Faculty Lectureship

Faculty Lectureship Award

See below to view list of previous awardees and their lecture.

The nomination deadline for 2025-26 academic year is December 5, 2025.

The Faculty Lectureship, one of the oldest and most prestigious of the University’s awards, recognizes sustained professional excellence in teaching, scholarly achievement, and service among current faculty at NDSU. The Faculty Lectureship is conferred on an individual who has demonstrated excellence in all three areas. Recipients of these awards are expected to be NDSU employees at the time of the Celebration of Excellence ceremony.

To nominate a faculty member for this award, submit a nomination letter (no more than two pages) addressing the criteria, and three-page CV by email to Ann Fredrickson.

Following the committee’s examination of the cover letter and vitae, the committee may request additional materials such as teaching evaluations or other specific evidence of excellence.

Criteria for Evaluating Nominees for the Faculty Lectureship

Examples of evidence of excellence in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and service are provided here:

Teaching. Evidence of excellence in teaching may be demonstrated by:

Sustained record of teaching of undergraduate or graduate students or professional teaching
Possession of a local, regional, national, or international reputation of teaching or recognition of teaching excellence; teaching awards
Contributions to the curriculum in the creation or new courses or new pedagogical methods
Contributions to the home department in service courses or specialty courses; number of undergraduate and graduate advisees; number of graduate students (master’s and doctoral)
Presentations or publications on pedagogy; grants for teaching or curriculum development
Evidence of ability to present in a public forum

Scholarship, Research, Creative Activity. Evidence of excellence in this category may be demonstrated by:

Peer reviewed publications in scholarly presses or journals or documented success in creative activity
Professional presentations, invited essays, talks, or performances
Local, regional, national, or international recognition of scholarly excellence; awards for scholarship or creative activity
Grants applied for, grants received [note percentage of responsibility for grant implementation], participation in review panels, editorial boards

Service. Evidence of excellence in service may be demonstrated by:

Leadership in campus positions and professional organizations
Service on campus committees and to professional organizations
Local, regional, national, or international public service
Service awards