Seeking nominations for College of the Environment Awards

Do you have a colleague or student that deserves recognition for their work at the College of the Environment? Of course you do! Through a College-wide nomination process, this program honors students, staff and faculty who make exceptional and meaningful contributions to our College community. Award nominations are one of a small handful of ways we can recognize the exceptional talent we have amongst us. For the 2013-2014 year, please consider nominating one of exceptional people you know in our College for an award. The deadline for all nominations is Friday, February 28, 2014.

Distinguished Staff Member

Criteria: Nominees should provide extraordinary service beyond the basic job description and demonstrate the University of Washington values of integrity, diversity, excellence, collaboration, innovation and respect.

Eligible: CoEnv staff members who hold a 50% or greater permanent appointment, have been employed at the University for a minimum of six months as of the nomination deadline.

Outstanding Teaching Faculty

Criteria: Nominees should demonstrate:

Mastery of subject matter including the continued growth in his/her own teaching
Demonstration of enthusiasm and innovation in the teaching and learning process
Ability to engage students both inside and outside of the classroom
Aptitude to inspire independent and original thinking in students
Ability to stimulate students to do creative work
Innovations in course and curriculum design

Eligible: CoEnv tenure-track, WOT (without tenure), and research faculty; lecturers, and instructors.

Outstanding Researcher

Criteria: Research or scholarship contributed within the past two years that has been or has the potential to be widely recognized by peers and whose achievements have had or may have a substantial impact of the profession, on research or the performance of others, or on society as a whole.

Eligible: CoEnv tenure-track, WOT (without tenure), and research faculty; lecturers, instructors, staff or students who are engaged in research.

Outstanding Community Impact

Criteria: Stakeholder engagement within the past two years that stimulates, inspires, and drives interactive uses of environmental science and information to impact the broader community. Includes, but is not limited to one or more of the following:

Working with communities to change management of natural resources
Bringing diverse groups of people together to address a common problem
Developing business, economic or industry solutions through hands-on interaction and collaboration
Affecting or changing city, local or state policies and/or processes

Eligible: Two awards:

Staff or faculty, acting within their role in the College, who did not receive the College of the Environment¹s Outstanding Public Engagement Award the previous year.
CoEnv student who did not previously receive the College of the Environment¹s Outstanding Public Engagement Award.

Undergraduate Dean’s Medalist

Criteria: Outstanding academic achievement, including research, overall GPA and other measurable academic achievements, as well as outstanding leadership or service, including community service and leadership on or off campus.

Eligible: CoEnv undergraduate students

Eligible: CoEnv graduate students