The CASB Dean’s Leadership Council recognizes one outstanding faculty member a year who has made outstanding contributions to the academic, professional or personal growth of the undergraduate students. The awardee, selected from a slate of nominees, will receive a customized commemorative medal to wear at commencement and a financial award of at least $2,021.

Who may nominate

All Missouri S&T faculty, administrators, staff, students or alumni may nominate a CASB faculty member who teaches in these departments:

• Air Force ROTC
• Army ROTC
• Arts, Languages, and Philosophy
• Biological Sciences 
• Business and Information Technology
• Chemistry
• Economics
• English and Technical Communication
• History and Political Science
• Mathematics and Statistics
• Physics
• Psychological Science
• Teacher Education and Certification

Nominations from department chairs are encouraged. Self-nominations are not accepted. Nominations for the 2021 Dean’s Medal are due Dec. 31, 2020.

Award criteria

Nominees demonstrate excellence and innovation in any combination of the following:

• Instruction in classrooms, laboratories, field settings, and/or other learning environments
• Academic and/or pre-professional advising
• Leading students in significant community engagement
• Fostering caring, inclusive, and respectful learning environments
• Advancement of research of student learning and pedagogy
• Obtaining significant external resources for improving undergraduate learning
• Mentorship of undergraduate research and creative activity projects that are disseminated through
  outlets such as juried performances, presentations at professional conferences, and publications
  in peer-reviewed journals

Contributions to student success can be made during any time period.

Nomination packet

Suggested examples to define your nomination:

Teaching

• Teaching awards, grants, conference papers, and journal articles that pertain to the scholarship of teaching and learning
• Examples or testimonials of innovative teaching and/or learning strategies in the classroom that led to improved student learning

Research

• Examples of accomplishments that enhanced student research, scholarship and creative activities
• Mentorship of undergraduate student research

Service to students

• Mentoring, student academic advising, student organization advising, recruiting, and service learning

Should you need need help with the nomination process, please contact Linda Bramel, executive assistant, at lindab@mst.edu or 573-341-4668.

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