Each year the Academic Advising Council Subcommittee of the Penn State York Campus Senate seeks nominations of faculty for the James H. Burness Award for Excellence in Teaching. This award is given annually to recognize any aspect of excellent instruction (lectures, demonstrations, classroom activities, handling of discussions, individual attention, laboratory instruction, etc.) that contributes to the academic quality of the Penn State York campus. The purpose of the award is not to identify the “most popular” faculty member but, rather, to recognize excellence in instruction.
All faculty are eligible to be nominated except for recipients of the award in the past four years: Abdul Siddiqui and Gene Ellis (2008), Mark A. Casteel (2009), Harley Hartman and Frank Miller (2010), and Charles (Chuck) L. Kennedy and Judith K. McCormick (2011).
Two awards will be given: one to a full-time faculty member and one to a part-time faculty member. Do not worry if you are unsure whether a faculty member is full-time or part-time. The Teaching Award Committee will divide the nominations accordingly.
This nomination form is for faculty who are teaching in fall 2011 and/or spring 2012.
Please make your nominations below and provide a brief paragraph explaining what you think this faculty member has done to merit an award for excellence in instruction. This is a good way to say “thank you” to a faculty member who is doing an excellent job.
Your participation in the selection process is greatly appreciated. Please submit the form below electronically.
The nomination deadline is Friday, February 24, 2012.