Rossmann Manatt Faculty Development Award Information

Established in 2006, the Rossmann Manatt Faculty Development Award is supported by an endowed gift from Jack and Marilyn Rossmann and Charles and Kathleen Manatt. The award recognizes a tenured faculty member who has demonstrated exceptional level of creativity and productivity in scholarship, teaching, and service and who shows great promise of continuing such achievement. This one-time award ($5,000-10,000 determined by the maximum income available as generated from the endowment) is intended to facilitate faculty development activities. Refer to the “Guidelines and Cover Sheet” below for complete details. The award is bestowed once annually and alternates between two colleges:

  • Awarded to a College of Health and Human Sciences faculty member in even-numbered years
  • Awarded to a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences faculty member in odd-numbered years

Timeline

All applications are due by the close of the business day the first Tuesday in February. The awardee delivers a lecture during the spring semester of the year following their award.

Nomination process

Nominations/self-nominations shall consist of (in one PDF and in this order):

  • Cover sheet (included in “Guidelines and Cover Sheet” link below)
  • Nomination letter of no more than three (3) pages that includes the following:
    • How the nominee’s qualifications relate to the award criteria and why the nominee is deserving of the award
    • Documented examples of exceptional creativity and productivity in scholarship, teaching, and service, and the promise of continued achievement
    • Description of way(s) in which the nominee has contributed to a challenging and stimulating atmosphere at the university
  • A statement written by the nominee of no more than one (1) page describing how the stipend will be used. Nominee must provide a basic budget of proposed expenses in tabular form.
  • Updated curriculum vita of no more than twenty-five (25) pages

Selection process

The selection committee will include the Dean of the College of Human Sciences, the Dean of the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, a member of the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost, and a faculty representative from the awarding college’s honors & awards committee. A sample of the rating form used by the selection committee is in included in the Guidelines.

Guidelines and Nomination Cover Sheet (doc)

Submit Nomination (email to: chsaward-submit@iastate.edu)