Distinguished Service Award
The College of Charleston Distinguished Service Award is made to a roster faculty member or administrator during the spring semester. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes the outstanding contributions of a colleague who, beyond his or her required duties, has a sustained career of serving the college community in an outstanding and distinguished manner. The recipient is recommended to the Provost by an ad hoc committee appointed by the Provost and including five former recipients of the award and the Student Government Association President or a representative from the Student Government Association appointed by their President. The award is a framed certificate and a cash award.
No faculty member may receive this award more than once.
- Established: 1983
- Number of recipients annually: one
- Committee Co-Chairs: Jim Deavor (deavorj@cofc.edu) and Devon Hanahan (hanahand@cofc.edu)
- Award: $1500 and a framed certificate
Nominations
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes the outstanding contribution of a colleague who, beyond his or her required duties, has a sustained career of serving the college community in an outstanding and distinguished manner. Roster faculty members and administrators are eligible for this award that recognizes outstanding service to the College of Charleston. Nominators must be faculty members. Letters of nomination should describe fully the ways in which the nominator finds the candidate to have given unusual and distinguished service to the College and provide examples whenever possible. Nominations should be seconded by at least one additional faculty member, who may co-author the primary nomination letter or write a separate letter of support. Letters of support should be collected and submitted with the original nomination; up to three letters of support may be submitted. The committee will solicit materials from the nominee, including a narrative (up to 1500 words), a current CV, and additional materials as the committee sees fit.
All letters of nomination must also include:
- the name, title and department of the person being proposed for the award;
- the name, address and phone number of the nominator; and
- the name of the award.
Deadline: Sunday, January 29, 2023
Nomination Link: Distinguished Service Award Nomination Form
Questions about the award or criteria? Contact our Faculty Affairs Coordinator, Estee Gabay (gabayel@cofc.edu) or the committee co-chairs. Technical difficulties with the nomination form? Email faculty-awards-group@cofc.edu.