Henry Russel Award
PLEASE NOTE: We have substantially changed the guidelines and process for awards nominations. Please remember to read through the description below.
This award is conferred annually to recognize faculty members early in their academic careers who already have demonstrated an extraordinary record of accomplishment in scholarly research and/or creativity, as well as an excellent record of contribution as a teacher.
General Information
Eligibility
Nominees with the title of assistant professor or associate professor are eligible for this award, provided that they have been tenure track instructional faculty at the University of Michigan for no more than six years at the time of nomination. Nominators are encouraged to nominate outstanding women, minorities and members of other groups historically underrepresented in their disciplines.
Selection Criteria
This award recognizes faculty early in their academic careers who already have demonstrated an extraordinary record of accomplishment in scholarship, research, and creativity and have also demonstrated excellence as a teacher.
Number of Awards
Two awards of $1,200 each will be made annually.
Source of Nominations
Nominations may be submitted by deans, directors, department/program heads, executive, promotion or award committees, or individual faculty members. If you plan to re-nominate a competitor from a prior year, please contact Pat McCune to arrange for activation of the online dossier.
Selection Process
An interdisciplinary selection committee comprised of distinguished senior faculty from a range of schools and colleges reviews all nominations and recommends those who should receive awards to President Coleman for her approval. The award(s) will be presented formally on the occasion of the Henry Russel Lecture in March 2014.
Deadline
The nomination deadline for 2013 Henry Russel Awards is March 27, 2013 12PM/noon EDT.
For more information contact:
Pat McCune, Ph.D.
Senior Project Manager
Telephone: 936-1647
E-mail: faculty-awards@umich.edu
Guidelines for the Preparation of Nominations
The complete instructions for submitting a nomination for this award are available here as well as on the separate nomination website.
Listed below are the four items that must be included in the dossier before the nomination can be submitted. You will be asked to either enter text into text boxes or online forms, or upload documents in Adobe PDF format.
A nomination dossier can be set up by a U-M faculty or staff member. Up to six others may be given access to the site by the person who opens the dossier on the website. After a nomination dossier is started the nominator(s) and assistant(s) may login to the faculty awards nomination system as many times as needed in order to complete the nomination.
Contact Information Form
Provide in the online form all the contact information requested for both the nominee and the nominator—not the administrative contact.
Letter of Nomination
You may submit your nomination letter by uploading the document in Adobe PDF format. If this is a re-nomination you have the option of submitting an addendum to your earlier nomination letter or of uploading a new letter that will replace the earlier one. The nomination letter may be no longer than five pages (3,400 words) in length.
The committee members represent a range of disciplines and may not be familiar with your nominee’s field; it is essential to describe achievements in a way that conveys the significance to those not acquainted with the discipline. The nomination must also make it clear why this particular individual was nominated given the notably accomplished and engaged number of faculty at U-M.
If you wish, you may include in your five pages evidence of teaching excellence or impact other than the standard forms from E&E. Please note that we will collect the E&E teaching evaluations for your nominee and add them to the file, so that you do not need to include this information.
While letters from others may not be included, the nominator is welcome to solicit in advance short descriptions of the nominee’s abilities and achievements from former and current students, peers, advisors, and faculty with whom the nominee has collaborated or taught. Excerpts from these may be incorporated where appropriate in the letter of nomination. The nominator may also make use of excerpts from letters solicited for a tenure review, if such letters are available.
Committee members often find the following information helpful as they try to evaluate and distinguish among a highly competitive set of nominees. Persuasive letters of nomination will include:
- A description of the nominee’s major research, scholarly or creative contributions to date so that readers can understand the significance of the nominee’s achievements in the discipline or field of study;
- An indication of how the nominee’s contributions compare to peers at the same career stage at the University or other institutions;
- Evidence of external recognition of the nominee’s contributions by peers;
- Evaluation of the nominee’s contributions as a member of the teaching faculty and proven ability as an educator. This might include willingness to teach courses with high student demand; curriculum development and improvement; awards or recognition as an accomplished teacher; using new technologies for effective student engagement;
- Evidence that the nominee serves as an influential and successful advisor to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and junior faculty, as appropriate to the field and career stage;
- Evidence of success in service contributions. This may include leadership or constructive contributions to department or school/college committees, formal and informal administrative roles, editorial boards, and engagement in professional organizations and societies. If relevant, include activities that indicate service to other communities (such as the state of Michigan) or institutions as the committee honors the values this reflects.
Curriculum Vitae
Include the nominee’s most complete and current c.v. by uploading the most recent version in Adobe PDF format.
Doctoral Committee Service Form
Complete the online form by providing in the text box the following information for all doctoral committee service in the past five years: name of student, student’s department/program, year the degree was conferred or is expected, role served by the nominee, and placement information for the student. The awards selection committee considers placement information to be valuable in their assessment.
Recipients of the Henry Russel Award
2013
- Allison Steiner, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences and Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Angela Violi, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Macromolecular Science
2012
- Lada Adamic, School of Information, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
- Aaron Pierce, Physics
- Haoxing Xu, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
2011
- Anthony Grbic, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
- David Harding, Sociology
- Anna Michalak, Civil & Environmental Engineering
2010
- Cindy Lustig, Psychology
- Patricia Wittkopp, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2009
- Luming Duan, Physics
- Anna Grzymala-Busse, Political Science
- Laura Kasischke, English Language & Literature
2008
- Edwin Bergin, Astronomy
- Jason Owen-Smith, Sociology, Organizational Studies
2007
- Anne Curzan, English Language & Literature, Education
- Jerome Lynch, Civil and Environmental Engineering
2006
- Amy Porter, Wind and Percussion
- Dennis Sylvester, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
2005
- David T. Blaauw, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Anna Stefanopoulou, Mechanical Engineering
2004
- Todd Austin, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Brian Conrad, Mathematics
- Lorna Goodison, English Language & Literature
2003
- William V. Giannobile, Periodontics/Prevention & Geriatrics
- Scott J. Hollister, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery and Mechanical Engineering
- Denise Kirschner, Microbiology & Immunology
- John V. Moran, Human Genetics
- Michael J. Solomon, Chemical Engineering
2002
- Clark T. C. Nguyen, EECS
- Yoichi Osawa, Pharmacology
- Johanna H. Prins, English Language & Literature
2001
- Lisa Curran, Biology/Natural Resources
2000
- Jeffrey Fessler, EECS
- Webb Keane, Anthropology
1999
- Thomas Hales, Mathematics
- Aalexander Ninfa, Biological Chemistry
- Ann Marie Sastry, Mechanical Engineering & Applied Mechanics
1998
- Susan Alcock, Classical Art & Archaeology/Classical Studies
- Trevor Wooley, Mathematics
1997
- Carla Sinopoli, Anthropology
- Kamal Sarabandi, EECS
1996
- Celeste A. Brusati, History of Art
- Dante A. Amidei, Physics
1995
- H. Brinkley Messick, Anthropology
- Khalil Najafi, EECS
1994
- Stephen Lee, Chemistry
1993
- Jessy W. Grizzle, EECS
- John C. Mitani, Anthropology
1992
- James M. Wilson, Internal Medicine
1991
- David Srolovitz, Materials Science
1990
- Alice Fulton, English Language & Literature
- Philip Hanlon, Mathematics
1989
- Susan Gelman, Psychology
1988
- Thomas P. Beresford, Psychiatry
- Thomas E. Crow, History of Art
1987
- Nancy Cantor, Psychology
- Jennifer A. Kitchell, Geology
- Barbara Boardman Smuts, Psychology
1986
- Richard I. Arculus, Geological Sciences
1985
- Noburu Kikuchi, Mechanical Engineering
- Donald Kinder, Political Science
1984
- Daniel C. Fisher, Geological Sciences
1983
- Peter A. Railton, Philosophy
1982
- Daniel M. Burns, Jr., Mathematics
- John T. Lehman, Biology
1981
- Gayl A. Jones, English Language & Literature
1980
- Philip D. Gingerich, Geological Sciences
- Robert P. Kirshner, Physics
1979
- Joyce P. Marcus, Anthropology
1978
- Charles F. Yocum, Biology
1977
- William E. Bolcom, Music
1976
- Rob Van der Voo, Geological Sciences
1975
- Hugh L. Montgomery, Mathematics
1974
- Bernard Q. Nietschmann, Geography
1973
- John J. Voorhees, Dermatology
1972
- Kent V. Flannery, Anthropology
1971
- Lewis J. Kleinsmith, Biology
1970
- Jeremiah G. Turcotte, Surgery
1969
- William W. Freehling, History
1968
- Arthur J. Vander, Physiology
1967
- Theodore V. Buttrey, Classical Studies
1966
- William P. Malm, Music
1965
- Anthony J. Pennington, Electrical Engineering
1964
- John M. DeNoyer, Geology
1963
- George D. Zuidema, Surgery
1962
- John R. G. Gosling, Obstetrics & Gynecology
1961
- Lawrence B. Slobodkin, Zoology
1960
- William L. Hays, Psychology
1959
- William R. Dawson, Biology
1958
- Oleg Grabar, History of Art
1957
- Elman R. Service, Anthropology
1956
- Donald R. Pearce, English Language & Literature
1955
- Donald Arthur Glaser, Physics
1954
- John W. Hall, History
1953
- Edwin E. Moise, Mathematics
1952
- Henry J. Gomberg, Electrical Engineering
1951
- Ernst Pulgram, Romance Languages
1950
- Chris J. D. Zarafonetis, Internal Medicine
1949
- Richard C. Boys, English Language & Literature
1948
- Robert M. Thrall, Mathematics
1947
- Burton L. Baker, Anatomy
1946
- Robert R. White, Chemical Engineering
1945
- William B. Willcox, History
1944
- Frederick K. Sparrow, Jr., Botany
1943
- Carl A. Moyer, Surgery
1942
- Richard H. Freyberg, Internal Medicine
1941
- Herbert C. Youtie, Classical Studies
1940
- Edgard M. Hoover, Jr., Economics
- Frank H. Bethell, Internal Medicine
1939
- Norman R. F. Maier, Psychology
1938
- Franklin D. Johnston, Internal Medicine
1937
- Frank E. Eggleton, Zoology
1936
- Lawrence Preuss, Political Science
1935
- Ralph Grafton Smith, Public Health
1934
- Paul Mueschke, English Language & Literature
1933
- Werner E. Bachmann, Chemistry
1932
- William L. Ayres, Mathematics
1931
- Earl L. Griggs, English Langauge & Literature
1930
- Carl L. Hubbs, Zoology
1929
- John Alexander, Surgery
1928
- Laurence M. Gould, Geology
1927
- Albert Hyma, History
1926
- Carter L. Goodrich, Economics