John S. Hinckley Fellow Award

The Hinckley Fellow receives a $4,000 cash award (less benefits and withholding taxes) OR $4,000 in unrestricted support (any equipment purchased as support becomes the property of WSU). 

The recipient of the John S. Hinckley Fellow Award must demonstrate that they have excelled in teaching, scholarship and service. 

Email (provostwsu@weber.edu) a one to two-page letter of nomination that describes the faculty member's accomplishments in each of the following areas: 

1. Teaching: Include evidence of student success, peer reviews, innovations, teaching awards, regional/national impact, etc.
2. Scholarship: Include evidence of publications, speeches, funded grants, scholarship awards, regional/national reputation, impact on student learning, etc.
3. Service: Include evidence of impact on WSU and regional/national organizations, service awards, etc.

Faculty are not eligible to receive a second award for five years.

Nominations are due by September 13, 2023.

If a nominee accepts the nomination, they will be responsible for submitting the following additional information to provostwsu@weber.edu by September 29, 2023.

1. A brief (three to five-page) resume addressing the award criteria.
2. A copy of the nominee's most recent peer evaluation of teaching effectiveness.
3. Three 1- to 2-page reference letters that address the award criteria. If possible, at least one reference should be a former student who has personally benefited from the person being nominated.

 

Awardees will formally receive the honor at the Faculty Awards event. 

The Hinckley Fellow recipient will present a lecture during the subsequent academic year.