Email submissions: Carole.Capsalis@colorado.edu
In-person submissions: Office of the Chancellor, 914 Broadway
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 Hazel Barnes Prize, one of the most prestigious awards at the University of Colorado Boulder, which focuses on the enriching relationship between teaching and research.
The award recipient will be announced the week of April 20, 2017, and will receive an engraved university medal and a monetary award of $20,000.
Nominees should be regionally- and nationally-recognized, tenured faculty members who are not only outstanding teachers but also have distinguished records in research and scholarship over a substantial period of time at CU Boulder. A faculty member may be nominated no more than three times during their career.
The nominator must succinctly address the relationship between these two professional responsibilities of faculty and show the apparent impact the nominee has had on students, faculty, colleagues and the university. Reference letters supporting the nomination also must address this key interaction.
How to Submit a Nomination
All nominations must be received either electronically or in-person at the chancellor’s office by Friday, Feb. 24, and include:
- A letter of nomination that addresses the focus of the award
- Four to seven letters from persons both within and outside the University of Colorado who can evaluate the applicant's contributions (letters from friends of the nominee also may be included)
- A complete curriculum vitae of the nominee
- Faculty Course Questionnaires (FCQs) of the nominee for the last seven years (student letters supporting the nominee's outstanding teaching record are encouraged if they strengthen the nomination)
- Reprints of the nominee's five most important publications or examples of creative work, artistic endeavors, musical and/or theatrical performances, etc., highlighting the scholarly contributions of the research or creative work
The nomination packet should be supplied in .PDF format with bookmarks to allow the selection committee to access different sections easily. The packet can emailed to Carole Capsalis or brought to the chancellor’s office on a flash drive, addressed to the following:
Carole Capsalis
Assistant to the Chancellor
University of Colorado Boulder
Office of the Chancellor
914 Broadway, 17 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0017
The most thoughtful preparation of the file will consist of a scrupulous adherence to the stated criteria of the award nomination, which will significantly influence how the committee reads the file and, therefore, consequently affect the outcome of the competition.
For additional information, including the list of past recipients of the Hazel Barnes Prize, please visit the Office of the Chancellor's website.
Procedural questions should be directed to Carole Capsalis at 303-492-0318 or by Carole.Capsalis@colorado.edu. If possible, please also contact Capsalis in advance to announce the intention to nominate an individual.
