Regents Professorship
The Regents Professor position was established in 1965 by the Board of Regents to recognize the national and international prominence of faculty members. It serves as the highest recognition for faculty who have made unique contributions to the quality of the University of Minnesota through exceptional accomplishments in teaching, research and scholarship or creative work, and contributions to the public good.
From the inception of the Regents Professorship program, the University of Minnesota Foundation has underwritten a stipend for each Regents Professor. The stipend is currently $50,000 annually, with $20,000 dedicated to a salary augmentation and $30,000 dedicated to a discretionary research fund. This is an indication of the importance the University of Minnesota
Foundation attaches to the program.
Nomination Deadline
March 9, 2009
Who is eligible?
University of Minnesota Full Professors
Selection Criteria
Please see nomination procedure below.
Selection Process
Once the nomination dossiers have been assembled, the Nominating Committee will evaluate them, meet and discuss the nominees, and then make their recommendations to the President. The President will then forward a recommendation to the Board of Regents for consideration.
Nomination Procedure
Nominations for a Regents Professorship should be conveyed in a letter of not more than five pages summarizing the nominee's accomplishments and the impact of those accomplishments upon the University and the national and international community. The nominating letters should be accompanied by a curriculum vitae and no more than ten supporting letters. The nominating and supporting letter should address three areas of central importance in the selection of Regents Professors:
-Evidence of scholarly or other creative or artistic achievement. Letters from professional peers and/or recognized scholars in the field will carry significant weight. Nominators are strongly encouraged to solicit letters of support from referees who can address the nominee's national and international stature.
-Teaching and advising. Letters from former students and others who can speak to accomplishments in this area. Raw evaluative data should not be included; instead the nominator may wish to summarize accomplishments in the nominating letter.
-Professionally related service inside and outside the University. Contributions to professional organizations, learned societies, and to the community should be documented.
The nominating file should also include short descriptions of the
qualifications of persons writing supporting letters.
It is not appropriate for faculty members to apply for this award or to
nominate themselves.
Ten copies of the file must be submitted to the Vickie Courtney and will be used to fill the one open position, as well as any others that occur. Each of the ten copies should be stapled together; elaborate covers, folders, or binders are discouraged. Please keep the original copy of the nomination in your own files, because a nomination can be considered for two consecutive years. You may use the same file or update it, but in either case, ten copies must be submitted each time you make a nomination. After each nomination process, one copy of all files will be retained by the Senate Office. The remainder will be shredded in order to maintain confidentiality. If you have any questions about the nominating process, please contact Vickie Courtney at (612) 625-4805.
Submit nominations, including contact information,
to
Vickie Courtney
University Senate Office
427 Morrill Hall
100 Church Street
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Return to: U of M Home
