PVM Excellence in Research Award

Eligibility

1. All PVM faculty members who have been involved in research activities in the College of Veterinary Medicine shall be eligible.
2. Recipients of the award shall be ineligible for reconsideration for the following 5 years.

Criteria for Selection

1. Any faculty member who meets the eligibility criteria may be nominated by a fellow faculty member or department head/director for consideration by the screening committee. The Dean, Associate or Assistant Deans may not nominate colleagues.
2. No more than one award shall be given in any year.
3. The faculty member should have demonstrated research excellence as evidenced by the following:
   1. Development and maintenance of an extramurally funded research program;
   2. Number and quality of peer-reviewed publications;
   3. Impact as indicated by citations; invitations to national and international meetings; invitations to review grants and manuscripts and editorial board functions;
   4. Effectiveness in training graduate students and post-docs.
4. The faculty member should have demonstrated sustained service to the College of Veterinary Medicine through participation in committees and meetings, and support of the College’s programs in teaching, research, and engagement.

Nomination Document

1. The nomination document should not exceed 4 pages, no smaller than 12 pt. font, and no less than 1 inch margins.
2. The nomination document should contain all of the following components:
   1. Description of the quality and importance of the research program.
   2. Summary of scholarship activities related to research.
   3. Documentation of the impact of the research.
   4. Documentation of success in training students and post-docs.
3. A copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae (not included in the page limit) should be included.

Procedures

1. A nomination form will be distributed by the Office of Research in the spring semester of each year.
2. Nominations will be due in the Office of Research at least 6 weeks after distribution.
3. An ad hoc committee appointed by the Dean will serve as the screening committee. The screening committee will review nomination documents and recommend none or a maximum of three individuals (listed alphabetically) to the Deans’ committee (Dean and Associate Deans) by the end of February.
4. The Deans’ Committee (Dean and Associate Deans) will make the final selection. Where applicable, Assistant Deans may be involved in the final decision-making process. A nominee who is a member of the Deans’ committee shall not participate in the selection process.
5. In case there are no nominations, or if in the opinion of the screening and/or Deans’ committee the nominees are not deserving of the award, no award will be made that year.

The Award

1. The award shall consist of:
   1. An individual plaque and payment of $1,000 presented to the recipient.
   2. Funding in the amount of $3,000 to be used to further the recipient’s research activities. The funds will be deposited in a university account and must be used within 2 years after which they will revert to PVM funds.

Past Recipients