January 21, 2020

Provost's Office seeking nominations for Morrill Awards

The Office of the Provost is seeking nominations for the annual Morrill Awards, which recognize West Lafayette campus faculty at the rank of professor for outstanding career achievements. The deadline to submit nominations is Feb. 28.

The Morrill Award was created by Purdue's Office of the Provost in honor of the 150th celebration of the Morrill Act. The Morrill Award is the highest honor that Purdue confers onto a member of its faculty. It is intended for faculty at the rank of full professor who most strongly exemplify the spirit of the land-grant university.

Recipients will exemplify the all-around teacher-scholar model: their research has been recognized by their peers; their teaching stands as best in their fields; and their engagement has been recognized for its unique benefits to the community and/or faculty members' disciplines. In short, with the Morrill Award, Purdue recognizes faculty who best exhibit excellence in, and synergies among, all three dimensions of their profession -- teaching, research and engagement.

The Morrill Award comes with a $30,000 cash prize. Nominations must include:

  • A summary (not to exceed three pages) of the nominee’s career accomplishments in teaching, research and engagement, as well as the synergies among these three aspects of the nominee’s achievements.
  • The nominee’s current curriculum vitae.
  • Three letters of support. A nomination letter counts as one of the three letters. A letter from outside Purdue is encouraged.

Nominators should submit nominations with supporting materials to Angela Pickett at angela@purdue.edu.

Winners will be announced May 12 at the Faculty Awards Convocation. Questions may be directed to Peter Hollenbeck at phollenb@purdue.edu or Pickett at angela@purdue.edu in the Office of the Provost.

More information about the award and a list of past Morrill Award winners may be found online.


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