PVM Excellence in Engagement and Service Awards
The following PVM awards honor Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine faculty & staff for outstanding achievements in the areas of engagement and service. For those awards requiring nominations, links are provided to the nomination materials. Please note applicable restrictions and nomination deadlines.
PVM Excellence in Scholarship of Engagement Award
Download PVM Excellence in Scholarship and Engagement Nomination Package (pdf)
Due: Extended May 1, 2020 - Office of Engagement
Purpose: To honor faculty at the College of Veterinary Medicine who have demonstrated dedication and excellence in scholarly engagement endeavors that have impacted College of Veterinary Medicine constituents by addressing a community, professional, and/or societal need.
Eligibility: All PVM faculty members who have been involved in scholarly engagement activities in the College of Veterinary Medicine. Recipients of the award shall be ineligible for reconsideration for the following 5 years.
Criteria for Selection: The engagement endeavor must involve the nominee’s area of professional expertise. The engagement endeavor should be consistent with Purdue University and College of Veterinary Medicine strategic engagement goals, including but not limited to: Diversity Initiatives; Distance Learning; Economic Development; Extension; Global Initiatives; Lifelong Learning; P-12 Education; Quality of Life for Constituents [people and animals]; and Service Learning and Experiential Learning.
The nomination document should not exceed 4 pages, no smaller than 12 point foint, and no less than 1" margins. The nomination should contain all of the following components:
-
Description of how the faculty member addressed a need communicated by a College of Veterinary Medicine stakeholder, the veterinary medical profession, the community, or society.
- Documentation of scholarship activities related to engagement (i.e. presentations, publications, participation by stakeholders in activities, funding garnered, patents, new courses and programs developed, awards).
- Description/documentation of how the engagement endeavor has demonstrated or is expected to have short term (generation of new knowledge); intermediate term (change in behavior or practice); and long term (promotion of the public good) impact on the veterinary medical profession, community, or society.
- A description of the mutual benefits of partnerships developed as a result of this engagement endeavor.
- At least two external letters of support for the nomination in addition to the nomination letter [Not included in page limit]
- A copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae [Not included in page limit]
Past recipients include:
- Dr. Barrak Pressler (2010)
- Dr. Sophie Lelièvre (2011)
- Dr. Alan Beck (2012)
- Dr. Annette Litster (2013)
- Dr. Candace Croney (2015)
- Dr. Lynetta Freeman (2017)
- Dr. Sandra SanMiguel (2020)
PVM Award for Excellence in Service
Please follow the link below to nominate an individual:
Download PVM Faculty Award for Excellence in Service Nomination Package
Due: Extended May 1, 2020 - Office of Engagement
Purpose: To honor faculty for consistent and sustained delivery of distinguished service through Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine.
Eligibility:
All PVM faculty members are eligible. Recipients of the award shall be ineligible for reconsideration for the following 3 years.
Criteria for Selection:
The service endeavor must involve the nominee’s area of professional expertise. The exceptional service must be delivered through PVM and not as a private consultant.
Any faculty member who meets the eligibility criteria may be nominated by a Department Head, Director, Unit Head, Section Chief, or Faculty Member for consideration by the Selection Committee. The Dean, Associate Deans, or Assistant Deans, may not nominate colleagues.
The nomination document should not exceed 4 pages, no smaller than 12 point font, and no less than 1" margins. The nomination should contain all of the following components:
- The name of the nominee, the service unit, and a description of how the individual consistently delivered distinguished service. Single incidences of exceptional service can be cited as examples of distinguished service, but the body of the nomination should reflect consistent and sustained delivery of exceptional service through the time of nomination.
- One letter of support in addition to the nomination letter [Not included in the page limit]. The letter of support must be from a recipient of the service who is either external to PVM (e.g. referring veterinarian, client) or who is internal to PVM, but from outside of the nominee’s unit (e.g. ancillary services).
- A copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae [Not included in the page limit].
Past recipients include:
- Dr. Diane Bevier (2006)
- Dr. Mark Hilton (2007)
- Dr. Catherine Scott-Moncrieff (2008)
- Dr. Leon Thacker (2009)
- Dr. Pat Wakenell (2010)
- Dr. Ann Weil (2015)
- Dr. Paula Johnson (2016)
- Dr. Michael Childress (2018)
- Dr. Steve Adams (2019)
- Dr. Sarah Steinbach (2020)