Awards

Distinguished Faculty

Eligibility for award:	Full-time tenured faculty and Part Time faculty
Selected by:	Campus Selection Committee (Faculty) from pool of candidates nominated and forwarded by Division Selection Committee.
Process organized by:	Academic Senate Officers Committee
Selection criteria:	Four criteria established by Academic Senate. Nominee should show a commitment to excellence: In teaching, or in the performance of other assigned duties; As a faculty member who has contributed to his/her discipline; Through an active and involved role in campus affairs; and By involvement in the community as a representative of the college.
Selection schedule:	Nominations solicited in the late spring. Recipient(s) announced in August during President's Convocation.
Other recognition:	Presentation to Governing Board; Photo in Library; Photo and Bio appear in college catalog; acknowledgement at the Annual Recognition Awards Ceremony; Leads Commencement march at graduation ceremony; Story and photo in Campus Scene, press release distribution. Recipient(s) receive a $500 award, funded by the Foundation Office, and receive medallions.