Provost Robert H. Jones invites you to nominate a colleague for the Ralph D. Elliott Endowed Award for Outstanding Service to Off-Campus, Distance, and Continuing Education.
The award was established in 2006 by family and friends of Dr. Elliott in honor of his retirement as Vice Provost for Off-Campus, Distance, and Continuing Education & Professor of Economics.
This award recognizes and honors a Clemson University faculty, staff, or administrator who has promoted initiatives in the field of credit or noncredit continuing education in a worthy and exemplary manner. The award will be presented to the recipient by the Provost on behalf of the President of Clemson University at the General Faculty Meeting in December. This year the award amount has been set at $2,000. In addition to the cash stipend, the recipient’s name will be affixed to a permanently displayed plaque at the Madren Center.
The award recipient will be selected according to the following criteria:
1) Served as an excellent teacher or mentor
2) Developed and/or coordinated model continuing education programs, off campus, or distance education programs
3) Facilitated new programming areas through continuing education, off campus, or distance education
4) Opened new avenues for the advancement of continuing education, off campus, or distance education
5) Provided service to professional continuing education, off campus, or distance education organizations at the state, regional, or national level
A committee composed of representatives from Clemson University and the community will select the award recipient. Nominations should be organized under the areas denoted above, addressing activities in each area that applies to the candidate. Please limit the nomination to no more than three pages. Submit the completed nomination form to Brenda Smith, 206 Sikes Hall, by 4:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, 2014.
Please consider nominating one of your colleagues for the Ralph D. Elliott Award for Outstanding Service to Off-Campus, Distance and Continuing Education. Access the nomination form here. For questions, contact Brenda Smith in the Office of the Provost at 864-656-3940 or bjs@clemson.edu.
