University Awards
2015-2016 Academic Year
Award
Approximate
Announcement
Date
General
Submission
Information
Submit Portfolio
or Selection
to Provost
Approximate
Notification
Date
Eligibility
Award
Amount
Awards/
Year
Coffman Chair for Distinguished
Teaching Scholars
3 Aug 15
17 Sep 15
Dept. Head Submits
Portfolio to Dean
25 Sep 15
4 Nov 15
Tenured Faculty in a bachelor-degree program,
1 per department, and 2 per eligible college
$5,000 salary
Stipend
$2,500 - OOE
$1,500 Discretionary
1
KSU Mentoring Award
Fall: 3 Aug 15
Spring: 14 Jan 16
Faculty Submit
Application to Provost
Fall: 9 Sep 15
Spring: 11 Feb 16
Fall: 16 Oct 15
Spring: 10 Mar 16
Tenure track assistant professors in the Sciences
and Engineering
Fall: Hires since Jan 1 Spring: all hires
Up to
$6,000
Fall: 1
Spring: 4
University Distinguished
Professor Award
17 Aug 15
Faculty, Dept. Head or
Dean Submit
Nominations to
Provost
5 Oct 15
1 Apr 16
DGF, DTS,
National & International Recognition
$10,000
salary stipend
Up to 2
Commerce Bank Presidential
Faculty & Staff Award for
Distinguished Services to
Historically Under-Represented
Students
11 Sep 15
Faculty, Students,
Staff or Administrators
Submit Nominations
to Office of Diversity
** 16 Oct 15
11 Dec 15
Faculty or staff member, alumnus, graduate student,
friend of the university, and may be someone
nominated last year
$2,500
1
National and International Recognition
$2,500
2
* 1 May 16
1 Sep 16
Distinguished Graduate Faculty
Award
4 Jan 16
Faculty Submit
Nominations to Carol
Shanklin, Dean of the
Graduate School
Commerce Bank Outstanding
Teaching Award
1 Dec 15
Deans Submit
Selections to
Provost
8 Feb 16
11 Mar 16
Any faculty in an undergraduate program—1 A&S
3 other colleges on alternate years
$2,500
4
Presidential Department Head
Award (Curtin Co.)
1 Dec 15
Deans Submit
Nominations to
Provost
8 Feb 16
11 Mar 16
Any department head,
Each college can nominate 2
$5,000
1
Presidential Advising Award
(Curtin Co.)
1 Dec 15
Deans Submit
Nominations to
Provost
8 Feb 16
11 Mar 16
Any advisor,
Each college can nominate 2
$5,000
1
Presidential Teaching Award
(Curtin Co.)
1 Dec 15
Nominations made by
Students, Faculty &
Dept. Heads,
Deans Submit
8 Feb 16
11 Mar 16
1 GTA, 3 undergraduate teachers some preference
for fresh/soph large classes, Each eligible college
can nominate 4
$5,000
1 Grad
student,
3 Faculty
Nominations to Provost
Award
Approximate
Announcement
Date
General
Submission
Information
Submit Portfolio
or Selection
to Provost
Approximate
Notification
Date
Eligibility
Award
Amount
Awards/
Year
University Outstanding
Department or Unit Award for
Enhancing Diversity
1 Dec 15
Faculty, Staff,
Department or Unit
Head
8 Feb 16
11 Mar 16
Any department or unit
$2,500 and
a plaque
1
University Distinguished Faculty
Award for Mentoring of
Undergraduate Students in
Research
1 Dec 15
Nominations made by
KSU faculty, students,
staff, or administrators
and submitted to the
Office of the Provost
8 Feb 16
11 Mar 16
A faculty member at the rank of assistant, associate,
or full professor, will be based upon the mentoring of
an undergraduate researcher in the previous
academic year and will encompass spring, summer,
and fall semesters prior to the award semester
$2,500 and
a plaque
1
Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Award
20 Jan 16
Faculty Submit
Application to Provost
2 May 16
15 Jun 16
Permanent faculty
Up to
$2,500
6-8
**Submit to Office of Diversity
* Email nomination packet (PDF or Word format) to : dgf@ksu.edu