Call for Nominations for Excellence in Research or Creative Activity

The University Research Office is currently soliciting nominations for the annual award for Excellence in Research or Creative Activity to be honored at the Excellence Awards Banquet April 20, 2009.  One award will be made this year in the amount of $10,000 to further the winner’s research or creative activity.   Purpose: To Recognize and encourage excellence in all forms of scholarly research and creative activity.   Eligibility: The award is to be given to a University of Idaho faculty member holding professional rank other than affiliate or visiting faculty for work done while at the university.  The work recognized may be a single significant contribution or an accumulation of significant contributions that have received national or international recognition.  Previous award winners are ineligible for eight (8) years, after which they may be nominated for new achievements.   Nomination: Any University of Idaho faculty member may place in nomination the name of a colleague.  To do so, he or she must provide: A letter of nomination that describes the nominees scholarly or creative accomplishments, the body of work to be recognized, the significance of the work, the role played in multi-author  works, and mentoring of coworkers to careers in subjects or related fields. Two letters of support from internationally acclaimed practitioners (non-UI) in the field who can speak knowledgeably of the nominee’s contributions to the discipline. Two to three letters from former coworkers describing the nominee’s excellence as a mentor and professional in the discipline.  (Note: nominees should not be encouraged or permitted to solicit letters supporting this nomination.) Full curriculum vitae. Reprints, reviews and other documentation may be included provided that the subject is restricted to the work on which the nomination is based (not more than 5).   Please submit four copies of everything (including reprints) for each nomination by March 6, 2009 to the University Research Office, PO Box 443010, Moscow, ID, 83844.