The Canadian Association of University Teachers is accepting nominations for the Distinguished Academic Award. This award recognizes academics who excel in each of the domains of academic life: teaching, research, service to the institution and to the community. The recipients will be individuals whose teaching, research and service have contributed noticeably to the lives of their students, to their institution, to their field of study, and to the community.

The award is made on an annual basis. It will be presented at the Spring CAUT Council, where the recipient will be invited to give an address. The address will subsequently be published by CAUT, and the recipient will receive a $1,000 honorarium with the award. Nominations may be submitted by individuals, member associations or others.

The deadline for nominations is June 19, 2009. Nominators should submit the following:

a) a letter explaining the rationale for the nomination
b) the names of people and/or documentation that would help the jury in its inquiries and decision making

Nominations should be submitted to the following address:

Distinguished Academic Award
Canadian Association of University Teachers
2705 Queensview Drive
Ottawa ON  K2B 8K2

For further information, please visit the CAUT website: http://www.caut.ca/pages.asp?page=332

If you intend to nominate an individual from the University of Calgary, please advise Gabrielle Clark so that she can track the nomination.