Candidates must:

• Have earned an undergraduate or graduate degree from the College of Arts and Sciences;
• Have demonstrated outstanding achievement in research, scholarship, creative activity, and/or teaching in their field;
• Be emeritus, tenured, or tenure-track faculty members at a college or university, either domestically or abroad;
• Not currently be a member of the Indiana University faculty or staff, nor the Indiana University Board of Trustees.

Self-nominations are not accepted. The College reserves the right to reassign nomination categories if deemed necessary.

Ideally, letters of nomination will include:

• A succinct description of the nominee’s major scholarly, scientific, and/or creative contributions;
• An explanation of the ways in which the nominee’s work has impacted their field or discipline at large;
• Context, if necessary, about the nominee’s professional achievements and/or breakthroughs;
• Any additional indications of merit, including factors that may be difficult to quantify (reputation, renown, impact on students, etc.).

Eligible nominations are screened and awardees selected by a committee appointed by the IU College of Arts and Sciences Executive Dean Rick Van Kooten. Award selections are made in late June. Nominees not selected will be held over for reconsideration for two additional years. If necessary, rollover nominations must be modified to fit within current guidelines and award criteria.