APSU National Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award

Eligibility

• Full-time tenured faculty member or department chair

• Minimum of ten years of continuous full-time teaching at Austin Peay State University

• Faculty on authorized leaves of absence (e.g., professional development leave, maternity leave) during the ten-year period remain eligible

• All ranks are eligible; academic credentials requisite to the position held are sufficient

• One recipient per year

• Recipients are not eligible to win again until twenty years of full-time APSU teaching have elapsed, beginning the semester following the award

Nominations

Each January, the chair of the Honors and Awards Committee issues a call for nominations from faculty, the Student Government Association, and Alumni. Each college dean, the Library Director, the SGA president, and the Associate Vice President for Alumni, Engagement, and Philanthropy conduct a nomination process within their area and ballot to determine nominees. Selected nominees must submit a one to two-page narrative biography covering their scholarship and teaching relevant to this award. The nominee receiving the most votes after two balloting processes receives the award.

Award

The award consists of:

• $1,000 in faculty professional development funds or a $1,000 check (choice made by recipient)

• An engraved plaque serving as a personal memento

• The recipient's name inscribed on a plaque permanently displayed in the Browning Administration Building