Eligibility:
Nominees should be women working at an institution of higher
education (UW, private, or technical) or in the public/private
sector who have made significant contributions to higher
education. Nominees may include women who work in any job
classification (i.e., support staff, non-tenured instructor
and/or researcher, faculty, administrator).
Award Criteria (one or more of the following):
- Single event that changed the working environment,
leadership opportunities and/or advancement and/or inclusion
of women in higher education.
- Statewide initiative that has had an impact on the
status of women.
- Lifetime career that supports an improved climate and/or
opportunities for women at institutions of higher education
in Wisconsin.
Nomination Process:
- Nominators
should provide a brief (two-page maximum) narrative
outlining the nominee’s accomplishments.
- Nominators
should arrange for two letters of support from colleagues
who were/are directly affected by the nominee’s
contributions.
Deadline for receipt of completed
nomination package is June 1 of the year of
nomination. Nomination materials should be sent to the WWHEL
state president (currently Rita Cheng, Provost/Vice Chancellor,
UW-Milwaukee, P.O. Box 413, Milwaukee, WI 53201, 414-229-4501,
rcheng@uwm.edu).
The selection will be made by the WWHEL Board of Directors
and publicly announced at the recognition dinner at the fall
WWHEL Conference. |
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