Kristin Craig Memorial Faculty Recognition Award
Kristin Craig Memorial Faculty Recognition Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize a member of the Honors Program faculty whose exemplary participation in the Honors Program, with little prospect for professional advancement from that participation, has shaped the Honors Program in a significant and meaningful way for both the student(s) and the greater Clarkson community. In much the same way that Kristin Craig exemplified qualities such as perseverance, self-sacrifice, and a contribution to something greater than herself, this award looks for the same in Honors faculty.
As a yearly award from the students in the Program to one faculty member (awarded at the Program’s year-end picnic), the students hope to communicate to the faculty their sincere appreciation and respect for the effort made on their behalf. The award is envisioned to be a certificate that faculty can proudly display in their offices, in addition to having their name inscribed on the plaque outside of the Honors Program Office.
Eligible faculty members include professors of Honors classes, Honors administrative faculty, Honors council members, and Honors thesis mentors.
Students within the Honors Program must nominate each candidate. Students wishing to nominate a candidate should write a short essay describing how their nominee fits the criteria of an honorable award recipient. The Steering Committee will review the essays (with input form all students present) and select a candidate after a long and thoughtful process whose detail is kept by the Steering Committee chair.
The following criteria should be considered when nominating a faculty member for award:
- Dedication: Dedicated to the Honors Program and our statement of values. The ability of the candidate to go above and beyond the call of duty when it comes to leading classes, committees, or other activities. For an advisor, the ability to dedicate time and effort to their thesis advisees.
- Compassion: Enjoys performing their duties for the Program and goes about it in a very selfless way. Also, the ability of the candidate to connect to the students within the Program and get them excited about Honors classes, thesis, activities, or policies.
- Patience: The ability of a candidate to show copious amounts of patience when dealing with the demands of Honors students.
- Challenging: Challenges the students to go above and beyond their abilities even in the face of uncertainty. Upholds the ideals of the Program to challenge a student to the limits.
- Supportive: Supportive outside of the Honors Program and ready to lead and lend a hand to a student having trouble for any reason.
- Inspirational: Encourages and rouses the student to ask thought-provoking questions and to push the limits while taking an intellectual risk.
Please complete a short essay and return it to Suzann Cheney in the Honors Office by February 16, 2007.
Thank you for your thoughtful consideration and participation in building the Honors Program.
Past Winners:
2008 — Christino Tamon
2007 — Kathleen Issen
2006 — Craig Woodworth
2005 — Hayley Shen: especially in recognition of her dedication to and compassion for Honors Program students, particularly her efforts to guide and inspire their research.
2004 — Kenneth Visser: especially in recognition of his enthusiasm for promoting undergraduate research and his inspirational mentoring of its participants.
2003 — Lou Ann Lange: especially in recognition or her efforts to support, challenge, and inspire Honors students.