Purpose
To recognize early career, tenure-track faculty members who have demonstrated significant achievement in research, scholarship and/or creative work.
Inclusive excellence in faculty research, scholarship and creative work prepares a diverse student population and inspires innovation. To integrate scholarship, service and teaching by enhancing student learning and providing a challenging, supportive environment with a heightened sense of intellectual stimulation, the Provost Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship recognizes innovative and sustained activities in scholarly pursuits across academic disciplines. Recipients of the award provide JMU students with a stimulating environment that fosters learning and affirms the university as an intellectual and cultural leader.
Important Dates
- Submit nominations electronically to Benjamin Delp, Director of Research Development and Promotion by Tuesday, January 31, 2023.
- Award winners will be honored at the Academic Affairs Awards Recognition Luncheon on April 27, 2023, and receive a $1,000 honorarium.
2023 Award Winners
Nomination Process
The College of Arts & Letters, College of Business, College of Education, College of Health & Behavioral Studies, College of Integrated Science & Engineering, College of Science & Mathematics, College of Visual & Performing Arts and the JMU Libraries will each submit one nomination on behalf of the college. To be considered, nominees must be an early career, tenure-track faculty member, defined as a faculty member who has not yet received tenure. Self-nominations will not be accepted. College nominators are responsible for working with the nominee to gather information to submit a letter no longer than two pages highlighting the nominee's scholarly activities and accomplishments, a portion of the letter must connect the nominee's work to JMU's Strategic Priorities.
Selection Criteria
Colleges might consider utilizing the following selection criteria to determine a nominee:
- Advancing the knowledge base of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) topics and/or demonstrating DEI responsiveness in the research, scholarship or creative work process
- Scholarly achievements through peer-reviewed publications, conference papers, performances, exhibits and/or other scholarly and creative works
- Impact on discipline at the state, regional, national and/or international levels
- Engaging undergraduate and/or graduate students in applied creative work/scholarship and/or theoretical research activities
- Implementing an interdisciplinary approach to research/creative work
- Developing relationships with off-campus organizations (academia, government, industry, not-for-profit) and incorporating community engagement efforts into research and creative works
- Facilitating inquiry into effective models and implementation of innovative teaching methods which advance the scholarship of teaching and learning
- Serving and leading on unit, college, university, local, state, regional, national or international committees focused on scholarship and creative work
- Serving as a reviewer for funding agencies, scholarly publications or other external academic organizations
- Ability to secure internal and/or external sponsored project funding
JMU Provost Awards
Please visit the Office of the Provost for more information on the Provost Awards. Direct any questions or requests for information to Benjamin Delp, delpbt@jmu.edu.
Award Winners
- 2022 - Ailton Santonio Coleman, Rebecca French, Kelly Naletelich,
Matt Pardo, Paul Raston, Maryam Sharifian, Case Watkins and Kayla Yurco - 2021 - Mark Rankin
- 2020 - Gina MacDonald
- 2019 - Sharon Mazzarella
- 2018 - Chris Lantz
- 2017 - Paul Bogard
- 2016 - Kenn Barron
- 2015 - Steve Whisnant
- 2014 - Conley McMullen
- 2013 - Louise Temple
- 2012 - Kevin Giovanetti
- 2011 - Ioana Niculescu
- 2010 - Dennis Barlow
- 2009 - Reid Harris
- 2008 - Steven Evans
- 2007 - Patricia Buennemeyer