Governor’s Professor of the Year Awards General Information
 

Each year the Governor and the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education jointly sponsor two “Governor’s Professor of the Year Awards.”  One of these awards is conferred on a faculty member at a South Carolina public or private senior college or university.  The other is conferred on a faculty member at a two-year institution of higher learning.  Each person recognized as a Governor’s Professor of the Year receives a formal citation and check for five-thousand dollars, presented during a ceremony hosted by the Governor’s office.  In addition, the winners and the institutional nominees are recognized at a luncheon in the fall, with a limited number of “finalists” receiving awards of five hundred dollars.

Each regionally accredited public and private institution in South Carolina is eligible to nominate a faculty member who has demonstrated exceptional teaching performance.  The Governor’s office and the Commission on Higher Education will establish a selection committee, including representatives from these offices and from appropriate civic, business, government, and academic organizations. 

Using the nomination form link NOMINATION FORM, each institution is invited to download the application form and submit a nomination from its faculty.  The form and all supporting information must be received in this office by Monday, July 2, 2007.  Also, provided is a copy of the criteria CRITERIA (in decreasing order of importance) for choosing candidates to be interviewed as finalists. Experience shows that applications developed through a shared institutional process tend to be stronger.  Likewise, the selection of finalists in the past has been significantly influenced by the inclusion of materials that focus on the special qualities that show a candidate to be not only outstanding but also distinctive from the many excellent nominees.  Nominations observing the timeline and limitation of five 8˝” x 11” pages are given preference in the selection process.

Any questions about the award or process should be directed to Lynn Kelley at 803-737-2247.  We thank you for your interest and will look forward to receiving your institutional nomination for this important and visible award.

 

                                                                                               Sincerely,

 

                                                                                               Gail Morrison

                                                                                               Interim Executive Director