Criteria for Selection

All faculty members who are tenured and hold the rank of associate or full professor at the time of nomination will be eligible for the award of an Endowed Professorship. The primary criterion of selection shall be excellence in scholarship and/or creative accomplishments, for example, research publications, literary works, paintings, musical compositions or performances. A candidate must also have demonstrated a record of quality teaching; please include summaries of S.O.S. scores for the last 5 years. Please submit all materials electronically in one PDF document. The supporting materials submitted with a nomination shall include:

1. A letter detailing the accomplishments of the nominee;
2. Evidence of accomplishments (e.g., articles, books, reviews of shows, etc.);
3. Evidence of ability to serve as an ambassador of the University;
4. Only three letters of support from authorities outside UW Oshkosh, who are in the nominee’s field or a related field.

Selection Process

The selection process shall be as follows:

• Normally, nominations of individuals shall be submitted by departments to Deans. In exceptional circumstances, an individual may wish to submit a self-nomination to a Dean.
• Deans shall make recommendations to the Provost and Vice Chancellor.
• The Provost and Vice Chancellor shall, with the help of the university-wide committee appointed by the Provost and Vice Chancellor in consultation with the President of the Faculty Senate, make recommendations to the Chancellor.
• The Chancellor shall make the final decisions.