Here are summaries of the State's requirements for the Excellence Awards and for Distinguished Ranks, according to 1999 criteria. Complete criteria are available from College Senate Vice Chair or from Laura Wrubel, assistant to the President. Contact College Senate Vice Chair, for further information. Mastery of teaching techniques must be demonstrated and substantiated.
Evidence includes publications and artistic productions.
Candidates must be generous with personal time, easily accessible, and must demonstrate a continual concern for the intellectual growth of individual students. The focus here is on accessibility of the nominee to students outside of class. Candidates must set high standards for students and help them attain academic excellence. Consideration is given to the quality, quantity, and difficulty of the tasks assigned to students. Candidates' evaluations of students' work must be strongly supported by evidence, which includes grade distributions for all courses in recent years.