Two-Year Institution Faculty of the Year Award – South Carolina Academy of Science

Due Date: February 24th, 2025

THE AWARD: The undergraduate faculty of the year award is intended to honor examples of outstanding teaching at two-year institutions of higher education in South Carolina. The winner will receive a $500 award, a plaque, and recognition at the SCAS Annual Meeting to be held on Saturday, April 05, 2025 at Coastal Carolina University, SC.

ELIGIBILITY: Full time instructor teaching a minimum of two courses (six contact hours)/semester and a minimum of three years at the current institution. Only those teaching at SC institutions are eligible.

Nomination form may be submitted using the electronic form available below. All components of the nomination, including the letters of support, need to be submitted by the due date.

Eligible candidates may self-nominate.

Download 2025 application

Nominee Information

Name *

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Last

Institution *

Department/Division *

Official Title and Rank *

Type of Institution *

Two-Year Campus

Years at Current Institution *

Address *

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Email *

Confirm Email

Work/Contact Phone *

Application Materials. Your completed application packet will be uploaded as a single PDF. By checking each box below, you confirm that your application includes the following items: *

1) Page Curriculum Vitae – be sure to include relevant experience over the last five years.
2) Narrative Statement on Teaching Effectiveness/Innovation. This statement should address the applicants teaching philosophy, examples of effective teaching approaches implemented in their classroom/labs, and any successful new pedagogical innovations implemented in the classroom/labs and its impact on student learning. This statement should be a maximum of two pages, single spaced, 12 point font, 1 inch margins.
3) Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness. This should include:
3.a) Examples of teaching evaluations. Please include at least one and not more than three teaching evaluations or three peer evaluations in the last three years.
3.b) Evidence of Mentoring and Advising students. These can include number of students advised or clubs or organizations supervised in the last three years.
3.c) Template of teaching courses taught each semester over the last three years: Include a table with the following columns: Year/Semester; Course ID; Course Title; Approximate Number of Students; Contact Hours.
4) Supervisor/Administrator/Colleague’s letter of support, discussing the candidates teaching effectiveness, innovation and impact on student learning (two page limit).
5) Current student/alumni letter of support discussing how this teacher has impacted them (two page limit).

Application Upload *

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Upload your completed application materials (1-5 above) as a single PDF. Please including nomination materials in the order shown above as one PDF file named: NOMINEELASTNAME_2025_SCASFA

Signature. Typing your name below will serve as your electronic signature, and indicate that your application and complete and accurate. *

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