Charlton H. Lyons Faculty Research Award

 

Purpose

Award for a scholar in the entire range of academic, professional, or artistic fields to engage in research, writing, exhibition, or performance. This award shall not support efforts to attain an advanced degree or to pay summer salary.

 

Eligibility

Priority will be given to full-time faculty members who are in a continuing status with at least one year of teaching experience at the College. However, full-time faculty in their first year are also eligible.

 

Proposal

The Provost’s office will solicit proposals early in the fall semester. The deadline for submission of these proposals is December 15 or the next working day. The Faculty Development Committee will evaluate these proposals and make recommendations to the Provost.

The faculty member is responsible for submitting a proposal to the Provost’s Office that will include the following:

1. A description of the purpose of the proposed project. This statement should offer specific details on the project, written at a level understandable by faculty colleagues.
2. If this is a continuing project, the applicant must provide information on how previous awards have advanced the project.
3. The applicant must provide an itemized budget for the award funds.
4. Successful proposals must demonstrate reasonable promise of publication or presentation at a scholarly conference, production of an original work of art, significant enhancement of the applicant's knowledge or teaching skills, or curricular, cultural, or intellectual development.
5. Unsuccessful candidates will enter the pool of Faculty Research Awards. To be considered for that award, the faculty member should include a paragraph in their proposal explaining how the project would change given the budget of the Faculty Research Award.

 

Award Details

The College will make one award of $2,500.00 for one spring/summer. To claim reimbursement, you must submit original receipts within 60 days of incurring the expense. Preference will be given to faculty who receive less than $2,500 of support funds from the College. The award shall be payable after June 1 of the award year. Advances up to $2,000 will be made with approval of the Provost's Office. To claim reimbursement, you must submit original receipts within 60 days of incurring the expense.

Duties

The Faculty Development Committee and the Provost will generate interest in the award, encourage faculty to apply, review each proposal, interview finalists if necessary, and select a recipient. The President will confirm the selection. The Faculty Development Committee will only select a recipient whose project will bring honor and recognition to Centenary. In addition, small scale projects that can receive support from other funding sources will not be considered for this award.

 

Reporting Requirements

Awardees will submit a report (with detailed expenditure report) on the work accomplished by October 15 of the semester following the award. Failure to submit a research report in a timely fashion will adversely affect subsequent awards.

 

Assistance

You may contact the Provost's Office for proposals from past years to use as a guide.

 

Previous Recipients of the Charlton Lyons Award (formerly the Alumni Association Award)
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022	Edward F. Haas Arnold M. Penuel Brad McPherson Edmond M. Parker L. Hughes Cox Earle Labor Stanton A. Taylor Robert Reynolds Michael Hall & Barry Nass Royce Shaw Brad McPherson David Jackson David Throgmorton Robert Frye Sam Shepherd Jeff Hendricks Antonio Pizarro Scott Vetter David Hoaas Scott Vetter Dana Kress Steve Shelburne John Peek Mary Barrett Mark Fisch Rodney Grunes Yvonne Yaz Lisa Nicoletti Lisa Nicoletti Karen Breuer George Newtown Scott Chirhart Lisa Nicoletti Michelle Glaros Harold Christensen Ken Aizawa Jeanne Hamming Lisa Nicoletti Scott Chirhart Scott Chirhart Harold Christensen Logan Sledge Lisa Nicoletti Spencer Dew Sam Shepherd Ruipu Mu Matthew Jennings Janani Sridhar	History Spanish Biology Engineering Philosophy English Chemistry Music English Political Science Biology English Sociology Geology History English Math Geology Economics Geology French English Political Science Geology Sociology Political Science Mathematics Art Art History English Biology Art Art Economics Philosophy English Art & Visual Culture Biology Biology Economics Theatre Art & Visual Culture Religious Studies History  Chemistry Biology Music