A donation in the
amount of $1000 will be awarded annually to a SWAAC member who has
continually demonstrated innovative leadership in advancing the mission of, and
achieving outstanding contributions to, their institution and/or to higher
education. The donation will be
made on the recipient’s behalf to an institution of her choice, in the
form of a contribution to an endowment or fund that supports students, or to a
registered charitable organization supporting educational initiatives.
Eligibility
All SWAAC members
in post-secondary institutions.
CriteriaEvidence of
leadership, through:
- Rich
and meaningful contributions at an institutional, community and/or
system level
- Demonstrating a commitment to the advancement of
institutional vision, mission, values and
major goals
- Improving
the educational experiences of post secondary students all age levels and backgrounds
- Promoting and supporting diversity within institutions
- Engaging the
community of institutional stakeholders
- Communicating a vision and commitment to new initiatives and continually contributing to innovation
- Demonstrating exemplary support for administration and/or teaching and research endeavours, and held in high regard by colleagues, staff, students and faculty
- Fostering positive and lasting impact on the department/division/institution, colleagues, faculty, students and
alumni
- Consistently and demonstrably coaching and mentoring the next generation of Canadian educators by providing them with the opportunity, inspiration, and/or best practice tools to pursue professional excellence
- Enhancing the experience of peers by employing innovative techniques to motivate, mentor and inspire others to realize their potential
- Providing students with academically challenging, exciting, well-taught programs
Each nomination must address the key areas that form the basis for nomination
The nomination should be accompanied by a one page summary and two letters of support from senior colleagues, one of which is written by a constituency that has benefited from the work of the nominee.
The deadline for
submission of nominations: April 1, 2010.
The Selection
Committee shall be the elected members of the Executive
Nominations for the 2010 award must be sent via electronic mail
to:
SWAAC Secretary
General
Angela Hlidyard
University of Toronto |
