For the third consecutive year, an EMU Full-Time Lecturers Outstanding Teaching Award, worth $1,000, will be bestowed upon an EMU lecturer for outstanding teaching.
Pamela Becker, a lecturer in the department of interdisciplinary technology, and Annette Wannamaker, a lecturer in the department of English language and literature, were honored last year. Rick Rogers, a history and philosophy lecturer, won the inaugural award.
"It was very exciting for me to win the EMU Full-Time Lecturers Outstanding Teaching Award last year," Becker said. "I believe that it had a very positive impact on my career, as I was promoted to an assistant professor in August. I believe that lecturers are important and need to be recognized for their contributions. They should not be treated as peripheral entities within departments or schools, for they are at the very heart of the University's mission. They are committed to excellence in teaching."
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WELL DONE: Pamela
Becker (above), a
lecturer in the
department of
interdisciplinary
technology, and
Annette Wannamaker,
a lecturer in the
department of
English language
and literature,
garnered EMU
Full-Time
Outstanding Lecturer
Awards last year.
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All full-time lecturers during the academic year are eligible. An academic year consists of two semesters of instruction per calendar year, with spring and summer terms equating to one-half semester each.
EMU administrators, tenure track/tenured faculty, full-time lecturers and any three students are eligible to submit nominations to the appropriate department head. Nominations should include documentation showing a lecturer's commitment to the education of students and ability to facilitate student learning through effective teaching.
Supporting data should include: the nominee's teaching philosophy statement; a brief curriculum vita and biography; letters of support from former and current students, colleagues, department heads and other appropriate individuals who have knowledge of the candidate's teaching ability; summaries of course and curriculum innovations developed/used by the nominee; and student evaluations.
Nomination forms and supporting documents must be submitted to the appropriate department head by Nov. 1, 2004.
A review and selection committee will review the nominations between Nov. 15-Dec. 1 and make their recommendation. Between Dec. 1-5, Interim Provost Don Loppnow will notify the award recipient. A luncheon will be scheduled to recognize the winner, who will receive a $1,000 check and a plaque commemorating the event.
