News@LYON

January 28, 2008
Lyon College News Bureau

Nominations sought for Professor of the Year

Institutional Advancement is now accepting nominations of deserving faculty for the 2008 Professor of the Year Award. Lyon College may nominate up to three outstanding faculty members for the award, presented annually by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and directed by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE).

Lyon has had 13 Arkansas Professor of the Year winners in the past 19 years. The most recent winner, Dr. Catherine Bordeau, won the honor in 2006.

To be eligible, faculty must actively teach at least one semester during the 2007-2008 academic year, although they may be of any academic rank and teach full- or part-time. CASE advises consideration of the following criteria when nominating a faculty member:

• Impact on and involvement with undergraduate students;


• Scholarly approach to teaching and learning;


• Contributions to undergraduate education in the institution, community and profession; and

• Support from colleagues and current and former undergraduate students.

To nominate a faculty member to the candidate pool, contact Gina Garrett at (870) 307-7557 or at ggarrett@lyon.edu. Deadline for nominations is Thursday, Jan. 31.

Each nomination should include a brief statement describing why the faculty member should receive the Professor of the Year Award. Please include information and examples to illustrate how a potential nominee stands out among his or her peers. The College may nominate no more than three faculty members each year. An administrative committee will select final nominees from the candidate pool, and original nominators will be contacted for additional information at a later date.