<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div><div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;">Cullen College of Engineering Faculty and Staff:</span></div></div></div><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black; "><div><span style="color: black; "><br></span></div>It is time to consider nominations for the 2016-2017 College of Engineering Teaching Awards. </span><span style="color: black; "><br><br></span></span><p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-size: 16px;">Award Categories and Eligibility<span></span></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); ">College of Engineering Faculty Teaching Awards:</span></b> These<span style="color: black; "> awards recognize
outstanding teaching by full-time, tenured or tenure-track faculty in the
Cullen College of Engineering. Typically multiple awards are awarded annually. <b><i>Eligibility:</i></b>
All full-time, tenured, tenure-track faculty are eligible for this
award. Nominations may be received from Faculty or Staff of the Cullen College
of Engineering. Self-nominations are welcomed.<span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black; "><br></span><b><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); ">College
of Engineering Instructional Faculty Award:</span></b> This award recognizes
outstanding teaching by Instructional Faculty and Lecturers who have
demonstrated an exceptional commitment to teaching, beyond what is
characteristically expected of tenured or tenure-track faculty. <b><i>Eligibility:</i></b> To be eligible for this
award, a faculty member must consistently teach a course load of at least 5
course sections annually (over the preceding three academic years). This award is open
to all Instructional faculty and Full-time Lecturers. N<span style="color: black; ">ominations may be
received from Faculty or Staff of the Cullen College of Engineering. Self-nominations
are welcomed.</span><span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); "><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); ">College of Engineering Teaching Assistant Award:</span></b><b><span style="color: black; "> </span></b>This
award recognizes outstanding commitment to instruction by graduate Teaching
Assistants. <b><i>Eligibility:</i></b>
Eligibility for this award is restricted to graduate students of the Cullen
College of Engineering who have served as Teaching Assistants for at least one
course in the preceding 12 months. <b><span style="color:black">Only Department
Chairs can provide nominations for this award category. Please consult
your chair to nominate Teaching Assistants. </span></b><span style="color: black; "><span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: black; "><br></span><b><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); ">College
of Engineering Adjunct Faculty/Lecturer Award:</span></b> This
award recognizes the commitment to excellence in teaching demonstrated by
lecturers and adjunct faculty who are <b>not e</b>mployed on a full-time basis
by the Cullen College of Engineering. <b><i>Eligibility:
</i></b> Eligibility for this award is
limited to lecturers or adjunct faculty who are not employed on a full-time
basis in the Cullen College of Engineering. To be eligible for this award nominees
must not have taught more than 3 courses in the preceding two academic years. <b><span style="color:black">Only Department Chairs can provide nominations for this
award category. <span></span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: black; "><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); ">W.T. Kittinger Teaching Excellence Award:</span></b> The
W.T. Kittinger Teaching Excellence Award is the highest teaching honor
conferred by the Cullen College of Engineering on its full-time faculty and recognizes
an extended commitment to excellence in teaching and instruction. <b><i>Eligibility:</i></b> <span style="color: black; ">Full-time, tenured, tenure-track, and
non-tenure-track faculty who have been employed in the Cullen College of
Engineering for at least 5 years are eligible for this award. Nominations may
be received from Faculty or Staff of the Cullen College of Engineering.
Self-nominations are welcomed.<span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: black; "><span style="font-size: 16px;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); ">College of Engineering Lifetime Teaching Award:</span></b> The
Lifetime Teaching Award recognizes those individuals who have dedicated their
careers to excellence in teaching and instruction in the Cullen College. <b><i>Eligibility:</i></b> Full-time, tenured or
non-tenure-track faculty who have been teaching in the Cullen College of
Engineering for at least 20 years are eligible for this award. Nomination may
be received from Faculty or Staff of the Cullen College of Engineering. Self-nominations are welcomed. This awarded will only be awarded if a truly
deserving awardee is identified and may not be awarded annually. This is the only award category for which the
Effective Instruction Committee may opt to nominate a candidate while in
deliberation (after the nomination deadline). Members of the Effective
Instruction Committee are <b>not </b>eligible for this award.</span></p></div><div><span style="color: black; font-size: 16px;"><br></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><b><u><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); ">Nomination Requirements</span></u></b><u><span></span></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 16px;">Nomination packages must consist of:<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span style="font-size: 16px;">1) A
nominating letter (one-page maximum, 11 pt. font, one inch margins, on UH
letterhead) <span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 16px;">2) An
optional 2 page appendix (11 pt. font, one inch margins) which may include
letters from other faculty members (co-nominators), student comments,
additional information to provide context for the nominees teaching
accomplishments or similar relevant information. <span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 16px;">3) Note:
The Effective Instruction Committee will have access to all available
historical teaching evaluation scores.
These need not be included in the nomination package, but if provided
must be within the noted page limits. A copy of the historical teaching
evaluation data will be made available to the Department Chairs. Faculty should
submit their requests to review the historical teaching evaluation data
directly to their Chairs.<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size: 16px;">4) Nomination
packages that include anything beyond what is specified will be considered
non-responsive and will not be sent to the Effective Instruction Committee for
consideration.<span></span></span></p><p class="gmail-MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span style="font-size: 16px;">5) Nominations
must be submitted to Ms. Shirley Mate by COB March 16, 2017. Late nominations will
not be accepted.<span></span></span></p></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br clear="all"></span><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span><p><span style="font-size: 16px;">
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