EL CAMINO COLLEGE

2024 DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD

BACKGROUND

The El Camino College Distinguished Faculty Award honors one full-time and one part-time faculty member each year.  These exceptional faculty member have demonstrated the highest level of commitment to their students, college, and profession.  In addition to excellence in helping students succeed, they must have a record of outstanding participation on campus and in professional activities. The nominee's are evaluated on the following:

1. Serving students.
2. Campus, professional, or student activities.
3. Commitment to the El Camino College mission.
4. Commitment to education and discipline and/or Serving as a Representative of the Profession.

ELIGIBILITY, NOMINATIONS, AND AWARDS

1.  Any current certificated faculty member (teaching and non-teaching) who is listed in the 2023-2024 El Camino College Catalog is eligible for the award.
2.  Any employee, student, or community member may nominate any full-time or part-time faculty member for the award.  Nomination letters are submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs.  The Office of Academic Affairs will notify faculty members  of their nominations.  If they so choose, nominated candidates will then submit the remaining required nominee materials to the Office of Academic Affairs.
3. The faculty members selected for the award receive a specially designed medallion; $2,000 from the President; their names on a permanent plaque; and recognition at the Annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation and Recognition reception and at Commencement.

NOMINATION AND SELECTION PROCESS

 Letters of Nomination

Nomination letters should explain the candidate’s qualifications for consideration as a recipient of the El Camino College Distinguished Faculty Award.  Letters should be no more than 2 pages long, written using 12 point Times New Roman font with double spacing and one-inch margins. Please discuss the ways in which the candidate meets the five criteria outlined in the attached rubric.

Letters of nomination must be submitted no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 29, 2024.  

 Nominee Required Materials

After being notified of their nomination, the nominees will be sent an application form that must be completed and submitted in order to be considered.

Selection Committee

The Selection Committee will be chaired by the Vice President-Academic Affairs and include the President of the Academic Senate, President of the Associated Students Organization (or designee), the previous Distinguished Full-Time Faculty member, a Student Services area representative, and an academic dean.  The committee’s recommendation(s) will be forwarded to the President. 

 Questions may be directed to the Office of Academic Affairs, vpaa@elcamino.edu.