2024 Faculty and Alumni Awards

Instructions for Nominators: Please read and follow instructions

The awardee must attend the Awards Ceremony and related activities. Date for event is still being set, will take place in November 2024. Must be received by the Mizzou Alumni Association no later than 5 P.M on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, 2024.

1. Be sure to keep a copy of all materials (both hard copy and electronic) submitted for your future reference. Submit only the original packet material through the online form; there is no need to provide multiple copies of the nomination packet. Please submit only a completed nomination packet. Do not send letters individually, and do not have support letter writers send letters directly to the Alumni Association office.
2. A complete nomination packet will include:
   1. The completed nomination form submitted online. This will include the nominee’s and nominator’s information, which will include email addresses, degrees, and best phone number.
   2. A letter from the nominator.
   3. Completed online form including questions highlighting outstanding contributions and facts that you want the Awards Committee to be sure to know.
   4. No more than 3 additional letters supporting the nomination. Please upload letters in the order you want the committee to read them.
   5. A detailed vita/résumé listing awards, accomplishments, education, etc.
3. All nominations will be submitted online. There will be no need to submit a physical copy of the nomination packet. If you have questions regarding this, please be sure to contact Kyle Mauzey at 573-882-2451.
4. Please check with your nominee to be sure they are available on the date of the celebration. In case the nomination is a surprise, it is advisable to check with a spouse, and/or an assistant to be sure there are no conflicts with the date. The 2024 Awards Ceremony date is set for November 8, 2024.
5. The nominator will be invited to attend the reception and ceremony. If your nominee is selected as a recipient, the original letters from the nomination packet will be presented to the recipient on the day of the event as a memento of the occasion. Please be sure to advise the support letter writers of this.
6. Support Letters must address the specific award that the candidate is nominated for. Please be sure all support letter writers include their name, address, and email address on their letters. All support letter writers will be invited to the Faculty and Alumni Awards ceremony if their nominee is chosen as a recipient.
7. When the recipients have been selected, they will be notified by phone. Nominators will be called once all recipients have been notified.
8. Nominations submitted, but not selected, are kept on file to be considered for a total of three years. NOTE: If your nominee is a faculty member and in the carry over pool, please be sure to verify that he or she is not retiring prior to the awards ceremony. If your nomination is in the carry over pool, please be sure to update the nomination packet with new information or letters. Nominations that are not updated will be disqualified for the next year.

Eligibility

1. MU faculty with at least an active 1/2 time appointment on date of the awards ceremony are eligible to receive the award.
2. MU alumni who are graduates or former students (completed a minimum of 12 semester hours) are eligible to receive the award.
3. The following categories of people are not eligible to receive the Faculty and Alumni Award, the Distinguished Service Award or the Distinguished Faculty Award:
   1. Current members of University of Missouri Board of Curators
   2. Current members of the Mizzou Alumni Association Board of Directors
   3. Current members of the Faculty and Alumni Awards Committee
   4. Current elected or appointed State of Missouri or federal officials who, by virtue of their position, have the capability of directly or indirectly influencing funding for the University of Missouri.

2024 Faculty and Alumni Awards Criteria

1. Faculty and Alumni nominees will have distinguished themselves in their chosen profession. Prominent contributions in multiple areas of a career make the candidate truly outstanding. Letters supporting the nominee are limited to three.
2. Alumni nominees should be considered on the basis of their 1) professional and career accomplishments (60%), 2) university volunteer engagement (30%) and 3) community leadership and activities (10%). (Please note that monetary contributions to the University or other nonprofit organizations are not part of the criteria.)
3. Faculty nominees should be considered 1) on the basis of their distinction among peers in their field (50%), 2) in light of their total assigned academic responsibilities (teaching, research, service to the University) (25%) and 3) in consideration of their special relationship with students (25%).
4. In those cases where an MU faculty member is also an MU alumnus, the nomination should be considered only for the Faculty Award if the nominee is a current faculty member with the required minimum half-time (50%) appointment.

2024 Distinguished Faculty Award and Distinguished Alumni Award Criteria

1. The purpose of the Distinguished Faculty Award is to honor an outstanding member of the Faculty whose achievements have brought distinction to the faculty member and our University. It is awarded on the basis of the total accomplishments of the faculty member, with special emphasis on the faculty member’s relationships with students.
2. The Distinguished Alumni Award is to honor outstanding service by an alumnus whose sustained efforts and support have added to the excellence of MU. These contributions have brought distinction to the honoree and to MU.
3. NOTE: Nominees for either of the Distinguished Awards are required to be past recipients of the Faculty and Alumni Award prior to being nominated for this additional honor. (See the Past Faculty and Alumni Awards Recipients list online.)