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We are the nation's premier honors organization for first- and second-year college students.
Inspire Integrity
The National Society of Collegiate Scholars' Inspire Integrity Awards
are the only national student-nominated faculty awards program. These
awards are presented to full-time university faculty who have, through
their lessons and actions, made a significant impact on the lives of
their students and instilled a high degree of personal and academic
integrity.
The nomination process is over for the 2009- 2010 Inspire Integrity Awards. We are currently in the process of sending application packages to professors. Thank you to all the students who nominated their professors.
Awards and Benefits
National Recipient shall receive:
- $1,000 personal stipend
- $1,000 contribution to the university's general scholarship fund in National Recipient's name
- Engraved Award
- Media recognition
- Student who nominated the National recipient shall receive $1000
National Runner-up shall receive:
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$500 personal stipend
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$500 donation to the university's scholarship fund in National runner-up's name
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Framed Award Certificate
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Media recognition
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Student who nominated the National Runner- up shall receive $500
10 Regional Recipients shall receive:
- Personal Stipend
- Engraved Award
- Media Recognition
- Nominees must be full-time professors (nominations for adjunct, visiting, teaching assistants, professors on sabbatical will NOT be accepted).
- Nominees must have taught at the undergraduate level for at least one semester in the 2008-2009 academic year; materials primarily should reflect work with undergraduate students.
- Nominee must currently work at the university where the nomination originated.
- Nominee must currently teach at least one class
- Nominated professors must complete application, letters of recommendation, and return full package to NSCS by November 21, 2009. Applications that are incomplete will not be accepted.
- Nominated faculty must keep their CVs to two pages in length with a standard type size (10-12 point)
Key Dates
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September 10, 2009: Students begin nominating faculty.
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October 31, 2009: Last day for students to submit a faculty nomination.
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November 21, 2009: Last postmarked day for faculty to submit required materials.
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January 2010: 15 finalists are announced
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January-early February 2010: National panel picks best educator out of the 15 finalists
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February 8, 2010: NSCS announces the recipient of the 2008 Inspire Integrity Awards.
Frequently Asked Questions about the Awards
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Who should provide my recommendations?
You may provide recommendations from anybody who has observed your interactions with students and the ways in which you've worked to instill integrity. This includes supervisors, colleagues, teaching assistants, et al. -
I'm a full-time instructor, but I do not have tenure. Do I qualify?
If you're teaching full time at the university where your nomination originated, you qualify. -
I received an e-mail notice about the awards, but my nomination materials have not yet arrived.
Please contact Cynthia Uguru at uguru [at] nscs [dot] org.
Judges
The judges for the 2010 Inspire Integrity will soon be announced.
Finalists from 2008-2009
Congratulations to Dr. John Pease, the 2008-2009 National Recipient of the Inspire Integrity Awards, and Dr. John Bailly, the National Runner-up!
John Pease began university teaching as a part-time temporary
instructor at his alma mater, Western Michigan University in his
hometown of Kalamazoo, Michigan, soon after earning his B.S. degree in
1960. He has been teaching ever since. He completed his graduate
studies at Michigan State University in 1967 and was called to the
University of Maryland where he continues to teach and advise student
organizations, most notably, the "I'd Rather Be Studying Gang."
He is the eponym of the John Pease Scholarship and recipient of several
teaching and mentoring awards, most recently, the 2008 University of
Maryland Board of Regents Faculty Mentor Award.
In his spare time he enjoys swimming, reading the great American
humorists, and listening to the jazz and blues music of the 1930s and
1940s. Learn more about Dr. Pease.
Read NSCS' press release about Dr. Pease.
Below is a list of the 15 finalists for the Inspire Integrity Awards 2008-2009:
* John Pease, University of Maryland
* Alan Fox, University of Delaware
* V DuWayne Battle, Rutgers University
* James Rada, Howard University
* Mark Nelson, University of Alabama
* John Bailly, Florida International University
* Steve Newman, Temple University
* Kee Jeong Kim, Virginia Tech
* Benedict Carton, George Mason University
* Alexander Holmes, University of Oklahoma
* Julie Evey-Johnson, University of Southern Indiana
* Marty Harvill, Baylor University
* Corey Ciocchetti, University of Denver
* Tamera Madensen, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
* Melanie Horn Mallers, California State University-Fullerton