State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) Outstanding Faculty Awards

The SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Awards are designed to recognize faculty member excellence in teaching, research, and service among Virginia's public and private colleges and universities. Outstanding Faculty Award nominees must possess a record of outstanding accomplishment as a faculty member in Virginia, reflective of the nominee's institutional mission. In addition, this outstanding accomplishment must reflect four areas of scholarly endeavor: teaching, research, integration, and service.

The Outstanding Faculty Awards include two separate awards:

• Outstanding Faculty Award: A nominee in this category must demonstrate excellence in the four areas of scholarly endeavor: teaching, research, integration and service.
• Rising Star Award: A Rising Star nominee must be in no more than his/her sixth year of continuous service as a full-time faculty member, and no less than his/her third year of continuous service as a full-time faculty member in Virginia (i.e., no more than 6 years, total, as a higher education instructor, but at least 3 years at a Virginia institution). A nominee in this category must demonstrate excellence in the four areas of scholarly endeavor: teaching, research, integration and service.

Beginning in 2010, two Rising Star recipients were selected each year (noted with an asterisk *). The "Teaching with Technology" Award recognizes faculty exhibiting effectiveness in promoting and enhancing student learning via the integration and use of technology in their instruction activities (noted with double asterisk**).