Day: September 4, 2013

All continuing faculty with a clinical, tenure or grant tenure appointment at the UBC Vancouver Campus are eligible. The mid-career award recognizes faculty members with less than 12 years of university service and the senior award recognizes those with 12 or more years of university service.

Nomination Deadline

Departments may submit up to two nominations, one nomination per category. Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies must receive completed nomination packages by 4:00 PM on Friday, September 27, 2013.

Further Information

For evaluation criteria and nomination materials required, please visit:

http://www.grad.ubc.ca/awards/killam-awards-excellence-mentoring

If you have further inquiries regarding the competition, please contact:

Junnie Cheung

Killam, Development & Associate Deans’ Administrative Assistant | Office of the Dean | Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

Phone 604 822 9683 | Fax 604 822 5802

junnie.cheung@ubc.ca |

This award honours full-time and sessional faculty, staff and other persons associated with the Faculty of Education who have made an outstanding contribution to the Teacher Education Program at UBC. The recipient will receive a plaque along with a Pendleton blanket.  In addition, the recipient’s name will be displayed in the Faculty alongside other recipients of the award.

The nomination package should include 3 letters of nomination that address the following criteria:

·         The recipient will have shown exceptional dedication, leadership skills, and commitment to the ongoing improvement of the UBC Teacher Education Program over an extended period of time.

·         A detailed overview of the nominee’s accomplishments and/or contribution to the Teacher Ed Program.

Nomination in one year does not restrict the individual from being nominated in subsequent years; however, an individual may only receive the award once.

Nominations must be submitted by Monday September 23, 2013 to:

Dr. Rita L. Irwin, Associate Dean of Teacher Education

Chair, Awards Committee (Murray Elliott Service Award)

Teacher Education Office

2125 Main Mall, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4

Nominators are encouraged to submit nominations much earlier in September if at all possible.