Good morning COEHD Faculty,

 

It is that time of year to start sending your nominations to COEHD.dean@utsa.edu for the UTSA Presidential Awards and the Howe Awards. Please do not send nominations directly to faculty awards, as there is a new process in place.

 
Please see information below for nomination requirements and send forward all nomination packets to COEHD.dean@utsa.edu by the deadline of today, January 17, 2024. If you have submitted before and not been selected, please consider re-submitting this year. Thank you and have a wonderful day!

 

Richard S. Howe Faculty Excellence in Service to Undergraduate Students Award

Purpose of Award

The Richard S. Howe Faculty Excellence in Service to Undergraduate Students Award was established in 2002 through a gift to the university by Mrs. Walter W. McAllister Jr. and is named in honor of longtime engineering professor Richard S. Howe. This award is presented to full time faculty (fixed-term track, tenure-track or tenured) who have shown exemplary commitment towards UTSA undergraduates. The recipients of this award must have demonstrated a strong commitment to service to undergraduate students, served as an advocate for undergraduate education, and engaged in activities to promote student access and success. This award is for service outside of normal instructional activities

Eligibility

Nominees for the Howe Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award must be full-time faculty members with at least three years of service at UTSA and may be either tenured/tenure-track or fixed-term-track faculty. Recipients of the award are eligible for re-nomination after a five-year period, but are not eligible for nomination the year immediately following their previous win.

Nomination Materials

A selection committee composed of faculty will review nomination packets. The nomination packet for this award will consist of only the following, assembled into a single PDF file in the order indicated:

  1. Completed award nomination form
  2. A letter of support from a peer faculty colleague, department chair, or college leader
  3. A narrative statement from the nominee addressing:
  4. Two letters of support from current or former students that describe the experience and emphasize its impact.
  5. CV of nominee

Richard S. Howe Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award

Purpose of Award

In recognition of former UTSA College of Engineering professor and mentor Richard “Dick” Howe and with support from community leader and philanthropist Edith McAllister, this award recognizes UTSA tenured, tenure-track and fixed-term-track professors for developing signature learning experiences for undergraduates.

Signature undergraduate experiences include creative applied or experiential learning beyond the traditional classroom environment.

Eligibility

Nominees for the Howe Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award must be full-time faculty members with at least three years of service at UTSA and may be either tenured/tenure-track or fixed-term-track faculty. Recipients of the award are eligible for re-nomination after a five-year period, but are not eligible for nomination the year immediately following their previous win.

Nomination Materials

A selection committee composed of faculty will review nomination packets. The nomination packet for this award will consist of only the following, assembled into a single PDF file in the order indicated:

Completed award nomination form

Nomination letter from peer faculty colleague, department chair, or college leader

Self-statement of teaching philosophy (2-page max)

Course evaluations (2 courses max)

Nomination letters from students (2 max)

Recent course syllabi (2 courses max)

CV of nominee

Optional:

Peer observations of teaching (2 max)

No additional materials should be submitted.

UTSA Presidential Awards

 

UTSA recognizes faculty for their outstanding contributions in teaching, research and service through several university-level faculty awards that are administered by the Academic Affairs’ division of Faculty Success. Please visit Home | University Excellence Awards | UTSA | University of Texas at San Antonio for categories and eligibility.

 

Nomination Materials

A selection committee composed of faculty will review nomination packets. The nomination packet for this award will consist of only the following, assembled into a single PDF file in the order indicated:

Completed award nomination form

Visit award category for additional documents need UTSA Faculty Awards | University Excellence Awards | UTSA | University of Texas at San Antonio

 

 

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Thank you,

College of Education and Human Development, Office of the Dean