The Academic Federation has called for nominations for its 2011 awards for excellence in teaching and research, while the Office of Graduate Studies and the Academic Senate’s Graduate Council are looking for the outstanding graduate student teaching assistant.

The federation awards are given to nonsenate faculty members in recognition of contributions to the Davis campus’s teaching and research missions. The deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Jan. 21. Each award comes with a $500 stipend.

The federation welcomes nominations from anyone in the campus community: students, alumni, faculty and staff. For the teaching award, the federation especially encourages nominations from students.

The official calls for nomination are available here, providing information on eligibility and qualifications, as how you can go about nominating someone. Questions? Contact Debbie Stacionis, (530) 754-4791 or dstacionis@ucdavis.edu.

In nominating people for the 2011 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award, each nominator must have direct experience with the nominee’s teaching. Nominations are welcome from anyone in the campus community, and students are especially encouraged to nominate their instructors. Self-nominations are acceptable.

“We believe that this is a tremendously important award because it honors outstanding graduate students, reminds the campus that teaching is a central part of the university’s mission, and can inspire students and professors to give increased attention to the educational process,” professors Jeffery Gibeling and Andre Knoeson said in inviting nominations.

The nomination deadline is Feb. 18. Former recipients are not eligible for nomination.

More information, including the nomination packet for the 2011 Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award. Questions? Contact Puriie Conley, (530) 752-8761 or
paconley@ucdavis.edu.