Awards and Scholarships Committee

Purpose

The Awards and Scholarship Committee will review nominations for each of the COPH awards; maintain confidentiality of all committee deliberations and decisions; serve as a screening committee for nominations for the ETSU Distinguished Faculty Awards (teaching, research, service) in accordance with Section 3.8 of the ETSU Faculty Handbook; assemble nomination materials and a composite supporting statement for outstanding nominees, if any, for the ETSU Distinguished Faculty Awards.  The committee will also review scholarship applications and MOU's and notify award recipients of the decision.

Membership Structure

Faculty member representative from each department, which may include up to two department chairs, one or more of the previous years' award recipients, one or more staff representatives; The Assistant to the Dean or designee will serve as a non-voting support staff member. The Director of Development will serve on this committee as ex-officio.  

Terms of Membership

Members will be appointed for a three-year term so staggered that not more than one-third of the committee will be changed each year.

Specific Guidelines

Be appointed by the Dean; convene all meetings of the committee; maintain a record of all original documents of the business of the committee and submit to the Dean's Office at the completion of each academic year's review;

Membership