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Honors and Awards

Honors and Awards. Wayne Huebner Chair, CAFE Professor of Materials Science & Engineering. Larry Gragg Co-Chair, CAFE Curators Professor of History and Political Science. p resentation to the Early Career Faculty Forum January 30 th , 2019. Overview. Do Honors & Awards Matter?

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Honors and Awards

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  1. Honors and Awards Wayne Huebner Chair, CAFE Professor of Materials Science & Engineering Larry Gragg Co-Chair, CAFE Curators Professor of History and Political Science presentation to the Early Career Faculty Forum January 30th, 2019

  2. Overview • Do Honors & Awards Matter? • Internal Awards • External Awards

  3. Do Honors & Awards Matter? • Yes ! • A highly visible way to recognize excellence in, and sustained contributions to: • Teaching • Research • Service • Entrepreneurism • Recognition for service to • Professional societies • Honor Societies • Funding agencies / Refereed Journals • Several components of the Missouri S&T Strategic Plan highlight the pursuit of honors and awards

  4. Missouri S&T Strategic Plan • C. Improve the quality of first-year experience • Initial Tactics • Implement award program for faculty champions of first-year student success • Unit Owner: Provost, Vice Provosts, CAFE

  5. Promote teaching excellence through mentorship and programs that enrich the quality and effectiveness of teaching • Initial Tactics • Identify and pursue external teaching honors and awards through the faculty external rewards and recognition committee • Metrics • Number of unique awardees for internal teaching excellence (CET Outstanding Teaching Awards, Campus Teaching Awards, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professors, System Awards) • Number of external teaching awards • Unit Owner: Provost, CAFE, University Advancement Missouri S&T Strategic Plan

  6. C. Increase number of faculty recipients of national awards and recognition • Initial Tactics • Recruit and hire highest quality junior-level faculty and provide support to jump start their careers • Department chairs analyze which faculty should be nominated for specific awards/honors • The Faculty External Rewards and Recognition Committee coordinates and monitors the pursuit of these awards at the departmental level, and is in charge of nominations for the National Academy • Metrics • New faculty hires to include CAREER, NEH and other award winners pre-tenure at S&T • 10 faculty recipients of nationally recognized awards (e.g. National Academies) by 2023 • 5 people per year made Fellows, 5 people per year receive professional society awards by 2023 • Unit Owner: Chairs, Provost Missouri S&T Strategic Plan

  7. University of Missouri System Awards • President’s Awards for • Economic Development • Excellence (Early & Sustained Career) • Faculty Engagement • Innovative Teaching • Inter-Campus Collaboration • University Citizenship (Leadership & Service) • Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year Award • C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship Award • Thomas Jefferson Award

  8. Missouri S&T Awards • Faculty Achievement Award • Faculty Excellence Award • Faculty Research • Faculty Service Award • Faculty Teaching Award • Outstanding Teaching Award • Woman of the Year Award • Experiential Learning Award • Service Learning Award • Outstanding Contributions to Graduate Studies • CEC Dean’s Scholar / Educator Scholar Awards https://cafe.mst.edu/facultyawards/

  9. Missouri S&T Honors and Awards • Named Professors • Curators’ Professor • Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor • Alumni Association Awards • Alumni Achievement • Alumni Merit • Robert V. Wolf Alumni Service • Distinguished Young Alumni • Frank H. Mackaman Alumni Volunteer Service • Class of '42 Excellence in Teaching

  10. Missouri S&T Departmental Honors and Awards • Outstanding Professor Awards • Departmental • Greek Organizations • Advisor of the Year • Greek Organizations • Student Groups • Lecture Series

  11. External Honors and Awards • Different “scale levels” – the National Academy of Sciences serves a clearing house for honors, awards and recognitions • Highly Prestigious vs. Prestigious • Hundreds of organizations & endowments • Professional Societies • Fellow Status • Named lecture series • Medals • Young/Junior Awards (focused on new professionals) • Funding Agencies • Young Investigator / Career Awards • Journals • Outstanding reviewer • Editor / co-Editor Status

  12. The National Academies Maintain a Database of Awards & Honors http://sites.nationalacademies.org/pga/resdoc/pga_044718 • 292 Awards in the Arts & Humanities • 182 Awards in Social Sciences • 578 Awards in the Physical Sciences and Engineering • 341 Awards in the Life Sciences 1393 Total

  13. Examples of Highly Prestigious Awards in Social & Behavioral Sciences (24 Total)

  14. Examples of Highly Prestigious Awards in Life Sciences (54 Total)

  15. Examples of Highly Prestigious Awards in Physical Sciences & Engineering (73 Total)

  16. Examples of Highly Prestigious Awards in Arts & Humanities (62 Total)

  17. How can you help? • Pursue excellence! • Consider what awards you may be eligible for, and let your Chair /departmental awards committee / colleagues know. • Don’t be bashful – leaders need help too. • Be cognizant of deadlines - the nomination package for many awards requires letters of support. These may take months to prepare. • Be aware of others, and know what awards they may be eligible for.

  18. Questions?

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