Nominations are accepted from department chairs. If a center, institute, or other unit wishes to advance a nomination, it should coordinate the nomination with an academic department. Each department may nominate one tenured faculty member. Neither emeritus faculty nor university officials at the rank of associate dean or above are eligible for the award.
Please submit a new nomination for each award cycle.
Nominations should be addressed to the appropriate divisional committee and sent to Michaela Aust (michaela.aust@wisc.edu).
The annual application deadline for nominations from all four divisions will be 15 December
Each nomination letter should be a single .pdf to present the candidate’s contributions to teaching, research and service and include the candidate’s curriculum vitae.
Please click below for each division’s call for nominations:
Each nomination should be a single .pdf and include a nomination letter (approx. 5 pages) and curriculum vitae.
Please address the following:
- Educational contributions: courses taught, course development, textbooks and other educational materials that have been disseminated, educational awards, training of students in research (undergraduate or graduate – please relate the number trained to norms in the field and discuss trainee outcomes), outreach activities
- Research contributions: scholarly/ artistic impact, publication record (provide a short description of the impact of 3 publications from the nominee, as well as overall number of publications if the publication list is extensive), funding record (please relate to norms in the field), awards and external recognition, invited talks
- Service contributions: UW service (departmental, college/school, and university level), external service (funding agencies, editorial positions, professional societies), research leadership positions, diversity and inclusion efforts
Eligibility: Full Professor with a record of outstanding scholarship and service for 10 years or more at UW-Madison.
Each nomination should be a single .pdf and include a nomination letter and an abbreviated curriculum vitae. The total page limit (nomination letter and curriculum vitae) is 12 pages. Please address the following:
- Educational contributions: courses taught, course development, textbooks and other educational materials that have been disseminated, educational awards, training of students in research (undergraduate or graduate – please relate the number trained to norms in the field and discuss trainee outcomes), outreach activities
- Research contributions: scientific/technological impact on the field, publication record (provide a short description of the impact of 3 publications from the nominee, as well as overall number of publications if the publication list is extensive), funding record (please relate to norms in the field), awards and external recognition, invited talks
- Service contributions: UW service (departmental, college/school, and university level), external service (funding agencies, editorial positions, professional societies), research leadership positions, diversity and inclusion efforts
Append up to two external letters of support.
Each nomination should be a single .pdf and include a nomination letter and an abbreviated curriculum vitae. The total page limit (nomination letter and curriculum vitae) is 12 pages. Please address the following:
- Educational contributions: courses taught, course development, textbooks and other educational materials that have been disseminated, educational awards, training of students in research (undergraduate or graduate – please relate the number trained to norms in the field and discuss trainee outcomes), outreach activities
- Research contributions: scientific/technological impact, publication record (provide a short description of the impact of 3 publications from the nominee, as well as overall number of publications if the publication list is extensive), funding record (please relate to norms in the field), awards and external recognition, invited talks
- Service contributions: UW service (departmental, college/school, and university level), external service (funding agencies, editorial positions, professional societies), research leadership positions, diversity and inclusion efforts
Additionally, up to two external letters of support may be provided.
Each nomination should be a single .pdf and include a nomination letter and an abbreviated curriculum vitae. The total page limit (nomination letter and curriculum vitae) is 12 pages. Please address the following: