UCD Directives

UC DAVIS: ACADEMIC SENATE  

October 13, 1999

MEMORANDUM

TO:    Deans, Directors and Department Chairpersons

FROM:  Robert Sommer, Chair
       Academic Senate Committee on Public Service

RE:    1999-00 Distinguished Public Service Award

Attached is the Call for the 1999-00 Distinguished Public Service Award.  I
would very much appreciate it if you would PLEASE POST the colored flier
that you'll be receiving in the next few days in a visible location in your
department and seek out worthy candidates to nominate.  This Award will be
presented by the Davis Division of the Academic Senate to up to 4 deserving
faculty members who have made significant contributions to the world,
nation, state and community through distinguished public service.  In
addition to the extraordinarily long term of service, the committee is very
interested in reviewing what a newer faculty member may have done in a
relatively short period of time.  The recipient(s) will receive a stipend.  

I have included a copy of the official Call for Nominations with this memo,
which has been mailed to each faculty member under separate cover.  Please
note that the deadline for receipt of nominations is Tuesday, November 30,
1999.  If you have questions or need additional information, please feel
free to call Kathy von Rummelhoff at 752-3920.

We expect to assemble a strong group of candidates from our public
service-minded faculty, but your help is earnestly solicited.  Thank you for
your assistance.  

ksv

Attachment

P.S. The Call for Nominations is also available on the Academic Senate
web page www:mrak.ucdavis.edu/senate/senateho.htm and on the Directives page at
www:mrak.ucdavis.edu/senate/senateho.htm.


UC DAVIS: ACADEMIC SENATE

October 13, 1999

1999-2000 DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

The Davis Division of the Academic Senate invites nominations of candidates
for the 1999-2000 Award for Distinguished Public Service.  Up to four (4) awards will 
be made annually.  All tenured members of the Academic Senate (including
Professors-in-Residence and Professors of Clinical (Specialty) at the level
of Associate Professor or higher, and Lecturers with Security of Employment), 
provided they have not previously won the award, are eligible for nomination by other 
members of the Academic Senate.

Description:  The Award, which includes a stipend, is presented by the Davis
Division of the Academic Senate in recognition of significant contributions
to the world, nation, state and community through distinguished public
service.  The Distinguished Public Service Award is based on our confidence
in the University's tradition of excellence and demonstrates the commitment
of the Davis campus to public service.

Definition:  Public service is organized activity that extends a faculty
member's expertise in teaching, research or professional competence beyond
the university campus into local, statewide, national, or international
public arenas.  For purposes of this Award, distinguished public service is
the unpaid, focused and sustained direct extension of a faculty member's
disciplinary or technical expertise to the public and non-profit sector.
Service resulting in significant monetary gain (private consulting) is not
considered public service, nor is service performed as a private citizen
(membership in local service clubs) or as an elected public official (city
council).  As criteria for this award, public service can include these activities:

1. Testifying before international, federal, state or local
   legislative, executive or judicial hearings, meetings, boards or
   commissions.

2. Consultations, advice and recommendations to government boards,
   commissions or agencies.

3. Membership on boards, commissions or special committees of
   international, federal, state or local bodies.

4. Research for or collaboration with public agencies, commissions,
   boards, task forces or committees.

5. Service to community groups, nonprofit organizations and the general
   public in meetings, workshops, and conferences, including presentations to
   these, or through the media.

6. Development and dissemination of information of state, national
   and/or international importance through the production of non-profit
   documentary videos or film.

The departmental MSO/Administrative Assistant or Chairperson can usually
supply information related to a candidate's public service record.

Nominations:  Nominations should be in the form of a letter (not to exceed
two single-spaced, typewritten pages) providing a comprehensive summary of
the qualities and accomplishments that would warrant the candidate to be
considered for the Award.  The letter should focus on the scope and impact
of the public service efforts and should detail the special characteristics
that extend the nominee's expertise and sets him/her apart from other
faculty such as their philosophy, objectives, or impact of effort.  If
service did result in gain, please describe.  The committee considers
nominations with long term as well as short-term distinguished public
service. The nominator should insure that documentary evidence is available;
however, supporting material should not be attached to this nomination.

Finalists:  The Academic Senate Committee on Public Service will review the
nominations and select final candidates for further consideration.  A more
complete dossier for each finalist will be requested from the nominator for
review by the Committee.

Deadline:  All letters must be received before 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday,
November 30, 1999.  Nominations should be addressed to The Committee on
Public Service, Academic Senate Office, 356 Mrak Hall, Attn: Kathy von
Rummelhoff.  Questions concerning nominations should be addressed to Kathy
von Rummelhoff at 752-3920.

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