Board of Regents Faculty Awards

After reviewing the applications, the UMBC Honors and Awards Committee will work with the nominee finalists to prepare complete packets that will be submitted to the university President.

For consideration by the system-wide RFAC, a completed application will be a maximum of 20 pages that include the following items (as also noted on the Nomination Portfolio Checklist):

1. Certification of Eligibility for Award form;
2. Nomination letter from the President or designee indicating the reasons that the nominee deserves special recognition;
3. A minimum of two and a maximum of five letters of recommendation (not including that which will be from the President or their designee);
   • At least one letter should be from the department chair or dean.
   • No more than three letters from individuals external to the institution.
   • Telephone numbers and addresses of recommenders should be included, so the Honors and Awards Committee or RFAC may communicate with them if necessary. Letters of recommendation will be available to all RFAC members and will not be considered confidential.
4. Current, relevant, and abbreviated C.V. or resume of nominee;
5. One-page essay from the nominee describing how they have contributed to excellence in the category of nomination and has gone above and beyond one’s standard workload;
6. Additional documentation of exemplary achievement;
   • Teaching Nominations – Documentation must include persuasive evidence of excellent teaching including, but not limited to, peer evaluations, a summary of student evaluations, and teaching portfolios.
   • Scholarship or Research Nominations – Recommendations should demonstrate evidence of exceptional scholarship or research that extends or deepens the bounds of knowledge and/or are recognized as innovations in the nominee’s discipline.
   • Creative Activity Nominations – Supporting evidence must include a link to a representational portfolio that could include examples of images, audio or video recordings, writing examples, etc.
   • Public Service Nominations – Recommendations should demonstrate contributions to the community through involvement in intiatives such as P-20 programs, clinical practice, professional or non-profit organizations, public policy, public health, and entrepreneurship in ways that meaningfully and positively affect the human condition. Other demonstrations of these qualities in letter form should be clearly labeled as supporting documents, not letters of recommendation.
   • Mentoring Nominations – Supporting evidence should document the value of the mentoring. Testimony of current students and graduates is encouraged.
7. Additional supporting materials.

The entire packet, including supporting materials, is not to exceed 20 pages. Pages in each nomination packet should be numbered.

If desired, you may include blank or title pages to separate sections. Dividers do not need to be numbered and do not count towards the 20-page maximum. The RFAC will ask the USM Office of Academic and Student Affairs to return packets for streamlining when they exceed 20 pages.