The Marsha L. Landolt
Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award

Nomination Instructions

Step 1: Call for Nominations (October 1 - December 2, 2011)

The Graduate School invites current and former students and faculty to submit nomination letters. Eligibility for the award is limited to active members of the Graduate Faculty involved in the supervision of graduate students. A list of active Graduate Faculty is available at http://www.grad.washington.edu/gradfac/FindByName.aspx.

Nomination letters must be submitted electronically, as a single document in MS Word or PDF format, c/o graddean@uw.edu. Hardcopy nominations will not be accepted.

Deadline for submission of nomination letters is 5:00 p.m. PST on December 2, 2011.

Nominators are encouraged to cite specific examples of excellent mentoring by the faculty member. (A list of criteria is available here.) All nomination letters may not exceed one page in length; those exceeding the page limit will not be considered.

Step 2: Departmental Coordination (December 12, 2011 - January 18, 2012)

Names and nomination letters for each nominee will be forwarded to the chair of his/her department. The chair or his/her designee will vet and select the strongest, most appropriate nomination letters and return them and the following suggested materials to the Graduate School:

Nomination Packets and Materials:

• The Landolt Award cover sheet/checklist is available online or by emailing graddean@uw.edu;
• A cover letter from the department chair or his/her designee (required; no more than two pages in length)*;
• Nomination letters from current graduate students (no more than two - three letters, each no more than one page in length);
• Nomination letters from former graduate students (no more than three - four letters, each no more than one page in length);
• Nomination letters from other students (e.g., postdoctoral associates) or staff (no more than one - two letters; each no more than one page in length);
• A current, abbreviated copy of the nominee’s CV of no more than six pages;
• A list of current and former mentored students (required; see page 3 of the Landolt Award cover sheet/checklist);
• No more than four pages of other supporting materials (e.g., course syllabi, student evaluations, etc.) as desired.

*In their cover letters, departmental chairs are invited to incorporate comments from those nomination letters they have received from current or former students or colleagues that are not among the letters included in the final packet of materials.

Deadline for electronic submission of complete nomination packets is 5:00 p.m. PST on January 18, 2012.

Hardcopy nominations and those received after the deadline will not be accepted. Prior years’ nomination materials will not be considered. Letters may be excerpted and the nominators’ comments reproduced.

Step 3: Selection Committee Review and Selection (January 18 - February 10, 2011)

Nomination packets will be forwarded to the 2012 Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award Selection Committee. The Vice Provost and Dean will then submit the Graduate School’s recommendation to provost's office for final selection.

Award

A single award, accompanied by $5,000 in discretionary funds that may be used to support the awardee's scholarly activities, will be given and presented at the Annual University Recognition Ceremony in June 2012 in conjunction with other University-wide awards.

Deadlines

The deadline for submission of nomination letters is 5:00 p.m. PST on December 2, 2011. No nomination letters will be accepted after this date.

The deadline for UW departmental submission of complete nomination packets is 5:00 p.m. PST on January 18, 2012.

Please note that both of these dates are firm deadlines; in fairness to all nominators, no exceptions or extensions will be granted.

All materials must be submitted electronically. Hardcopy materials will not be accepted.

Questions?

Contact:Jerry Pangilinan, graddean@u.washington.edu
Assistant to the Vice Provost and Dean of The Graduate School