Distinguished Service Award
The Southern Oregon University Distinguished Service Award honors SOU Faculty for their service in support of the University's faculty, staff, and students, as well as the larger community (e.g. one's professional discipline or a geographic region (regional, state, national, international, etc...))
Award
Up to two awards will be given on an annual basis. If there are no qualified candidates, then an award is not given that year.
Award includes a certificate, plaque, and a $500 honorarium and may include a graduation regalia stole.
The awardees’ names will be added to the Distinguished Service plaque displayed in Churchill Hall.
Awardees (no speeches) are to be recognized by the Faculty Development Committee Chair or committee designee at the End-‐of-‐the-‐Year Breakfast. A brief summary of each awardee’s qualifications will be presented. Awardees will be given a certificate at the Breakfast, however, awardees are not required to attend the Breakfast.
Awardees (no speeches) are to be recognized by the Provost at that year’s Commencement Ceremony. A brief summary of each awardee’s qualifications will be presented. Awardees will be given a plaque at the Ceremony, however, awardees are not required to attend Commencement.
Additional recognition opportunities may include, but are not limited to, SOU Foundation commencement activities, SOU Board of Trustees and ASSOU meetings, and the Raider Academy Awards Ceremony.
The awardees’ names and pictures may be submitted to the Siskiyou and the Alumni Newsletter.
Eligibility
All professorial, professional, yearlong, and term-‐by-‐term faculty employed at SOU for a minimum of five years (consecutive years not required) are eligible to receive the Distinguished Service Award. Assessment of a candidate’s submission materials will take into consideration candidate’s career stage and appointment type.
Candidate must not be a previous recipient of SOU’s Distinguished Service Award.
Teaching and scholarship activities are excluded from consideration for this award.
Nomination Process
- Faculty Senate Chair will send out a call for nominations
- Faculty colleagues and self-‐nominations accepted
- Nominations are not accepted from students, staff, or administrators
- Nominations must be submitted to the Faculty Senate Chair who will then inform each candidate of their nomination and provide them with the name of their nominator
- Candidate must inform the Faculty Senate Chair of his/her acceptance of the nomination by the posted deadline
- Faculty Senate Chair will inform each Division Director of the faculty in their division who have accepted their nomination for the Distinguished Service Award
For more information about the Distinguished Service Award including submission, timeline, selection criteria and selection process please review the following link.
