{"id":247,"date":"2025-08-01T14:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/?page_id=247"},"modified":"2025-09-23T10:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T17:23:44","slug":"award-distinguished-faculty-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/cas-awards\/award-information\/award-distinguished-faculty-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Award &#8211; Distinguished Faculty Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"breadcrumbs\" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\">\r\n\t<!-- Breadcrumb NavXT 7.2.0 -->\n<span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to College of Arts and Sciences Faculty.\" href=\"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">College of Arts and Sciences Faculty<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to All College Messages.\" href=\"https:\/\/cas.wsu.edu\/faculty\/college-messages\/\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">All College Messages<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span><\/div><header class=\"wsu-article-header \">\r\n\t<h1 class=\"wsu-article-header__title\">\r\n\t\tDistinguished Faculty Award\t<\/h1>\r\n\t\t<\/header>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Recognizes faculty who have made outstanding lifetime contributions in each of the multiple missions of the college and Washington State University:\u00a0teaching; research, scholarly and\/or creative activity; and institutional or professional service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Criteria<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Consistently outstanding research, scholarly, and\/or creative accomplishments, excellence in teaching and mentoring of students and junior faculty, and exemplary institutional and\/or professional service and leadership that has brought distinction to themselves, the college, and the institution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Specific Eligibility<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tenured faculty who have achieved the rank of full professor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Questions?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact the Office of the Dean at&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:cas.awards@wsu.edu\">cas.awards@wsu.edu<\/a>&nbsp;or 509-335-4581.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column  wsu-color-background--gray-0\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Required Materials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-spacing-after--default\">All nomination packets must include the following materials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wsu-spacing-after--sxxsmall\">\n<li><strong>Nominee\u2019s Curriculum Vitae<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Date of first faculty appointment at WSU<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nomination Letter <\/strong>(Limit of one page)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\" wsu-font-size--medium\">A broad description of why the nominee is deserving of the award.&nbsp;Cite specific examples of lifetime accomplishments, publications, and recognition. 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