Goodman Faculty Award

Criteria for Award

Selection for the award will be based on criteria expressed by the donors as well as those established by the Academic Council.

Donor Wishes

A nominee must possess a record of excellence in any of the following:

Teaching and/or scholarly, creative activity
Curriculum development
Technology enhancements
Professional development initiatives
Integration of teaching and scholarship to benefit student learning process

Academic Council Guidelines

At the time of nomination, applicants must:

be full-time instructional faculty, either tenured, tenure-track or RTA
be in at least their third year of employment at JMU, but have not exceeded five years of employment (hired between fall 2019-2020 and 2021-2022)

Nominations

Colleges are invited to make one nomination. Nominations must be made through the dean and supported by the nominee’s academic unit.
Completed packets are submitted to the Associate Vice Provost for Academic Effectiveness and Evaluation by January 31, 2024 by email to vpfac@jmu.edu.

Nomination Materials

Nomination letter of no more than three pages from the academic unit head or unit PAC addressing the nominee’s record of achievement related to the criteria set forth by the donor
A personal statement of no more than three pages addressing the nominee’s accomplishments and contributions related to the award criteria
Faculty member’s current CV

Nomination Letter and Personal Statement Guidelines

The nominee must possess a record of excellence in any of five areas of scholarly endeavor: teaching and/or scholarly/creative activity, curriculum development, technology enhancements, professional development initiatives or integration of teaching and scholarship to benefit the student learning process. The nomination letter should discuss the candidate’s accomplishments at JMU and in the profession, demonstrating clear evidence of the nature, level, and/or degree of a nominee’s contributions. Examples may address instruction, student development and learning, the use of technology in teaching, scholarly works (objective, subjective, and/or artistic), scholarly activities (new knowledge and research), curricular development, interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary activity, meaningful connections between a nominee’s scholarship and teaching, or application of knowledge and expertise in the contexts of the university, community, society or professional service.

Process

A selection committee makes a recommendation to the Provost, who selects the award recipient. The selection committee includes the Associate Vice Provost for Academic Effectiveness and Evaluation (chair/non-voting), a Faculty Senate representative, the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs, the Mengebier Professorship recipient and two members from Academic Council appointed by the Provost.
Recipients will be announced at the award luncheon held on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

Deadlines

Nominations must be submitted to the Associate Vice Provost for Academic Effectiveness and Evaluation by January 31, 2024 by email to vpfac@jmu.edu.