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CALS Early Career Faculty Teaching Award

The individual should demonstrate a commitment to quality instruction, show evidence of a creative combination of teaching strategies, and generate enthusiasm in students.

  • OFFICE MANAGING THE AWARD PROCESS: Office of Academic Programs, contact: Christina Schmidt (cms536 [at] cornell.edu)
  • DATE OF ANNOUNCEMENT: Early March
  • DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: March 31, 2023 (use this online form)
  • ELIGIBILITY: The Early Career Faculty Teaching Award is presented to individuals (tenure track or teaching faculty) who have taught in CALS for five years or fewer.
  • PRESENTED AT: Dean's Awards Ceremony, Summer

Nomination Process 

Using this online form, nominators submit information about the nominee (name, title, department, current appointment: percent teaching, research and outreach) and upload a single PDF that includes the following:

1. SUMMARY: A nominating statement (maximum of three pages) that confirms their eligibility for this award and presents evidence of the nominee’s commitment to excellence in teaching and mentoring.

  • Describe how they have impacted student learning in CALS, perhaps by developing a new course using innovative and evidence-based pedagogies.

  • Evidence of exceptional efforts to use innovative teaching techniques and to interact with and mentor students.

  • Evidence of professional development in teaching and learning (e.g., committee service related to teaching; participation in educational groups within professional societies or at teaching workshops/conferences or other professional development.

  • Include student comments, indicating teaching excellence and impact.

2. TEACHING: A table indicating teaching experience, highlighting the nominees primary teaching responsibilities (include course titles), years taught, and
approximate numbers of students per course.

3. LETTERS OF SUPPORT: A letter of support from the department chair and up to two additional letters of support, including at least one from a colleague familiar with the nominee’s teaching.

4. TEACHING CV: CV (maximum of three pages) focusing on relevant teaching experiences and accomplishments.

Previous Awardees of the Early Career Faculty Teaching Award (formerly Young Faculty Teaching Excellence Award) Since 1994

YearAwardee

1994

Deborah Streeter, Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics

1995

Barbara L. Bedford, Natural Resources

1996

Margaret Kyle Jahn, Plant Breeding and Biometry

1997

Susan R. McCouch, Plant Breeding and Biometry

1998

James E. Shanahan, Communication

1999

James M. Hagen, Agricultural, Resource, and Managerial Economics

2000

Alice P. Chan, Communication

2001

Dietram A. Scheufele, Communication

2002

Michelle L. Campo, Communication

2003

Evan G. Cooch, Natural Resources

2004

W. Lee Kraus, Molecular Biology and Genetics

2005

Jeffrey T. Hancock, Communication

2006

C. Johannes Lehmann, Crop and Soil Sciences

2007

Tarleton Gillespie, Communication

2008

Jeffrey T. Prince, Applied Economics and Management

2009

Sahara E. Byrne, Communication

2010

Fouad M. Makki, Development Sociology

2011

Robert A. Raguso, Neurobiology and Behavior

2012

Jeffrey D. H. Niederdeppe, Communication

2013

Jura Liaukonyte, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

2014

Joshua Cerra, Landscape Architecture

2015Jonathon Schuldt, Communication
2016Sharon Poczter, Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
2017Katja Poveda, Entomology
2018Minglin Ma, Biological and Environmental Engineering
2019Jamie Vanucchi, Landscape Architecture
2020Jeremy Allen, Animal Science
2021Nina Overgaard, Natural Resources
2022Todd Gerarden, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management