The Office of the Provost invites nominations for Distinguished Teaching Professorship and Distinguished Service Professorship. The State University of New York’s Distinguished Faculty Rank program encourages ongoing commitment to excellence, kindles intellectual vibrancy, elevates the standards of instruction and enriches contributions to public service. It demonstrates the State University’s pride and gratitude for the consummate professionalism, the groundbreaking scholarship, the exceptional instruction and the breadth and significance of service contributions of its faculty.
Appointment to Distinguished Faculty Rank constitutes a promotion to the State University’s highest academic rank, and it is conferred solely by the State University Board of Trustees.
For information about qualifications, eligibility, complete guidelines, policy and procedures, please refer to www.suny.edu/provost/academic_affairs/Dist_Prof_Awards.cfm.
In addition, local guidelines for preparing a nomination portfolio can be found in this folder on the campus drive: H:\Chancellor’s & Dist. Awards Series. Please refer to the documents titled “DistingTeach” and “DistingService.”
All nominations should be submitted to the Provost’s Office by Jan. 7, 2011. Campus submissions must be received at System on or before March 11, 2011.
If you have questions, please contact the Provost’s Office at x3379 or Valerie McCallister at mcallisv@newpaltz.edu.