College Recognition Awards
Each year the College of Liberal Arts celebrates the outstanding accomplishments of its faculty and staff through an annual awards ceremony.
Beginning in 2010, CLA faculty will be recognized for their exemplary contributions in the areas of research and creative activities, teaching, and professional and institutional service. Administrative professional and classified staff members will be honored for demonstrating excellence in their position responsibilities, which may range from general departmental and college support to academic advising to information technology services.
To ensure that nominations are given full consideration by the CLA Awards Committee, please read carefully through the nomination guidelines and the award criteria and eligibility.
All nomination packets for CLA awards must include a CLA nomination cover sheet, which is available in both PDF and DOC format by clicking on the relevant link at left. The links also provide descriptions of the awards, eligibility requirements, evaluation criteria, and information about the nomination materials requested for each award.
Nomination Submission Guidelines for Faculty & Staff Awards
Nominations for the 2010 CLA awards for both faculty and staff are due in the CLA Dean's Office by February 1, 2010.
Award nominations must be endorsed by the department or program chair and forwarded by them electronically via e-mail to Associate Dean Carol Ivory in the CLA Dean's Office. A hard copy of the signed nomination form should be sent/delivered to her as well. The electronic submission must be sent as an attached single file (either PDF or Word format) with nomination materials in the following order:
- CLA nomination cover sheet.
- Nomination statement/letter.
- Letters of support where requested.
- Nominee's curriculum vitae/résumé.
- Additional material as requested.
The electronic nomination file should be named in the following manner: NOMINEELASTNAME_AWARDNAME. Please submit materials in the requested format and order to ensure timely review of the nomination.
Nominations should be limited to no more than two in each category from any department or program. Depending on the number and quality of nominations, an award may not always be given in all categories.
Questions regarding award criteria and eligibility as well as the nomination process may be directed to Carol Ivory at ivorycs@wsu.edu or 509-335-8517.
College of Liberal Arts Faculty & Staff Awards
Faculty Awards
- Scholarship Awards (Research & Creative Activities)
- Outstanding Career Achievement in Scholarship
- Mid-Career Achievement in Scholarship
- Early Achievement in Scholarship
- Teaching Awards
- William F. Mullen Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching
- Excellence in Graduate Teaching & Mentoring
- Excellence in Teaching by a Clinical Faculty Member or Instructor
- Professional & Institutional Service Awards
- Excellence in Professional Service (public agency or discipline)
- Excellence in Institutional Service
- International Award
- Outstanding Achievement in International Teaching, Research/Creative Activities, and/or Service
- Dean's Outstanding Contribution Award
- Outstanding achievement across all missions of the College of Liberal Arts
Staff Awards
- Administrative Professional Excellence Award
- Classified Staff Excellence Award