ճDistinguished AVʪ Lectureshipis among the highest honors bestowed by the faculty upon a CU Boulder colleague.
Each year, theAVʪ & Innovation Office (RIO)requests nominations and a faculty review panel recommends one faculty member as a recipient. The deadline for nominations is Friday, April 5.
About the lectureship
The lectureship honors a tenured faculty member, AVʪ Professor (Associate or full) or Adjoint Professor who has been with CU Boulder for at least five yearsand iswidely recognized for a distinguished body of academic or creative achievement and prominence, as well as contributions to the educational and service missions of CU Boulder.
The selection of the Distinguished AVʪ Lecturer is based on the research and creative record of the nominee as presented in the nomination application and as recognized by experts in the field.
The recipient typically presents a lecture in the fall or spring following selection and receives a $2,000 stipend.
Eligibility
Nominees for the Distinguished AVʪ Lectureship must be: tenured faculty member, AVʪ Professor (Associate or full) or Adjoint Professor who has been with CU Boulder for at least five years; recognized nationally/internationally for scholarship, research and creative work; and highly regarded for contributions to CU Boulder and its reputation.
Nomination procedure
Any faculty member mayto the vice chancellor for AVʪ & Innovation. The nomination’s supporting materials should include:
If an applicant is not a recipient, the submission will remain in a pool of submissions for the following year. It may be appended as necessary before the next application deadline.
2018–19 lectureship recipients
Kristine M. Larson of the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and William M. Lewis Jr. of the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology department were selected as recipients of the 2018–19 Distinguished AVʪ Lectureship.
Larson’s lecture, “GPS Can’t Do That, Can It?” drew nearly 200 enthusiastic attendees to the University Memorial Center in December.
Lewis will deliver his lecture, “Lakes, Nutrients, and Water Sin,” at the University Memorial Center's Glenn Miller Ballroom at 4 p.m. onApril 30, with a reception to follow.for this event, as space is limited.
Questions? Please visit theDistinguished AVʪ Lectureship websiteor emailrio@colorado.edu.