UGA Awards

The nomination and selection process for the University-wide awards listed below varies. Please review the following links carefully for detailed information related to eligibility, application process, and submission requirements. You will notice that some of the awards are handled directly by offices outside the College of Education. Others are processed through the Associate Dean for Research’s Office for the Dean of the College of Education.

UGA Recognition (Teaching/Research/Service)

Nominations that must be submitted to the College of Education Office of the Associate Dean for Research should be submitted as a PDF file electronically via email attachment to gmason@uga.edu or PDF file on CD sent through campus mail to the Associate Dean for Research Office, c/o Faculty Awards Committee Secretary, Gabrielle Mason, G10 Aderhold Hall. Do not submit hard copies of nomination packages.

Important: In all cases related to dossiers that must pass through the COE Faculty Senate Awards Committee: the Awards Committee will not accept late or incomplete dossiers. It is the responsibility of the nominator to ensure the dossier is complete and submitted by the College of Education’s deadline.

Please use the protocol listed below to name these nomination files. For example, the nomination for John Smith for the Distinguished Research Professor Award would be named as “Smith_John_DRP.” Please label all separate attachments clearly.

Nomination File Naming Protocol by Award

Distinguished Research Professor [Last Name]_[First Name]_DRP
Walter B. Hill Distinguished Public Service Fellow [Last Name]_[First Name]_HPSF
Walter B. Hill Distinguished Achievement in PSO [Last Name]_[First Name]_HPAPSO
Service Learning Teaching Excellence Award [Last Name]_[First Name]_SLTE
Service Learning Research Excellence Award [Last Name]_[First Name]_SLRE
Regents’ Professorships [Last Name]_[First Name]_RP
University Professorships [Last Name]_[First Name]_UP
Richard B. Russell Undergraduate Teaching Award [Last Name]_[First Name]_RRUTA
Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship [Last Name]_[First Name]_JMDTP
Award No. of Copies Eligible Recipients FINAL Due Date / College FINAL Due Date / University Contact
Michael F. Adams Early Career Scholar Tenure-track faculty at UGA who have successfully passed their third-year review but have not yet been tenured November 5, 2013 OVPR
Robert C. Anderson Memorial Award 10 Recent Ph.D. graduates First Tuesday of December OVPR
Lilly Teaching Fellows Program Faculty in their 1st, 2nd, or 3rd year of a tenure-track position without significant teaching experience Contact CTL CTL
Sarah H. Moss Fellowship 10 Tenure-track faculty, age 35 or younger Contact CTL CTL
Fulbright Programs
Engaged Scholar Award Tenured faculty August 23, 2013 October 25, 2013  VPPSO
Senior Teaching Fellows Program Associate and full professors with five years at UGA Contact CTL CTL
Service Learning Teaching Excellence Award All full-time permanent UGA faculty members in any career track are eligible to apply October 4, 2013 November 1, 2013 OSL
Service Learning Research Excellence Award All full-time permanent UGA faculty members in any career track are eligible to apply October 4, 2013 November 1, 2013 OSL
Study in a Second Discipline Program 10 Tenured faculty Contact VPAA VPAA
Learning Technologies Grants Program 1 hard copy and 1 electronic attachment Full-time faculty September 14, 2009 CAIT, c/o OISD
Distinguished Research Professorship

Submit initial nomination for COE Awards Committee electronically to Gabrielle Mason at gmason@uga.edu

The COE Faculty Senate Awards Committee will not accept late or incomplete dossiers. It is the responsibility of the nominator to ensure the dossier is complete and submitted by the College of Education’s deadline.

Nominees must be at least 10 years beyond the date of the terminal academic degree and must have the endorsement of the appropriate dept head & dean. October 4, 2013 Noon – November 14, 2013 OVPR
Walter B. Hill Service Awards

Submit initial nomination for COE Awards Committee  electronically to Gabrielle Mason at gmason@uga.edu

The COE Faculty Senate Awards Committee will not accept late or incomplete dossiers. It is the responsibility of the nominator to ensure the dossier is complete and submitted by the College of Education’s deadline.

Aug 23, 2013 Sep 27, 2013 VPPSO
Regents Professorship

Submit initial nomination for COE Awards Committee  electronically to Gabrielle Mason at gmason@uga.edu

The COE Faculty Senate Awards Committee will not accept late or incomplete dossiers. It is the responsibility of the nominator to ensure the dossier is complete and submitted by the College of Education’s deadline.

Candidate must hold the rank of professor.  At time of appointment must not hold or must relinquish any other university-wide professorship. October 4, 2013Nominated by Dean November 1, 2013 VPAA
Regents Teaching Excellence Awards 7 Current full-time members of the teaching faculty and teaching academic staff at USG institutions Contact OVPI OVPI
University Professorship

Submit initial nomination for COE Awards Committee  electronically to Gabrielle Mason at gmason@uga.edu

The COE Faculty Senate Awards Committee will not accept late or incomplete dossiers. It is the responsibility of the nominator to ensure the dossier is complete and submitted by the College of Education’s deadline.

Candidate must hold the rank of professor and have been on the faculty of UGA for 10 years.  Upon appointment the faculty member must not hold or must relinquish any other University-wide professorship. October 4, 2013Nominated by Dean November 1, 2013 VPAA
Creative Research Award 10 Candidate must have completed at least 5 years of service at the University. First Tues of Nov OVPR
Creative Research Medal 10 Faculty at the University of Georgia First Tues of Nov OVPR
Richard B. Russell Undergraduate Teaching Award

Submit initial nomination for COE Awards Committee  electronically to Gabrielle Mason at gmason@uga.edu

The COE Faculty Senate Awards Committee will not accept late or incomplete dossiers. It is the responsibility of the nominator to ensure the dossier is complete and submitted by the College of Education’s deadline.

Tenure-track faculty engaged in undergraduate instruction who have been at the University a minimum of three years at the time of the actual award and who have been in a tenure-track position for a total of no more than 10 years. October 18, 2013 Nov 22, 2013 VPAA
Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorships

Submit initial nomination for COE Awards Committee  electronically to Gabrielle Mason at gmason@uga.edu

The COE Faculty Senate Awards Committee will not accept late or incomplete dossiers. It is the responsibility of the nominator to ensure the dossier is complete and submitted by the College of Education’s deadline.

Oct 18, 2013 Nov 15, 2013 VPAA