UC DAVIS: ACADEMIC SENATE Wednesday, October 29, 2003 To: Deans, Directors and Department Chairs From: Tilahun Yilma, Chair, on behalf of the Faculty Research Lecture Committee Subject: Nomination of candidates for the Faculty Research Lectureship The Faculty Research Lecture Committee invites all Academic Senate members of the Davis Division to submit nominations for this year’s Faculty Research Lectureship Award. Once each year the Davis Division of the Academic Senate selects a Faculty Research Lecturer, who will give a public lecture under the auspices of the Chancellor and the Chair of the Davis Division. The lecturer is singled out for the distinction of her/his scholarly research, chiefly for efforts carried out while a member of the Davis faculty. The Faculty Research Lectureship is the highest honor the Davis Division of the Academic Senate accords its members. All members of the Senate are invited to submit nominations. Since a single award is made for the entire Davis faculty, nominees should be outstanding scholars and researchers, recognized as leaders in their respective discipline, both nationally and internationally. Please provide the following: 1. A letter of two to three pages setting for the nominee’s qualifications. 2. A current curriculum vitae of the nominee. 3. A bibliography of significant items. 4. One or two examples of the nominee’s work demonstrating its distinctive quality. 5. The Selection Committee may request additional information on nominees and will not necessarily limits its consideration of candidates to the pool of nominees. In preparing the cover letter, please emphasize information on originality and creativity of the nominee and the nominee’s works. Nominators should emphasize the fundamental and, if appropriate, practical impacts of the nominee’s work, particularly for work carried out at Davis. Against the background of the breadth of UC Davis research and scholarly activity, what makes your nominee’s contributions stand out? Indicate the interest that the nominee’s lecture may raise on the campus and in the local community. The deadline for the nomination is 5 p.m., Friday, November 21, 2003. Nominations, either paper or e-mail attachment, should be sent to: Audrey Ashford atashford@ucdavis.edu Faculty Research Lectureship Davis Division of the Academic Senate Voorhies Hall UC Davis 03-130
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