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This is a call for nominations for the following faculty excellence awards for the academic year 2010-2011. Please submit your nominations to me by COB March 21, 2011.<br>
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<i><u>Fluor-Daniel Faculty Excellence Award</u></i></span><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">: 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></span><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">: 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></span><font size="4"><span style="font-size: 13pt;">: 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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</span></font><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Symbol">ˇ</font></span><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> </span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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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</span></font><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Symbol">ˇ</font></span><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> </span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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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</span></font><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Symbol">ˇ</font></span><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> </span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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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</span></font><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Symbol">ˇ</font></span><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> </span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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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</span></font><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Symbol">ˇ</font></span><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> </span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Research Awards Committee shall make recommendations to the Dean. <br>
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</span></font><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Symbol">ˇ</font></span><font size="4"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 13pt;"> </span></font></font><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"> </span></font><span style="font-size: 12pt;">No nominations will be accepted after the deadline of COB March 21, 2011.<br>
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<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Fritz Claydon Ph.D.<br>Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering<br>Associate Dean of Administration and Research<br>University of Houston<br>Cullen College of Engineering<br>713.743.4204<br>
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