ALVSCE Eminent Researcher Award
ALVSCE Eminent Researcher Award
This award honors outstanding sustained achievement in research by a faculty member in the Division of Agriculture, Life and Veterinary Sciences and Cooperative Extension (ALVSCE). The award will be given annually along with a plaque and $1,000, presented at an ALVSCE event.
Who can be Nominated?
Any ALVSCE faculty member with a research appointment at the rank of Associate or Full Professor is eligible. This award can be received once in a faculty member's career.
Who can Nominate?
Nominations can be made by any ALVSCE administrative head, faculty, or staff member.
Nomination Materials
Nominating packets must include the following in a single pdf file:
- Nominee's full curriculum vitae
- A nomination letter from the initiator plus a maximum of three supporting letters. Supporting letters can be from UA or external colleagues and should highlight the individual's exceptional research contributions in some or all of the following categories:
- Overall impact of research activities
- Grants/Contracts, publications and/or intellectual property
- Collaborative research
- Undergraduate and/or graduate advising related to research
- Regional/national/international activities and recognition
- Service related to research
Selection Criteria
Nominees will be evaluated based on evidence of sustained outstanding achievement with high impact in some or all of the categories listed above.
Selection Procedure
A committee comprised of a minimum of three faculty and one appointed personnel member plus the Associate Vice President for Research serving as chair will review all nominations and select the winner.
Nomination Submission and Deadline
Send nominations in a single pdf file to Zaida Zalbidea at zaidaz@arizona.edu by close of business on March 1 annually.
Should March 1 fall on a weekend, the deadline will be automatically moved to the next business day.