Published: Dec. 5, 2016

If you submit a nomination...
Deadline: Friday, Feb. 24, 2017
Email submissions: Carole.Capsalis@colorado.edu
In-person submissions: Office of the Chancellor, 914 Broadway

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2017 Hazel Barnes Prize, one of the most prestigious awards at the Â鶹ӰԺ, whichÌýfocuses on the enriching relationshipÌýbetween teaching and research.

The award recipient will be announced the week of April 20, 2017, andÌýwill receive an engraved university medal and a monetary award of $20,000.

Nominees should be regionally- and nationally-recognized, tenured faculty members who are not only outstanding teachers but also have distinguished records in research and scholarship over a substantial period of time at CU Â鶹ӰԺ. A faculty member may be nominated no more than three times during their career.

The nominator must succinctly address the relationship between these two professional responsibilities of faculty and show the apparent impactÌýthe nominee has had on students, faculty, colleaguesÌýand the university. Reference letters supporting the nomination also must address this key interaction.

How to Submit a Nomination

All nominations must be received either electronically or in-person at the chancellor’s office by Friday, Feb. 24, andÌýinclude:

  1. A letter of nomination that addresses the focus of the award
  2. Four to seven letters from persons both within and outside the University of Colorado who can evaluate the applicant's contributions (letters from friends of the nominee also may be included)
  3. A complete curriculum vitae of the nominee
  4. Faculty Course Questionnaires (FCQs) of the nominee for the last seven years (student letters supporting the nominee's outstanding teaching record are encouraged if they strengthen the nomination)
  5. Reprints of the nominee's five most important publicationsÌýor examples of creative work, artistic endeavors, musical and/or theatrical performances, etc., highlighting the scholarly contributions of the research or creative work

The nomination packet should be suppliedÌýin .PDF format with bookmarks to allow the selection committee to access different sections easily. The packet can emailed to Carole CapsalisÌýor brought to the chancellor’s office on a flash drive, addressed to the following:

Carole Capsalis
Assistant to the Chancellor
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Office of the Chancellor
914 Broadway, 17 UCB
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The most thoughtful preparation of the file will consist of a scrupulous adherence to the stated criteria of the award nomination, which will significantly influence how the committee reads the file and,Ìýtherefore, consequentlyÌýaffect the outcome of the competition.

For additional information, including the list of past recipients of the Hazel Barnes Prize, please .

Procedural questions should be directed to Carole Capsalis at 303-492-0318 or byÌýCarole.Capsalis@colorado.edu. If possible, please also contact Capsalis in advance to announce theÌýintention to nominate an individual.