Faculty Award

College of Technology

Purpose

The TECHNOLOGY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION Outstanding Faculty Award recognizes a College of Technology faculty member who excels in both teaching and in building a sense of community among students. The award highlights his or her accomplishments and career, which have brought credit to the College of Technology. One tenured or tenure-track faculty member, non-tenured or non-tenure track faculty member will receive the Outstanding Faculty Award of $1,000.

Criteria

• Nominees who are tenured or tenure-track faculty members must be full-time at COT for at least three years and currently hold the rank of assistant professor, associate professor, or professor.
• Nominees who are non-tenured or non-tenure track faculty members must be at COT for at least five years.
• Nominees must have the prospect and intent of continuing as a member of the COT faculty for the next academic year.
• If nominated, nominees will agree to release the annual evaluations of students, department chair or dean for consideration by the selection committee.
• Nominees should have a consistent pattern of teaching excellence and commitment to strengthening the bond between students and the COT. Examples include serving as an advisor to a recognized student organization or participating in student or alumni programs.
• Previous winners are not eligible to win again until after three years.

To Nominate a Candidate

Any faculty member, administrator, student or alumnus may submit the following information:

• An Outstanding Faculty Award nomination form (available in PDF format here)
• Two additional letters of reference, one of which must be from a currently enrolled COT student.
• Brief biography (with emphasis to teaching and building a sense of community among students) and curriculum vitae of the nominee.
• Feel free to include any other relevant information that the committee might find helpful in making its decision.

For further information, please contact Richard Franco at (713) 896-0466 or Richard Akin at (281) 804-0322.

You can download the faculty nomination form in PDF format here.