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Media Advisory - Regents Present Awards to 12 Faculty Members

April 5, 2001

Regents Present Awards to 12 Faculty Members for Mentoring, Public Service, Teaching, Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity

At its April 6 meeting at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, County (UMBC), the University System of Maryland Board of Regents will present the Regents' Faculty Awards for Excellence. This year, the Regents will recognize 12 faculty members from institutions across the USM for their outstanding contributions in one of six areas: mentoring, public service, teaching, research, scholarship, and creative activity.

"These 12 educators, recommended by the Regents Faculty Award Committee, are the standard-bearers for the mission of higher education," said Nathan A. Chapman, Jr., chairman of the Board. "They have shown exemplary dedication in their chosen disciplines, and the Board is pleased to bestow its highest honor upon them."

Each award recipient will receive $1,000 and a plaque of recognition for the honor.

The Board of Regents established the Faculty Awards in 1995 to publicly recognize distinguished performance by educators and researchers within the University System. The Regents Faculty Award Committee, comprised of faculty from the USM's research and comprehensive institutions as well as one member from the System office staff, receives nominations from the president of each institution, along with the nominees' portfolios. The portfolios provided documentation of outstanding performance in the award category for which the faculty member was nominated. Each nominee must have served as a USM faculty member for at least five years.

This year's award winners for Excellence in Mentoring are: This year's award winners for Public Service are: This year's award winners for Excellence in Teaching are: This year's award winners for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity are:
Contact:
Chris Hart
Phone: 301/445-2739
E-mail: chart@usmd.edu


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