CNR-CALS JOINT AWARD FOR

SERVICE TO ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY

An award open to all faculty regardless of college or unit affiliation at NC State.

This award is given annually at the CALS-CNR “Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Distinguished Lecture on Global Service to Society and Environment.” This year the award will be presented October 22, 2007 at the J.S. McKimmon Center immediately following a campus wide lecture by:

Dr. Thomas E. Lovejoy, President of the Heinz Center for Science, Economics and the Environment. 

Dr. Lovejoy's lecture is scheduled for 3pm followed by the award presentation and a reception.

This award is given to a tenure-track faculty member from any of NC State’s colleges, jointly by the deans of CALS and CNR.  This prestigious award will recognize exemplary service to Environment AND Society through any mechanism(s) of scholarly work.  The most important aspect of a nomination will be demonstration of “impact” (see examples below).  “Service” to environment and society suggests that the impact of the work has contributed directly or indirectly to the improvement of the human and natural world conditions.  The award recognizes work relevant at any scale or geography.

This award focuses, but not exclusively, on mid-career faculty (broadly defined).  It is intended to reward accomplishment, and very importantly, to encourage future work. 

Nomination dossiers should include - -

1. Complete resume.

2. Letter of support from department head, dean, associate dean, assistant dean, and/or university officer.

3. Statement from the nominee about the impact of their work and future plans.

4. Two letters of support from outside of NC State attesting to the impact and accomplishment of the nominee’s efforts (the nominee statement and resume can be provided to the outside letter-writers).

Nominations can originate from individual faculty on their own behalf or on behalf of colleagues, or from any level of university administration.  Nomination packets must be submitted to the selection committee via the person writing a letter of support – No. 2 above.  

The selection committee will consist of: CALS Dean Johnny Wynne, CNR Dean Robert Brown, CHASS Dean Toby Parcel, NC State Provost Larry Nielsen, and The Honorable Mary Easley, First Lady of North Carolina and Executive in Residence at NC State University. Nomination dossiers must be received by Monday, September 24 in the Dean’s Office (Robin_Hughes@ncsu.edu) College of Natural Resources, Biltmore Hall (phone 513-0152).

The awardee is provided a chance to briefly address the audience assembled for the “Borlaug Lecture,” a certificate, $1000, a token gift, his or her name and area of service engraved on a university plaque, and over time, awardees will form a special university “club” (to be named) tasked with developing ways to encourage service among others.

Examples of Service Impact - -

1. Number of the nominee’s graduates becoming professors, or assuming leadership roles, or being rewarded for their service, etc.
2. Number of institutions adopting a new technology or approach developed by the nominee.
3. Number of people and/or acres positively impacted by the nominee.
4. Evidence of other scholars using nominee findings/accomplishments.
5. Awards bestowed on the nominee by other institutions.
6. Influence of the nominee on committees and boards, etc., appointments to prestigious groups.
7. Nominee’s success in building and leading collaborative-partnership efforts.
8. Nominee’s success in informing society about environment.
9. Others….

For additional information please contact Larry Nelson (919) 515-2665 or Dan Robison (191) 515-5314.