DUS Recipient List

MEMORANDUM

DATE: December 2008
TO: FSU Faculty
FROM: T.K. Wetherell, President
VIA: Kirby Kemper, Vice President for Research and Robert O. Lawton Professor of Physics
RE: NEW AWARD PROGRAM: Distinguished University Scholar Award 2008- 2009

Important Dates:

• Deadline: Monday, February 23, 2009, 11:59 p.m.
• Note: There may be earlier deadlines at the department, college or school levels for signing off on these nominations before they are submitted to the CRC.
• Award notification, directly to the PI, via email w/attachments, is planned on/about March 25, 2009.
• Awards will be presented by the university president at the Faculty Awards Program, generally early April.
• Award Period: Lifetime; $10,000 award is one-time only

Introduction:

Florida State University, with the advice and assistance of the Council on Research and Creativity (CRC), requests nominations for its honorary program, Distinguished University Scholar (DUS). This award has been designed to recognize outstanding research and/or creative activity of Florida State University employees who are not in a tenured or tenure-seeking line. It is intended that the recipients have long-standing track records of research and/or creative activity at FSU and occupy more senior levels in their respective positions.

Colleges and schools are encouraged to make a sensitive inventory of colleagues and present nomination packets for their very best candidates.

Eligibility:

• This award is open to non-tenured or non-tenure seeking employees who are active engaged in research and/or scholarly activity. Examples of such positions include, but are not limited to, the following job titles:
  • 9150AS       Curator 12 mo sal
  • 9153           Staff Physicists 12 mo sal
  • 91609S       Scholar/Scientist 9 mo sal
  • 9160AS       Scholar/Scientist 12 mo sal
  • 91669S       Research Asoc 9 mo sal
  • 9166AS       Research Asoc 12 mo sal
• An FSU employee who receives this award will be entitled to use the title, Distinguished University Scholar, throughout subsequent employment at FSU, or until such time as that title is surpassed through receipts of a higher university recognized award.

Examples of Current DUSs: : Examples of successful proposals are available. Email jtownsend@fsu.edu for the instructions to this secure site.

Criteria:

Candidates:

1. Must be full-time employees, in either E&G [State] or C&G funded lines, who, as of August 2009, have completed at least five (5) years of noteworthy accomplishment at Florida State University;
2. Must show evidence of outstanding scholarly productivity and/or creative activity;
3. Must show evidence of national and international visibility in endeavors that emphasize research and/or creative activities;
4. Must show evidence of recognition and honors related to research and/or creative activity; and
5. Must demonstrate that his/her research has had significant impact on the on-going research/scholarship and/or graduate student training in their respective units.

Award:

Recipients of this award will receive a one-time award of $10,000. Recipients will receive a check with taxes deducted. The awardee/s will be recognized at the annual Faculty Awards program generally scheduled in early April.

Selection Process:

Units (departments, programs) may submit only one nomination per academic year. The CRC will forward to the University President the names of up to three nominees. The President will choose up to two for the Distinguished University Scholar award.

Nomination Process:

New This Year: The nomination process will be electronic only! All materials are to be prepared for each nominee and will include, in this order:

1. A letter of nomination from a Florida State University faculty member or administrator that addresses the selection criteria above; a brief CV (no more than 2 pages) of the letter author is appreciated.
2. No more than three external letters in support of the nomination from scholars outside of Florida State University written within eighteen months of the date of this announcement August 2008; it is expected that the external letters will be written from people who have a direct knowledge or relationship to the nominee; a statement on the qualifications of the letter authors and a brief CV of the external letter writer (no more than 2 pages) are appreciated. NOTE: It is required that all external letters be written and addressed to the University President, but mailed back to the person in the department area who requested the letters so that all letters can be included in the materials that come forward to nominate the candidates.
3. Letters in support of the nomination from the nominee's dean, director (if applicable), and department chair carry significant weight and are encouraged; and
4. A complete vita, including a list of the nominee’s pertinent achievements, awards or accomplishments in the field of expertise
5. In those instances where you are asked to submit multiple letters and/or short CVs from those individuals who are providing letters regarding the nominee, you should scan the materials and, using the Adobe Acrobat professional version software, organize those materials into one document to be uploaded into the CRC/CS system in the appropriate spots where multiple documents are requested.

Submissions:

• the CRC/CS Online System to electronically submit your nomination information.

The CRC and Cornerstone programs utilize a special on-line proposal submission process which provides

• an electronic method for submitting your nomination to the program administrator (Jan Townsend),
• an electronic method for the administrator to assign those nominations to reviewers, and
• an electronic method whereby those reviewers can submit their evaluation score and comments regarding the nomination back to the program administrator.

You do not need special training to use the CRC/CS On-Line system. It is only through this process that your nomination will be accessible to reviewers so that evaluations can be recorded and funding recommendations made, and perhaps awarded.

To begin the process, you will need to completely read the instructions in this announcement. Prepare and save the various required elements in your computer. See Nomination Process above for specific information required for submission.

Once you have done this, then go to https://submissions.research.fsu.edu and follow the simple instructions.

1. The name of the person in the PROFILE must be the name of the nominee.  The other information related to the person in the PROFILE must also reflect information regarding the nominee.
2. If you have completed a PROFILE for the CRC/CS Online process in the past, DO NOT make a new PROFILE. Go right to #3. If you have never submitted a proposal through our system, first make a PROFILE so our database will know who you are.
3. Start the Submit a Nomination process by answering all the questions and uploading all the required elements.
4. You will have an opportunity to submit/store/save your material and update/edit it until the posted deadline for the program.
5. You will receive an email confirmation of your submission, even in its initial form, providing you with a login name and passcode so that you can revisit your submission in the CRC/CS system until you are satisfied that it is final, or the deadline is reached, whichever comes first!
6. In those instances where you are asked to submit multiple letters and/or short CVs from those individuals who are providing letters regarding the nominee, you should scan the materials and, using the Adobe Acrobat professional version software, organize those materials into one document to be uploaded into the CRC/CS system in the appropriate spots where multiple documents are requested.

You should note that materials received after the deadline will not be processed and incomplete materials will not be accepted, so please revisit your submission to make certain it is complete before the deadline.

Questions?

Call Jan Townsend at 644-8636 or eMail her at jtownsend@fsu.edu.