Awards to Faculty
The following awards are coordinated by the Honors and Awards Committee:
The recipient of the Richard M. Hawkins Award shall be an individual judged to have made noteworthy contributions to scholarship
or creative activity. The recipient shall be a full-time faculty member. All academic
ranks are eligible. While there will normally be a recipient each year, the award
will not be presented in a year when candidates fail to meet the necessary criteria
as judged by the Selection Committee.
A call for nominations will be extended by the chair of the Faculty Honors and Awards
Committee in January. Each department may nominate one individual for the award. The
name of the nominee and supporting material shall be submitted to the appropriate
dean. Supporting material includes a current vita, letters of support, and copies
of any scholarly or creative work including, but not limited to, texts, recordings,
portfolios, etc. as evidence of a candidate’s contributions. Supporting material must
be in electronic format. Each dean shall rank the nominees from his/her college or
school and submit these ranked names along with the supporting materials to the selection
committee via the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs office. The
individual receiving the majority vote of the selection committee shall be recommended
as the recipient of the Richard M. Hawkins Award.
The selection committee will be composed of the chair of the Faculty Honors and Awards
Committee, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, chair of the Research
Council, and the three immediate past Hawkins Award winners. The award is presented
at the Fall Faculty Meeting. The award shall consist of $1,000 in faculty professional
development funds or a $1,000 check (choice made by recipient) and an engraved plaque
with the recipient’s name inscribed. A plaque will be displayed in the foyer of the
Browning Administration Building.
A list of past winners and more information is available at the link above.
The Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Faculty Award for Community Service shall be based on service to the community with emphasis placed on contributions
that have enhanced or will enhance the quality of life in the Clarksville/Montgomery
County area. Contributions may have been made over a period of years.
Each department, dean, faculty member, staff member, or member of the Clarksville
Montgomery County community may nominate one individual for the award each year. The
recipient shall be a full-time teaching faculty member or departmental chair. All
academic ranks are eligible. There shall be a single recipient each year. The call
for nominations shall be made by the chair of the Faculty Honors and Awards Committee
in January. The name of the nominee and supporting materials shall be submitted to
the Chair of the Faculty Honors and Awards Committee. Supporting materials should
include a current vita or resume and letter of support. The individual receiving the
majority vote of the selection committee shall be the recipient of the Chamber of
Commerce Distinguished Faculty Award for Community Service.
The Honors and Awards Selection Committee shall consist of the Associate Vice President
for Campus Engagement; the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs,
who shall serve as chair; the Vice President for Alumni, Engagement and Philanthropy;
and the Assistant Vice President for Alumni and Engagement. The award is presented
at the Fall Faculty Meeting. The award shall consist of a $500 check provided by the
Zinifex Zinc Plant and an engraved plaque serving as a personal memento provided by
the Clarksville Area Chamber of Commerce.
A list of past winners and more information is available at the link above.
The APSU National Alumni Association Distinguished Professor Award shall be based on professional performance with a major emphasis on teaching. The
recipient shall be a full-time tenured faculty member or a department chair and shall have completed a minimum of ten years of continuous full-time teaching at Austin Peay State University. Faculty who are
on leaves of absence for authorized reasons during the minimum ten-year continuous
full-time teaching period (for example, professional development leave, maternity
leave, etc.) shall still be considered eligible for the award. All ranks shall be
eligible. Academic credentials requisite to the position held in the University shall
be sufficient for eligibility and selection. There shall be a single recipient of
the Distinguished Professor Award each year. Any faculty member who wins this award
shall not be eligible again to win the award until twenty years of full-time teaching
at APSU have elapsed starting with the semester following the one in which the award
was presented.
Each January, the chair of the Faculty Honors and Awards Committee will issue a call
for nominations from the faculty, the Student Government Association and Alumni as
follows: each college dean, the Library Director, the SGA president and the assistant
vice president for Alumni and Engagement will conduct a nomination process to determine
nominees from her/his area, and each will conduct balloting to determine the nominee(s).
Selected nominees must submit a one- to two-page narrative biography that includes
information about their scholarship and teaching relevant to this award. The nominee
receiving the most votes after two balloting processes shall receive the award.
The award shall consist of $1,000 in faculty professional development funds or a $1,000
check (choice made by recipient), an engraved plaque serving as a personal memento
and the recipient's name cumulatively inscribed on a plaque to be permanently displayed
in the Browning Administration Building.
A list of past winners and more information is available at the link above.
The Socrates Award for Excellence in Teaching is given for outstanding teaching for tenure- track faculty members who have not
yet received tenure and is presented at the annual fall faculty meeting. There are
a maximum of five recipients each year. The recipients must have at least one year
of APSU's student-teacher evaluations. Non-tenured department chairs are also eligible.
In addition to being outstanding teachers, the candidates' academic advising, research,
and creative activities that clearly support excellence in teaching will also be considered.
Recipients will not be eligible to win during the next two calendar years.
Nominations are made within departments and are forwarded to one of five established selection committees. Each of the following units will field a Socrates Award winner, provided there is a suitable awardee:
- College of Arts and Letters;
- College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
- College of Business
- College of Education, Library; and faculty who are not assigned to specific academic units
The individuals receiving the majority of the vote of the selection committee shall
be recommended to the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. This
award consists of $1,000 in faculty development funds or a $1,000 check to the recipient
(choice made by recipient) and an engraved plaque.
A list of past winners and more information is available at the link above.
The Tenured Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching is given for outstanding teaching to a tenured faculty member and is presented at
the annual fall faculty meeting. There will be no more than one recipient each year.
Tenured department chairs are also eligible. In addition to being outstanding teachers,
the candidates' academic advising, research, and creative activities that clearly
support excellence in teaching will also be considered. Recipients will not be eligible
to win during the next two calendar years.
Nominations are made within departments and are forwarded to one of five established selection committees. Each of the following units will field a Tenured Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching winner, provided there is a suitable awardee:
- College of Arts and Letters
- College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
- College of Behavioral and Health Sciences
- College of Business
- College of Education, Library, and faculty who are not assigned to specific academic units
The individual receiving the majority of the vote of the selection committee shall be recommended to the Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs. This award consists of $1,000 in faculty professional development funds or a $1,000 check to the recipient (choice made by recipient) and an engraved plaque.