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Advancing Globalization


Questions? Email facultyawards@utsa.edu.

ONE AWARD FOR TENURED/TENURE-TRACK/FIXED-TERM TRACK FACULTY


Purpose of Award

This award is to recognize, encourage and reward either an individual or a team of faculty who have significantly expanded UTSA’s involvement in the global arena. The distinguished faculty should have made contributions in one or more of the following areas: the development and implementation of international components into the curriculum; study-abroad programs; collaborations with foreign institutions.


Eligibility

Faculty nominated must have taught at least four consecutive long semesters (Fall-Spring) at UTSA. The awards are based on performance for the calendar year of the award. Priority will be given to candidates who have not previously won the award. Previous recipients of the President’s Distinguished Achievement Award for the Advancing Globalization will be eligible for nomination after seven years.


Criteria

The selection committee will consider the following criteria in selecting winners:

  • Significance of global-oriented activity (in terms of frequency, amount, scope)
  • Degree to which nominee’s efforts have expanded UTSA’s globalization efforts and either enhanced the institution’s global visibility or broadened students’ awareness of global issues.

Nomination Materials

A selection committee composed of faculty will review nomination packets. The nomination packet for this award will consist of only the following, assembled into a single PDF file in the order indicated:

  1. Completed award nomination form
  2. Letter of support/nomination from a peer faculty colleague, department chair, or college leader
  3. Self-statement of advancement of globalization (not to exceed 2 pages). The statement should speak to:
    • the nature and quality of involvement in the global arena
    • how these efforts have expanded UTSA’s globalization efforts and either enhanced the institution’s global visibility or broadened students’ awareness of global issues
  4. CV of nominee

No additional materials should be submitted.

Each dean’s office should upload completed nomination packets by the deadline.

Previous recipients of the President's Distinguished Achievement Award for Advancing Globalization are ineligible for nomination for this award.

Each college may submit a maximum number of three nominees (1 Tenured, 1 Tenure-Track, 1 Fixed-Term Track).

SEE TABLE BELOW

College Maximum Number of Nominees
CEID 3
ACOB 3
COEHD 3
COLFA 3
COS 3
HCaP 3
University College 3
Honors College 3

Past Recipients

2023

Michael Cepek, Liberal and Fine Arts

2022

Dr. Nicolas Large, Physics & Astronomy

2021

Fengshan (Frank) Chen, Engineering

2020

M. Kathryn Brown, Liberal and Fine Arts

2019

Matthias Hofferberth, Liberal and Fine Arts

2018

Angela Lombardi, Architecture, Construction and Planning

 

2017 

Jason Yaeger, Liberal and Fine Arts

2015 

Sonia Alconini, Liberal and Fine Arts

2014 

Hamid Beladi, Business

2013 

Carlos D. Garcia, Sciences

2012 

Mohammad Jamshidi, Engineering 

2011 

Misty Sailors, Education and Human Development

2010 

Norma Cantu, Liberal and Fine Arts

2009 

Cheryl Linthicum, Business

2008 

Victoria Jones, Business