Nominations sought for Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award

KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Nominations are due Friday, Jan. 30, 2015, for the Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award, the highest honor Western Michigan University bestows on its faculty members.

Any member of the University community, including retired faculty members, may submit a nomination.

Eligibility criteria

The Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award is based on outstanding professional achievements. It recognizes those whose work constitutes a significant body of achievement, a substantial amount of which has been accomplished while a WMU faculty member. Wide recognition by the academic community beyond WMU is essential.

Current, continuing board-appointed full- and part-time employees with faculty rank are eligible if they have at least seven academic years of service to the University and are not previous winners.

Recipients will be honored during WMU's 2015 Academic Convocation and receive a plaque, a $2,000 honorarium that becomes part of their base salaries, and an invitation to present a campus lecture, exhibition or performance.

For complete guidelines and a nomination form, visit wmich.edu/research and click the Awards link. Direct questions to Ernst A. Breisach, emeritus in history and chair of the Distinguished Faculty Scholar Award Committee, at eabreisach@gmail.com or (269) 344-1734.

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