Awards

Distinguished Teaching, Research and Service Award

The Distinguished Teaching, Research and Service Award was initiated to recognize a faculty member whose unique contributions to their profession have risen to a level of excellence in all phases of teaching, research and service. The award is voted on by a group of the awardees piers.

Distinguished Teaching Award

Every semester our students nominate the faculty member who has made the most positive impact on their educational experience. The Scholarships, Honors, and Awards faculty committee then reviews the nominees teaching philosophy and syllabi, and selects the winner. The Distinguished Faculty Award is presented to a tenured or tenure-track professor.

Excellence in Teaching Award

The Teaching Excellence Award is presented to a lecturer or adjunct faculty member. The award originates with student nominations each semester. The Scholarships, Honors, and Awards faculty committee then reviews the nominees teaching philosophy and syllabi, and selects the winner.

Distinguished Research Award

Quality research productivity is a key component in granting tenure to a professor. In order to encourage the younger faculty in their research, the College of Business Administration established the Faculty Research Award in 2004. Faculty submit their research records to the Research Committee who review and select the winner.

Best Paper Award

Being able to convey ideas through written research papers is the ultimate outcome for a professor spending months or years researching a particular topic. The Best Paper Award was instituted to recognize excellence in writing research papers and to foster the pursuit of excellence from all CBA faculty engaged in the process of producing research papers.

Faculty Service Award

The Faculty Service Award recognizes a distinguished faculty member who has shown a commitment and dedication to service in a variety of areas that go above and beyond the core responsibilities of teaching and research.

Distinguished Service Awards

The Distinguished Service Award is presented annually to a member of the professional or clerical staff that supports the work of the College. This award recognizes staff who show consistently outstanding job performance; provide service or support above and beyond the call of duty; exemplify or inspire a “teamwork” attitude; make innovative or creative contributions.

Nominees can be nominated by their departments, faculty, or students. The Scholarships, Honors, and Awards Committee makes the final selection based on the record of the nominees.

• Nominee must be employed permanently, .50 FTE or more in the University.
• Nominee must have a CBA appointment.
• Employee cannot be on corrective probation.
• The Distinguished Service Award can be received once every 3 years.

MBA Distance Teaching Award

The MBA Distance Teaching Award was established in 2005. All on-line students are requested to vote for their favorite professor, thus determining the winner.

Graduate Research Assistant Award

The Graduate Research Assistant Award is presented to the student with the most impressive research record. The student is nominated by his advisor and selected by the Research Committee.

Graduate Teaching Assistant Award

The Graduate Teaching Assistant Award is presented to a graduate student who has teaching responsibilities.

Dean's Coin Award

The Dean's Coin is presented to CBA employees who have gone above and beyond to help others in the college.

Anyone can nominate a colleague by sending an email to Rik Barrera, assistant dean at the UNL College of Business Administration.