Faculty Awards

Annual Awards

Distinguished Faculty Address

Each year the University recognizes the work of one faculty member whose achievements in research, scholarship, and teaching place that person in the front ranks of his or her discipline. The institution invites that individual to deliver a Distinguished Faculty Address to the University community. The nominee should be a current faculty member on appointment, and be available during the spring semester to present the address.

Criteria

Criteria for the honor of being invited to deliver this address include:

•  National/international distinction for original contributions to their discipline;
•  Receipt of extramural support;
•  National/international service; and
•  Achievements in undergraduate and/or graduate education.

Application Process

Nominators are asked to submit the nomination form, a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae, and a narrative of 1000 words or less, stating why the nominee meets the award criteria and is deserving of the award.

Please do not submit additional information during the initial phase.  At a later date, for those nominees moving forward for secondary consideration, the nominator(s) will be asked to provide additional supporting information. Representative examples of additional information may include:

• A brief description of the nominee’s position at Washington State University and the approximate percentages of assignment to instruction, service, and research, scholarship or arts.
• An interpretive evaluation of the nominee’s contribution in relation to the award, including a summary of major accomplishments and evidence of impact on the nominee’s field and students.  In the evaluation, please directly address the criteria for the award.
• Up to three letters of endorsement from individuals who can evaluate the nominee’s contribution relevant to the award.
• A list of honors or recognitions received.
• A list of invited addresses and other honors related to the nominee’s contribution.
• A list of graduate students for whom they served as major professor.
• A recent summary of teaching evaluations, courses taught (going back five years, and including, if available, response rates and college average) and class sizes.

Previous Award Recipients

2023 Distinguished Faculty Address, Cheryl Schultz

2022 Distinguished Faculty Address, Keri McCarthy

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2021 Distinguished Faculty Address, Amit Bandyopadhyay

2020 Distinguished Faculty Address, Patricia Hunt

2019 Distinguished Faculty Address, Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe

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2018 Distinguished Faculty Address, Susmita Bose

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2017 Distinguished Faculty Address, Douglas Call

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2016 Distinguished Faculty Address, Michael Skinner

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