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<big><font face="Times New Roman, Times" size="2"><big>CCE Faculty:<br>
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FINAL REMINDER<br>
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This is a call for nominations for the following faculty excellence
awards for the academic year 2009-2010. Please submit your
nominations to me by COB March 22, 2010.<br>
<br>
<i><u>Fluor-Daniel Faculty Excellence Award</u></i></big></font>: The
highest
honor accorded to a Cullen College of Engineering faculty member, this
award symbolizes overall career excellence. <br>
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<i><u>The Junior Faculty Research Excellence Award</u></i></big></font>:
Given to a young faculty member, eight years or less from the date of
the
doctorate, who has made an outstanding research contribution. <br>
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<i><u>The Senior Faculty Research Excellence Award</u></i></big></font>:
Given to a faculty member whose research effort has brought significant
recognition to the research activities of the college.<br>
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Nominations should consist of: (a) a letter of nomination limited
to two pages and (b) a copy of the nominee's vita (on file in this
office), which will be attached to the nomination when received and
then
transmitted to the Research Awards Committee; further requirements of
the
<i>Fluor-Daniel Faculty Excellence Award</i> are noted below. If
additional information is needed, the committee will contact the
nominees.<br>
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The following rules pertain:<br>
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</big></font><font size="2"><big>Nominees for the <i>Fluor-Daniel
Faculty Excellence
Award</i> must be full-time tenured faculty who have held a continuous
appointment in the Cullen College of Engineering for at least <b>five</b>
academic years prior to the year of nomination. Nominees must
demonstrate excellence in all areas of faculty responsibility. The
selection committee will consider: (a) the significance and
national/international impact of the candidate's research or creative
activity; (b) evidence of outstanding teaching ability; and (c)
distinctive service to the College, the profession, and the
community. Documentation of quality teaching should be provided,
along with a list of all graduate students supervised, together with
their current positions if they have graduated. <br>
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</big></font><font size="2"><big>Nominations for the <i>Junior Faculty
Research
Excellence Award</i> and the <i>Senior Faculty Research Excellence
Award</i> should be restricted to faculty who had joined the Cullen
College of Engineering at least three years prior to the time of their
nomination.<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><big> </big></font><font
size="2"><big>No
member of the Dean or Provost's office is eligible for the <i>Junior
Faculty Research Excellence Award</i> or for the <i>Senior Faculty
Research Excellence Award</i>.<br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><big> </big></font><font
size="2"><big>A
previous recipient of the <i>Senior Faculty Research Excellence Award</i>
is eligible for reconsideration for the Award only in the event of
significant contribution in a field of work distinct from that
recognized
in the previous Award.<br>
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size="2"><big>The
Research Awards Committee shall make recommendations to the Dean. <br>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times" size="1"><big> </big></font><font
size="2"><big>No
nominations will be accepted after the deadline of COB March 22, 2010.<br>
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Fritz Claydon, Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Dean of Administration and Research
Cullen College of Engineering
University of Houston
713.743.4204
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:fclaydon@uh.edu">fclaydon@uh.edu</a></pre>
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