Awards and Recognition Committee

Members

  • Anne Britt, Co-Chair
  • Lynn Roller, Co-Chair

This committee should be comprised a minimum five members, including its chair. It is desirable that the committee has an academically diverse membership.

Charge

The primary mission of the Awards and Recognition Committee is to promote and reward the accomplishments of UCD Emeriti faculty. Specific committee duties include:

  • Soliciting and promoting nominations, reviewing candidates and advising the UCDEA Board on the selection of award nominees or recipients for three currently establish Awards:
    • Edward A. Dickson Award, which honors retired faculty members who continue to maintain distinction in research, teaching and/or service. The Dickson Award includes a stipend for the recipient(s).
    • UC Davis Distinguished Emeritus/Emeritae Award which recognizes outstanding work and service since retirement
    • University-wide Constantine Panunzio Award, which recognizes the accomplishments of retired faculty in the humanities or social sciences. The Committee advises on the Davis campus nomination of a candidate for this award.
  • Advising and assisting the Board on other matters pertaining to the recognition of retired faculty.

Committee Report

Under the leadership of Judith Kjelstrom and Barbara Horwitz, in 2022-2023, the committee reviewed nominations and made recommendations to the UCDEA Executive Committee for the Edward A. Dickson Emeriti Professorship Award (Anna Maria Busse Berger; Ann Savageau; Leslie Woods). Under the leadership of Judith Kjelstrom and Lydia Howell in 2023-2024, the committee reviewed nominations and made recommendations to the UCDEA Executive Committee for the UCDEA Distinguished Emeriti Award (V. Ralph Algazi, George Tchobanoglous), and the Constantine Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award nominee is Suad Joseph. The Carole Joffe (2022-23 Distinguished Emerita) celebration took place as part of the UCDEA Brain Food Talks on November 14, 2023, with Joffe presenting a lecture. The Chancellor’s office will honor the UCD Emeriti awardees at the Annual Emeriti Luncheon he is hosting on April 12, 2024.

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