Steeples Service to Kansans Award
The Steeples Service to Kansans Award is an annual award that recognizes two
faculty in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences who provide significant
service to the people of Kansas as a purposeful extension to their teaching
and research. The award amount is $1,000. In addition, each recipient will receive
a $1,000 base adjustment to their salary.
Nomination Form (pdf)
Career Achievement Teaching Award
This annual award recognizes a retired faculty member in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences who has made a significant contribution to the teaching of
College students at either the undergraduate or graduate level and who has distinguished
her or himself through excellence in teaching. The award amount is $1,000.
Nomination Form (pdf)
Outstanding Thesis/Research Project Award
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Committee on Graduate Studies has
established two annual awards for Master’s Degree students. They are the
Outstanding Thesis Award and the Outstanding Research Project (Non-Thesis) Award.
The awards were established in 1996 and carry a $500 stipend. The awards will
be presented at the Master’s Hooding Ceremony on May 20, 2006. Students
are nominated for award by their advisor. Each department may nominate one master’s
student for each award. Students earning their master’s degrees in August
2006, December 2006, and May 2007 are eligible.
Nomination Form (pdf)
J. Michael Young Academic Advisor Award
This award is given to any tenured or tenure-track faculty member in the College
of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLA&S) who advises undergraduate students
in the College. One award is given in each of the three divisions of the College:
social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences. The award is given to Advisors
who have given quality time and who have genuinely helped KU students make good
decisions about their educational and career goals.
Nomination Form (pdf)
Byron A. Alexander/ John C. Wright Graduate Mentor Awards
Graduate students (current, or those who have graduated within the past year)
may nominate any faculty member (tenured or tenure-track) in the College of
Liberal Arts & Sciences who has served as an outstanding mentor. Two awards
will be available.
Nomination Form (pdf)
Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
This award honors a department or program in the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences that is doing exemplary work to improve advising at KU. The award amount
is $1000.
Nomination Form (pdf)
Howard J. Baumgartel Peace and Justice Award
The Howard J. Baumgartel Peace and Justice Award is an annual award to support
a graduate student in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences or the School
of Business for thesis or dissertation research whose interests, achievements,
and talents are in the peace and justice field. The award amount is $2500.00
and will be disbursed in May of 2007.
Nomination Form (pdf)
Jessie Marie Senor Cramer & Ann Cramer Root Faculty Awards
Spanish and Portuguese
The Cramer Award is given annually to recognize meritorious teaching and/or research. The current award amount is $5,000. There is one Cramer Award available for 2006.
Nomination Form (pdf)
French and Italian
The Cramer Award is given annually to recognize meritorious teaching and/or research. The current award amount is $5,000. There is one Cramer Award available for 2006.
Nomination Form (pdf)
