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This award was established in honor of Dr. Dave W. Willis, Distinguished Professor and department head of Natural Resource Management. Willis' attentive and caring character made him an outstanding leader, mentor, teacher, colleague and friend to department faculty. It is in this spirit that outstanding performance by a faculty member in Natural Resource Management based on their combined teaching/advising, research and service roles is awarded. The Dave Willis Faculty Excellence à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã recognizes outstanding contributions by a Department of Natural Resource Management faculty member in their combined role and in view of their departmental citizenry and collegiality, regardless of appointment.

Eligibility

• All full-time faculty with an appointment in Natural Resource Management and USGS Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit adjunct faculty are eligible.
• à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãees are ineligible for two years following receipt of this honor.

Nomination

• Up to three candidates will be nominated by the NRM department head for consideration each year.

Nomination Requirements (Provided by the Candidates)

• Cover letter listing what is included in the nomination packet.
• Curriculum vita of the nominee that emphasizes their combined teaching/advising, research and service contributions over the last five years at SDSU.
• Up to two letters of support from faculty, highlighting the quality and impact of the nominee's combined efforts.
• Up to three supporting letters from current or former students or professional colleagues on the quality and impact of the nominee's faculty contributions.

Nomination Criteria

To be eligible, a faculty member must, at a minimum, demonstrate significant contributions to and impact from their total combined role in teaching, advising, research and service relative to their defined role: 

1. Teaching: Substantially exceeding expectations in efforts devoted to insuring the quality of the student's learning experience and outcomes.
2. Advising: Substantially exceeding expectations in advising and mentoring undergraduate students through their undergraduate curriculum, internship and undergraduate research.
3. Research: Substantially exceeding expectations in grantsmanship, publishing and graduate student advising.
4. Service: Substantially exceeding expectations in contributions to their profession, University and community-at-large by serving in appointed and elected leadership roles.

Selection Committee Composition

• à£à£Ö±²¥Ðãees will serve on the committee for two years following their selection.
• The NRM department head serves as an ex officio member.

Timeline

• Nominees are informed by the NRM department head of their candidacy by May 1 (preceding year).
• Nomination packets are due annually on Nov. 15.
• The committee shall come to a decision by Feb. 15 of each spring semester.
• The award will be made during the Annual à£à£Ö±²¥Ðã & Scholarship Banquet awards ceremony during the spring semester.

Previous Recipients