Faculty/Staff Awards Program

Faculty Awards

All College of Agriculture faculty are eligible for the following awards:

• Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence

• Dean’s Award for Advising Excellence

• Dean’s Grantsmanship Award 

• AAES Director’s Research Awards (1 Jr., 1 Sr.)

The Director’s Award for Research has two categories:
--the Director’s Research Award for Junior Faculty and
--the Director’s Research Award for Senior Faculty.

All assistant professors are eligible for the Director’s Research Award for Junior Faculty, while all associate professors and professors are eligible for the Director’s Research Award for Senior Faculty.

Recipients will be awarded $2,000 and a plaque.

Employee of the Year Awards

All administrative/professional and staff employees of the College of Agriculture and Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station are eligible for technical and administrative awards. Recipients will be awarded $750 and a certificate.

Please complete the application for Employee of the Year awards and provide a letter of support. See award guidelines for more information.

Nominations will be reviewed and decisions made by the Awards Committee, which includes Denise Smith (chair), John Olive (Superintendent), Dave Williams (department head representative), Leigh Hinton (A/P representative) and Glen Davis (University Staff representative). 

Due Date for 2009 Awards

Applications are due by close of business on Friday, November 20, 2009 to the Dean’s Office. A committee of past winners will select this year’s recipients.

Announcement of Award Recipients

Winners of all awards will be announced at the Annual Holiday Reception.