Award: $1,000
Donald N. McKay left a bequest to the University of Northern Iowa Foundation that included funds to establish an annual cash prize to a UNI faculty member "for excellence in research and scholarship."
This prestigious honor is open to all full-time faculty with at least five years of service at the University of Northern Iowa at the time of nomination. The major selection criteria will be exceptional original contributions to research and scholarship, including the creative arts.
Each Department Head, following consultation with the faculty, may nominate one qualified candidate for the McKay Award. The department nomination should be sent to the appropriate College Dean and include three items: (1) a cover page; (2) a current vita; and 3) a letter from the Head that outlines the nominee's record of exceptional research and scholarship. The letter must be limited to three double-spaced pages.
Each Dean, following consultation with the college faculty senate, may designate a maximum of two finalists. A committee of five faculty and one Department Head, chaired ex-officio by Associate Graduate Dean Victoria DeFrancisco, will select the McKay Award recipient.
Deadlines:
Department nomination to the College Dean – Friday, February 1, 2008
College finalist(s) to the Graduate College – Monday, February 11, 2008
Contact Victoria DeFrancisco, Associate Dean, Graduate College if you have any questions (3-2748 or victoria.defrancisco@uni.edu).