Entry Qualifications
Nominee's Materials Required
Resubmissions
Entry Fees & Payment

 (see also: Criteria)

 Entry Qualifications

• Nominations must be post-marked or entered online by Friday, April 24, 2009
• Each campus may nominate up to three professors; please coordinate this effort with your institution
• Self-nominations and nominations by students will not be accepted
• Submission may be made online, by mail, or a combination of both
• Submit only one package of materials. Include entry form if entering entirely by mail. If entering online but mailing attachments, include candidate's tracking number from online entry
• Do not bind or otherwise embellish entries or attachment
• You must use a standard type size (11 point) on all of your materials
• Entries MUST be paid for by the nomination deadline of Friday, April 24, 2009.

If submitting your entry by mail, payment must be included in the packet. Nominations will not be processed if payment is not included.

Nominee's Materials Required

• Online Entry or 2009 Entry form (PDF) 
• One-page curriculum vitae (resume)
  Submit a concise summary of the professor's education, teaching experience, other teaching awards, publications, service, and other significant contributions. You may summarize this information using a biographical format. Keep the focus on teaching. Include the names of publications, articles, or books; summarize the rest. The judges will review ONLY the first page of a multiple-page vitae; condense the information to one page only.
  
• 2008-2009 academic year teaching log
  List the course titles, levels, and a brief description of each course the professor is teaching.
  
• Candidate's personal statement
  Each candidate must write a personal statement describing a key contribution made as an undergraduate teacher. This statement should give a clear picture of the candidate's work with students and should be one to two pages only, typed and double-spaced. Examples include:
  
  • Innovative techniques developed to assess student learning and to provide feedback
  • A created course or a revised curriculum
  • Examples of effective advising and mentoring techniques
  • Innovative teaching techniques shared with other teachers
  • Steps taken to extend the learning process beyond the classroom
  • Creative ways teaching draws upon one's research or public service
  • Contributions to peer discussions of teaching and learning and/or course design, through publication, presentations, Web sites, etc.
    
• Letters of support
  Attach six letters of support (one to two pages each):
  • Two letters from current or former undergraduate students
  • Two letters from campus colleagues (this includes letter from nominator)
  • Two letters from supporters on campus, in the community, or in his or her profession.

Letters should discuss the professor's success in and dedication to teaching, plus give specific examples of how the professor fulfills the program's criteria. Letters should be recent and relevant to the criteria. Letters of support may be addressed to the nominator or to the U.S. Professors of the Year Program Selection Committee.

If CASE receives more than six letters, the extras will be removed. Photos, videos, books, and other materials also will be excluded.

Resubmissions

CASE stores entry materials from the year before. If you are renominating someone this year, you will only need to submit the following:

• Entry form and payment. Be sure to check the “Resubmission from 2008” box.
• Current curriculum vitae or resume
• Teaching log for 2008-09 academic year
• One to two page letter from the nominator expressing support for the candidate

Entry Fees & Payment

Mail-In Entry.................$95
Online Entry...................$95
Resubmission.................$75

• Payment may be made by credit card (MasterCard, VISA or American Express), check, or Purchase Order.
• Please make checks payable to CASE Professors of the Year Program. CASE's Federal ID No.: 52-1012307.
• Each nomination MUST be accompanied by payment. Nominations will not be processed if payment is not included.

Mail your entry and payment to:

U.S. Professors of the Year Program
CASE
1307 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20005-4701

Or, apply online

For more information, contact professorsoftheyear@case.org