AWARD LIST:
 
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD
In keeping with the land-grant mission of Michigan State University, the MSU Alumni Association will annually seek and accept nominations of graduates or former students of Michigan State University for the Michigan State University ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD. The selection will be made from candidates who have demonstrated continuing outstanding volunteer service to Michigan State University and/or meritorious public service on a local, state, national, or international level. Candidates must possess the highest standards of integrity and character to positively reflect and enhance the prestige of Michigan State University.

*Note: No nominee will be considered unless the entire form is completed.

Recipient Selection Criteria:

1. Must have demonstrated continuing outstanding volunteer service to Michigan State University and/or meritorious public service on a local, state, national or international level.
2. Must be a graduate or former student of Michigan State University, in good standing with the MSU Alumni Association.
3. Professional ;and personal accomplishments.
4. Special honors or recognition (in professional or volunteer service).
5. Must have high personal integrity and character.

1. Recommendations for nominees may be made by individuals, alumni clubs, and constituent associations.
2. All nominations must be submitted on an application form supplied by the MSU Alumni Association.
3. Award candidates are selected one year prior to presentation of awards. Nomination forms may be submitted at any time, but must be in the alumni office by February 14 to be considered for awards presented during the next academic year.
4. The Awards Committee will screen the nominees and recommend finalists to the MSU Alumni Association Board of Directors.
5. The MSU Alumni Association Board of Directors will select the recipient(s) to recommend to the President of the University.

1. The Executive Director of the MSU Alumni Association, and/or the Chairperson of the National Board, shall confer the Michigan State University ALUMNI SERVICE AWARD upon the recipient at Homecoming, Alumni Day, or an appropriate occasion.
2. When possible, the person responsible for making the nomination shall be invited to attend the presentation.

AMOCO FOUNDATION
EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD
The Amoco Foundation sponsors up to two EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARDS, each with a stipend of $1,500. All current temporary and tenure system faculty (including Distinguished Faculty Award and Teacher-Scholar Award recipients) with at least three years of teaching experience at Michigan State University are eligible for nomination. The college nominating committee must be representative of all segments of the campus community, including academic discipline, academic level, race and gender, and must also include student representation. Nominations are to be based on commitment to and evidence of outstanding undergraduate teaching including, but not limited to, 100- and 200-level courses.

The following criteria are to be used in selecting recipients for this award:

1. superior classroom performance
2. high educational standards
3. well-developed, organized, and sequenced instruction that supports and explains major course concepts
4. encouragement of critical analysis, problem solving, and divergent points of view
5. promotion of writing and communication skills as part of the instruction
6. provision for student participation to insure active involvement in the learning process and to maximize active learning
7. incorporation of research in the discipline
8. linkage with other disciplines
9. appreciation of national and international diversity
10. concern for students in and out of the classroom

THE COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE
ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
To be eligible for nomination for the COLLEGE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD, the individual must be a graduate of Michigan State University with a degree from one of the programs of the College of Social Science. The individual must have distinguished themselves by achieving the highest level of professional accomplishments, and possess the highest standards of integrity and character.

The College of Social Science will also consider the individual candidate’s voluntary service on a local, state, national, or international level with clubs, service organizations, or other community involvement.

Applications for nominations and answers to any questions can be obtained from the office of the College of Social Science, 205 Berkey Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1032, USA.
 
 

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD
In keeping with the land-grant mission of Michigan State University, the MSU Alumni Association will annually seek and accept nominations of alumni for the Michigan State University DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD. The selection will be made from candidates who have distinguished themselves by obtaining the highest level of professional accomplishments and who possess the highest standards of integrity and character to positively reflect and enhance the prestige of Michigan State University.

*Note: No nominee will be considered unless the entire form is completed.

 Recipient Selection Criteria:

1. Must be an alumnae/alumnus of Michigan State University, with a degree.
2. Must have demonstrated continuing outstanding voluntary service on a local, state, national or international level. (Include clubs, service organizations, community involvement.)
3. Must have attained the highest level of professional accomplishments. (Attach resume if available.)
4. Special honors or recognition (in professional or volunteer service).
5. Must have high personal integrity and character.

1. Recommendations for nominees may be made by individuals, alumni clubs, and constituent associations.
2. All nominations must be submitted on an application form supplied by the MSU Alumni Association. Additional pages may be attached.
3. Award candidates are selected one year prior to presentation of awards. Nomination forms may be submitted at any time, but must be in the alumni office by February 14 to be considered for awards presented during the next academic year.
4. The Executive Director of the MSU Alumni Association shall forward all applications to the Awards Committee of the MSU Alumni Association.
5. The Awards Committee will screen the nominees and recommend finalists to the MSU Alumni Association Board of Directors.
6. The MSU Alumni Association Board of Directors will select the recipient(s) to recommend to the President of the University.

1. The President of Michigan State University and/or the Chairperson of the National Board shall confer the DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD upon the recipient at any of the University commencement ceremonies, or another appropriate event.
2. When possible, the person responsible for making the nomination shall be invited to attend the presentation.

 
 

Final selection of Distinguished Faculty Award winners will be made by an All-University Awards Committee appointed by the President. The Awards Committee each year will define and publish selection criteria and solicit nominations. Each nominating unit having 200 or more faculty members may nominate four candidates each year. Each nominating unit having 100-199 faculty members may nominate three candidates each year. Each nominating unit having fewer than 100 members may nominate two candidates each year. After nomination for the award by the nominating units, screening will be carried out at the direction of the Awards Committee, through subcommittees or other means which they judge appropriate. No more than ten Distinguished Faculty Awards shall be made each year.

*Detailed nomination information can be obtained from the Office of the Provost.
 
 

EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY/EXCELLENT PROGRESS
IN ACHIEVING DIVERSITY
The awards for EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY AND EXCELLENT PROGRESS IN ACHIEVING DIVERSITY are designed to recognize individual members, units and organizations of the University Community that have exhibited exemplary performance in implementing the Principle - Advancing Diversity Within Community. Excellence includes outstanding initiatives in any of the university’s diversity related activities. Individuals, units and organizations may have initiated, sponsored or supported programs or activities that have contributed to an improved campus community.

There will be up to three cash awards to individuals in the amount of $2,000 each, and up to three recognition awards to units and organizations. The nominations packet and additional information about the awards can be obtained by calling (517)353-7725.
 
 

GLEN TAGGART AWARD FOR THE COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION
TO INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING
The GLEN TAGGART AWARD FOR COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTION TO INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING is given to one or more citizens of the State of Michigan (other than Michigan State University staff and international alumni) who have made a distinct and sustained contribution to international understanding in their respective communities or in the state at large. The award is named for the first Dean of International Studies and Programs at MSU. Nominees might be teachers, clergy, writers or artists, members of volunteer organizations or public servants, although these are intended as suggestions rather than as prescriptive categories. The aim of the award is to extend public recognition to people not attached to MSU who give their time, energy and imagination to the work of promoting knowledge of and concern for all the peoples of the world.

A selection committee will review the nominations and select the year’s award recipient. The award will be presented during a ceremony on a date to be announced.

Application forms can be obtained from the International Studies and Programs Office located at 207 Center for International Programs, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1035, USA. Inquiries can be directed to the attention of Tracy Dobson, Associate Dean.
 
 

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD
In keeping with the land-grant mission of Michigan State University, the MSU Alumni Association will annually seek and accept nominations of friends of MSU for the Michigan State University HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD. The selection will be made from candidates who have demonstrated continuing outstanding volunteer service to Michigan State University on a local, state, national, or international level, and who possess the highest standards of integrity and character to positively reflect and enhance the prestige of Michigan State University.

*Note: No nominee will be considered unless the entire form is completed.

Recipient Selection Criteria:

1. Must be a non-alumnae/alumnus of Michigan State University.
2. Must have demonstrated continuing outstanding voluntary service on a local, state, national or international level on behalf of Michigan State University.
3. Must possess a continued commitment of service to Michigan State University.
4. Special honors or recognition (in professional or volunteer service).
5. Must have high personal integrity and character.

1. Recommendations for nominees may be made by individuals, alumni clubs and constituent associations.
2. All nominations must be submitted on an application form supplied by the MSU Alumni Association.
3. Award candidates are selected one year prior to presentation of awards. ;Nomination forms may be submitted at any time, but must be in the alumni office by February 14 to be considered for awards presented during the next academic year.
4. The Executive Director of the MSU Alumni Association shall forward all applications to the Awards Committee of the MSU Alumni Association.
5. The Awards Committee will screen the nominees and recommend finalists to the MSU Alumni Association Board of Directors.
6. The MSU Alumni Association Board of Directors will select the recipient(s) to recommend to the President of the University.

1. The Executive Director of the MSU Alumni Association, and/or the Chairperson of the National Board shall confer the Michigan State University HONORARY ALUMNI AWARD upon the recipient on Homecoming, Alumni Day or an appropriate occasion.
2. When possible, the person responsible for making the nomination shall be invited to attend the presentation.

INTERNSHIP AGENCY
COORDINATOR EXCELLENCE AWARD
At the discretion of the Director of the School of Criminal Justice, the INTERNSHIP AGENCY COORDINATOR EXCELLENCE AWARD is presented to an internship agency coordinator who has made either a significant contribution to the Michigan State School of Criminal Justice internship program or furthered the process of achieving the objectives of the Michigan State School of Criminal Justice internship program.

General criteria for selection includes:

1. Contributions of an enduring nature to the Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice internship program.
2. Service given or personal commitment made which may have significantly enhanced a student or agency’s experience with the Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice internship program.
3. Qualities of character and thought which would serve as a positive influence and role model to Michigan State’s Criminal Justice interns.

INTERNSHIP AGENCY EXCELLENCE AWARD
At the discretion of the Director of the School of Criminal Justice, this award is presented to agencies which have developed an outstanding model internship experience for students. Agencies must meet the majority of the following criteria in order to be considered or chosen for this award:

1. The agency actively recruits interns.
2. Interns are accepted on a continuous basis.
3. Students are provided with an orientation and training.
4. Students are provided with a quality learning experience.
5. Students’ learning objectives are supported by agency expectations and assignments
6. Appropriate supervision and feedback is given to the intern.

JOON S. MOON
DISTINGUISHED INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI AWARD
The JOON S. MOON DISTINGUISHED INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI AWARD is designed to recognize eminent alumni for outstanding leadership and contributions in the international realm.

A selection committee will review the nominations and select the year’s award recipient(s). The award will be presented during a ceremony to be announced be International Studies and Programs.

Application forms can be obtained from the office of International Studies and Programs located at 207 Center for International Programs, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1035, USA.
 
 

MSU ALUMNI CLUB OF MID-MICHIGAN
QUALITY IN UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING AWARD
The MSU Alumni Club of Mid-Michigan sponsors up to two QUALITY IN UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING AWARDS, each with a stipend of $2,000. All current temporary and tenure system faculty (including Distinguished Faculty Award and Teacher-Scholar Award recipients) with at least three years of teaching experience at Michigan State University are eligible for nomination. The college nominating committee must be representative of all segments of the campus community, including academic discipline, academic level, race and gender, and must also include student representation. Nominations are to be based on commitment to and evidence of outstanding undergraduate teaching including, but not limited to, 100- and 200-level courses.

The following criteria are to be used in selecting recipients for this award:

1. superior classroom performance
2. high educational standards
3. well-developed, organized, and sequenced instruction that supports and explains major course concepts
4. encouragement of critical analysis, problem solving, and divergent points of view
5. promotion of writing and communication skills as part of the instruction
6. provision for student participation to insure active involvement in the learning process and to maximize active learning
7. incorporation of research in the discipline
8. linkage with other disciplines
9. appreciation of national and international diversity
10. concern for students in and out of the classroom

MSU EXCELLENCE-IN-TEACHING
CITATIONS FOR GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANTS
MSU EXCELLENCE-IN-TEACHING CITATIONS are made to six graduate teaching assistants who have distinguished themselves by the care they have given and the skill they have shown in meeting their classroom responsibilities. The essential purpose of the citation is to bring University-wide recognition to the best of the graduate teaching assistants, and by doing so, to underline the qualitative contribution which they are making to the undergraduate program.

Nominations are made by the chairperson of the department/director of the school in which the teaching assistant’s instructional responsibilities have been discharged. When this is not the department/school in which the nominee is a candidate for a degree, the chairperson/director of the degree department/school must endorse the nomination. In every instance, the nomination must be accompanied by a letter of recommendation from the faculty member who has supervisory responsibility for the graduate teaching assistant. Individual departments/schools will ordinarily make a single nomination each year, but the larger departments/schools may make as many as three. "At-large" nominations are also invited from an appropriate student organization. All nominations are reviewed by a college screening committee, which may forward no more than two nominations to the Office of the Provost.

To be nominated for an MSU EXCELLENCE-IN-TEACHING CITATION, the teaching assistant must have held at least a half-time graduate teaching assistantship for a minimum of one semester at the time of nomination. In addition, the nominee must have assumed a significant measure of responsibility for the conduct of undergraduate courses, whether in lecture, recitation or laboratory sections. Special tutorial or seminar teaching will also be recognized by the citations committee.

*Detailed nomination information is available from the Office of the Provost.
 
 

MSU TEACHER-SCHOLAR AWARD
MSU TEACHER-SCHOLAR AWARDS are made to six members of the faculty from the ranks of instructor, assistant professor and associate professor who early in their careers have earned the respect of students and colleagues for their devotion to and skill in teaching. The essential purpose of the award is to provide recognition to the best teachers who have served at MSU for seven years or less. Nominations are made by department chairpersons/school directors after consultation with an appropriate committee of senior colleagues. No department/school may make more than two nominations. "At-large" nominations are also invited from an appropriate student organization. All nominations are reviewed by a college screening committee, which may forward no more than two nominations to the Office of the Provost.

To be considered for an MSU TEACHER-SCHOLAR AWARD, the faculty member must hold the rank of instructor, assistant professor or associate professor and, at the beginning of the award period, must have served on the faculty for at least two semesters but no more than seven academic years at Michigan State University. Nominees for a TEACHER-SCHOLAR AWARD must be willing to permit a member of the awards committee to visit their classrooms. Committee visitation is a part of the total evaluation procedure only for those nominees who, after preliminary screening, seem most promising.

*Detailed nomination information is available from the Office of the Provost.

PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR
OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE
As the nation’s premier land-grant institution, Michigan State University takes great pride in its historical commitment to foster community service as a vital component of civic responsibility. The University seeks effective strategies to recognize individuals who support the ideals of volunteerism, philanthropy, and community service. The University will acknowledge the efforts of those who voluntarily, and on unpaid basis, use their special talents, extending themselves beyond the scope of their designated University responsibilities, to enrich our local communities, the state, or the greater society. The PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE are designed to recognize the commitment and dedication that MSU faculty and staff (academic and University support) demonstrate by service to the citizenry of this great nation through their extraordinary and sustained efforts in the community.

Nominees must have a record of achievement that demonstrates a continuing and sustained commitment to voluntary community service in a variety of settings. Individuals who have engaged in or fostered voluntary civic activity in this context are eligible for this award. The nominee must be a current, full-time Michigan State University faculty or staff (academic or University support) member.

The criteria for selection of this award recipient include the creative application of knowledge or special expertise, an understanding of the nature and spirit of volunteerism, the insight into the diverse needs of a community and its members, the knowledge of the multiple resources and programs that combined builds and strengthens communities, and the perseverance required to sustain long-term efforts. Community service is multidimensional. It may take the form of direct participation in a volunteer activity, assistance in promoting or developing community service opportunities, or leadership in fostering volunteerism in others.

*Nomination forms and answers to any questions may be obtained from the Office of the Provost.