September 15 | The Vice President for Research and Partnerships will send out the solicitation for nominations. |
October 18 | Nominators provide name(s) of nominee(s) and award via email to: vprp-awards@ou.edu |
November 1 | Final nominations are due through online submission portal. |
March | Selections are made. |
April | Award recipients are notified and announced, and the awards banquet is held. |
Faculty nominations may derive from any individual faculty, department chairs or unit directors, elected members of department/unit Committee A, a department/unit's approved nomination committee, center or institute leaders, or a group of faculty who are familiar with the nominee's qualifications for the award. Please submit only one nomination per award category per academic program or department unit. No self-nominations are allowed. With the exception of A2, each of these faculty awards is a one-time award; former winners are not eligible for re-nomination. This does not preclude past winners from being nominated for different award categories. The nominating individual or entity will be responsible for assembling the nomination packets, including supporting documentation. No nomination is required for the A2 award.
Nominations should be submitted electronically as a single PDF file via this online submission form. The faculty nomination packet should include in the following order:
Staff nominations may derive from department chairs or unit directors, elected members of department/unit Committee A, a department/unit's approved nomination committee, center or institute leaders, or a group of staff or faculty who are familiar with the nominee's qualifications for the award. Please submit only one nomination per academic program or department unit. No self-nominations are allowed. This award is a one-time award; former winners are not eligible for re-nomination. The nominating individual or entity will be responsible for assembling the nomination packet, including supporting documentation. This award is open to any full-time staff member on the OU-Norman campus.
Nominations should be submitted electronically as a single PDF file via this online submission form. The staff nomination packet should include in the following order:
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a faculty member (faculty of all ranks including faculty emeriti) on the OU-Norman campus for their outstanding and enduring contributions to research and creative activity over the course of their career. This award recognizes research or creative activity that are of exceptional quality and high impact as demonstrated by national or international peer recognition/awards, distinguished contributions in the creation of new knowledge or creative work in the form of peer-reviewed manuscripts, books, performances and exhibits, and with activities supported by external funding mechanisms appropriate to the discipline. Nominations are restricted to one per college.
Nomination packets must include the following, not to exceed 20 pages combined:
For questions or additional information, contact VPRP Awards at vprp-awards@ou.edu.
The PDF must be less than 15MB. For help in reducing file size in Adobe Acrobat DC.
Selection committees consisting of faculty and staff are appointed by the Vice President for Research and Partnerships. The committees’ final recommendation is submitted to the Vice President for Research and Partnerships for approval in consultation with the Senior Vice President and Provost.
The recipient of the Award is notified by the Vice President for Research and Partnerships.
The Award for Excellence in Transdisciplinary, Convergent Research recognizes leadership in the creation of collaborative initiatives of teams of OU faculty (faculty of all ranks including faculty emeriti) over the recent past on projects that demonstrate a deep integration of disciplines toward new configurations of knowledge production, and that strive toward creating a positive and meaningful societal impact. This award can be given to an individual or to a team and therefore nominations for teams of faculty are most welcome.
The Annual Award for Excellence in Research Grants recognizes OU investigators or teams of investigators (faculty of all ranks including faculty emeriti) that have obtained extramural sponsored research awards of one million dollars or more during the past year. No nomination is required for this award.
The Award for Excellence in Research in the Social Sciences recognizes an OU faculty member (faculty of all ranks including faculty emeriti) who has made exceptional, innovative contributions to a social science field throughout their career and/or in their recent work. The Social Sciences award is based on outstanding publications with pioneering research impacts that offer broad societal and community-oriented applications for the common good.
The Award for Excellence in Research, Design, and Creative Expression in the Humanities and the Arts is conferred upon an OU faculty member (faculty of all ranks including faculty emeriti) whose career-long and/or recent work offers a transformative new direction in humanistic or creative development. Innovative projects for this award may be oriented toward analyses of the past, present, and future that have the potential to transform a field of study, and/or to offer new directions in community-engaged research and creative activity. Eligible projects must fall within the disciplines of the humanities, arts, and new media.
The Neal Lane Award for Excellence in Research in the Natural Sciences honors an OU faculty member (faculty of all ranks including faculty emeriti) who has made a career-long and/or recent exceptional contribution to advancing fundamental knowledge in a natural sciences field (e.g, physics, chemistry, geology, biology). The contribution made is at a level of importance and impact that garners international visibility and recognition.
The Award for Excellence in Research in Engineering and Applied Science honors an OU faculty member (faculty of all ranks including faculty emeriti) who has made a career-long and/or recent exceptional translational research contribution in an area of engineering and/or applied science. The contribution made is characterized by its impact in addressing major technical, social, and/or economic problems in today’s society, and garners international visibility and recognition.
The Award for Excellence in Research Service and Administration honors a staff member who has made exceptional, innovative contributions in any office that is in support of the research or creative endeavors of OU faculty and staff. These impactful contributions may have been realized recently or demonstrated through career-long service and dedication.
The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes an OU faculty member (faculty of all ranks including faculty emeriti) on the OU-Norman campus for their outstanding and enduring contributions to research and creative activity over the course of their career.
