Faculty Awards
Eligibility:
- Any full-time faculty members including lecturers, department chairs, and program directors are eligible for the awards.
- Faculty members can apply to more than one award.
- Past award winners can apply for the awards regardless of the year they won the awards.
Application Procedure and Deadline:
- Guidelines for applications will be distributed to faculty at the beginning of the Spring 2026 semester.
- All application materials must be submitted to the SharePoint site by 5 PM on February 27th, 2026.
The Award Selection Committee Composition and Process:
The award committee is comprised of the Chair of the Council, one faculty member from each discipline in the college, the Director of Undergraduate Programs, and the Director of Accreditation and Graduate Programs. The committee will assess self-nominations to determine if they meet the eligibility requirements, and then individually and collectively rank the nominees relative to how strongly each candidate meets the stated award criteria. One recipient will be selected from the pool. The committee will ensure that no more than one award in each category (teaching, research, service) is given each year.
Requirements for Award Recipients:
- The recipients’ accomplishments will be shared on the college website/newsletters and social media.
- Recipients will be expected to share their methods with colleagues, preferably through a Workshop Series or a Research Connections seminar.
- Recipients will be expected to serve on future award selection committees.
Excellence in Teaching Award
Description: The College of Business recognizes faculty members who have been outstanding in teaching.
Selection Criteria: Outstanding teaching is defined as activities that achieve success in student learning and overall student development.
Application Materials:
- A personal statement describing teaching/learning philosophy and/or innovative ideas and their implementation.
- Examples of materials that demonstrate teaching excellence (e.g., portfolio, web link, and video clips).
- Supporting Materials (e.g., evidence of the impact on student learning and attitudes and how it has been assessed, and/or graphical demonstration of teaching evaluation scores with comparisons to department and college norms) and supporting letters from peers and/or current/past students (each no longer than 2 pages).
Excellence in Scholarship Award
Description: The College of Business recognizes faculty members who have been outstanding in scholarship.
Selection Criteria: Outstanding scholarship is defined as activities that lead to a meaningful contribution to the mission of the college and knowledge in the field.
Application Materials:
- Each applicant shall submit a portfolio of information on category-specific activities to highlight their unique qualities.
- The scholarship portfolio shall include copies of all scholarly publications for the preceding three years, and evidence of the quality of the publications.
- Information about forthcoming journal publications and conference presentations should be included.
- The award committee will be reviewing the quantity, quality, and impact of journal publications. Activities (such as publications and services performed) included in the applications of past winners shall be disregarded by the award committee. (For example, one cannot be awarded twice for the same activities.)
- Applications may include letters of support written by other faculty and/or department chair(s) and/or the dean(s) at UMW or at other institutions.
Excellence in Service Leadership Award
Description: The College of Business recognizes faculty members who have been outstanding in providing service leadership.
Selection Criteria: Outstanding service leadership is defined as leadership activities that lead to a meaningful contribution to the mission of the college, existing processes, or changing/establishing new processes and standards. Venues for providing meaningful leadership to the college include its standing committees, inclusive of the Council and ad hoc committees. In addition to service at the college level, the recipient of the award is also expected to have performed substantial service at the university level or in their professional disciplines. Examples of service leadership include, but are not restricted to, assessment, curriculum, and promotion and tenure committees, as well as faculty searches and any other departmental/college task forces.
Application Materials:
- Each applicant shall submit a portfolio of information on category-specific activities to highlight their unique qualities.
- The service portfolio shall include a listing of all service and leadership positions held at the department, college, university, and community and professional discipline levels, as well as the accomplishments associated with them.
- Applications may include letters of support written by other faculty and/or department chair(s) and/or the dean(s) at UMW or at other institutions.