materials forwarded to the USU Office of Research selection committee for consideration for the university Faculty Researcher Award.
$1000 award will be given to the recipient in the form of research funds to be used by the recipient to further their research activities.
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Faculty University Service Award

This award is given each year to recognize and encourage excellence in service to University operations and governance.
Criteria:

Excellence in institutional service for at least 3 years as supported by letters from peers
Evidence of effective leadership while involved in service activities
Evidence of outstanding quality, innovation, and impact in service activities
Recognized activities include service at the university, college and/or department levels and may include libraries and USU Extension. Examples include:
- Service on one or more of the standing or ad hoc committees of the Faculty Senate or other councils, committees, or task forces addressing specific university issues and initiatives
- Service on department, college, or university committees
- Service on search committees or promotion/tenure committees, and other activities performed in service to the University
Nominees must be full time USU faculty members with at least 3 years of employment at USU (tenure-track, tenured, or term appointments) without administrative role statements (small or minimal county director appointments for Extension are allowed)

The award does not recognize service to a professional organization or community outside of USU.

Because so many individuals are potentially deserving of this award, past recipients will not be considered, nor will current or recent (within 3 years of serving) Faculty Senate presidents.

Graduate Faculty Mentor of the Year

This award recognizes faculty excellence in the complex process of mentoring graduate students to prepare them for productive careers.
Criteria:

Nominees must be a CEHS faculty member (tenured, tenure-track, or adjunct), current, or retired within the past 12 months
Those nominated should be effective advisors who facilitate degree completion, model sound scholarship and ethical behavior, help students understand and benefit from departmental and university resources, provide emotional support, offer constructive criticism, and involve students in publishing and other professional activities
Department should seek broad input for nominations including specific outreach to state-wide campus faculty in the department

Submission materials: CV, paragraph from nominator and/or departmental awards committee on why this candidate is being put forward, a summary/table of mentoring activities, and a brief statement from the candidate describing why they are a strong candidate for the award. The statement should include items that are not easily recognized from the CV.
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Professor Lifetime Achievement Award

This award is given each year by to recognize an outstanding senior faculty member who has demonstrated 20+ years of consistent excellence in each aspect of their role statement.
Criteria:

Demonstrated record of sustained excellence in all aspects of the role statement
Commitment to serving the public through learning, discovery, and engagement

The college-level recipient will be put forward as a nominee for the university-wide Cazier Professor Lifetime Achievement award.

Strong Human Services Award

This award recognizes an outstanding faculty or staff member for significant and sustained leadership in human services, applying research to improve the lives of children or adults. The award also recognizes cross-college and interdisciplinary efforts in human services, with leadership coming from a CEHS faculty or staff member.
Criteria:

Leadership for at least 1 externally funded, significant project in which research findings have helped to improve the lives of children or adults
A minimum of 5 years of sustained contribution to the CEHS and USU communities and not a recipient of this award for the past 7 years.

Teacher of the Year Award

This award is given each year to recognize and emphasize excellence in teaching. Other scholarly activity such as research and publication records may be considered in the selection process, but the main emphasis will be on teaching excellence.
Criteria:

Nominee must be serving in a benefitted faculty position
Must have had a minimum of 6-credit annual teaching assignment including at least 1 undergraduate course per year, for at least three consecutive years.

The college-level recipient will be put forward as a nominee for the university-wide Eldon J. Gardner Teacher of the Year award. Because so many individuals are potentially deserving of the Eldon J. Gardner Teacher of the Year award, past recipients are not considered.

Submission materials: CV, paragraph from nominator and/or departmental awards committee on why this candidate is being put forward, a table summarizing IDEA evaluations, and a brief statement from the candidate describing their activities and impact on teaching which could include activities such as curriculum development, scholarship of teaching, etc. Candidates may include tables, lists, graphs, etc. that highlight their impact as an educator.
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Undergraduate Faculty Mentor of the Year

This award is given each year to recognize and emphasize excellence in undergraduate academic mentoring. Other teaching and scholarly activities may become a consideration in the selection process, but the main emphasis will be on excellence in academic mentoring as judged by faculty and students.
Criteria:

The nominee must be serving in a benefitted faculty position and have been employed at USU for a minimum of 3 years. Staff members who work as full-time advisors should not be nominated
Other considerations for selection of nominees include:
- Mentoring and guiding students s they progress toward academic and career goals
- Work with students that involves professional, community, and/or global engagement
- Active involvement in student clubs, organizations, and honors/scholarship groups
- Student leadership development
- Impact on student support in their retention, belonging, and/or thriving in their academic and personal lives

Because so many individuals are potentially deserving of the Undergraduate Faculty mentor of the Year award, past recipients are not considered.

Undergraduate Faculty Research Mentor of the Year

This award recognizes outstanding faculty who mentor undergraduate researchers are characterized as counselors and guides who encourage, instruct, and advocate. A good faculty mentor provides a role model for methods of inquiry in a field of study and for the responsible conduct of research. Good mentors often provide students with their first entry into professional circles and support the dissemination of the student’s work through professional conference participation or publication.
Criteria:

Faculty nominee must be a current CEHS faculty member or have retired within the past 12 months prior to submission

Submission materials: CV, paragraph from nominator and/or departmental awards committee on why this candidate is being put forward, a summary/table of research mentoring activities, and a brief statement from the candidate describing why they are a strong candidate for the award. The statement should include items that are not easily recognized from the CV.
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