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Inspire Integrity Awards

 

 

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.

NSCS has awarded Faculty of the Year Awards since 2005. In 2007, NSCS refocused the awards on integrity, and inaugurated the Inspire Integrity Awards.

The national recipient of the 2007-2008 Awards is Linda Bolton of the University of Iowa.
Learn more about the national recipient of the 2007-2008 Inspire Integrity Awards.

 

Awards and Benefits

National Recipient

  • $3,000 personal stipend

  • $2,000 contribution to the university's general scholarship fund

National Runner-up

  • $1,000 personal stipend

  • $1,000 donation to the university's scholarship fund

Thirteen of the 15 finalists will receive:

  • $350 personal stipend

Questions? Please contact nscs [at] nscs [dot] org.


Criteria & Eligibility

  • 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 2007-2008 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 8, 2008. 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

  • September 2, 2008: Students begin nominating faculty.

  • October 12, 2008: Last day for students to submit a faculty nomination.

  • November 8, 2008: Last postmarked day for faculty to submit required materials.

  • January 2009: 15 finalists are announced

  • January-early February 2009: National panel picks best educator out of the 15 finalists

  • February 12, 2009: NSCS announces the recipient of the 2008 Inspire Integrity Awards.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Awards

  • 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 Mishri Someshwar at someshwar @ nscs.org.

 

 

Judges

Below is a list of judges for the awards' regional panels:

  • Gary Behrman, St. Louis University

  • Carrie Dacey, Accenture

  • Jacob Anderson, NSCS National Leadership Council, Northern Arizona University

  • Katherine Kang, NSCS National Leadership Council, University of Texas, Austin

  • Stephen Friedfeld, Princeton University

  • Kirsten McKaskle, New York Life Insurance Co.

  • Jordyn Linsk, NSCS National Leadership Council, Northeastern University

  • Stacy Jones, NSCS Advisor at The University of Alabama

  • George Robbins, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  • Krista Griffith, NSCS National Leadership Council, University of St. Thomas

  • Samuel Wright, University of South Florida

  • Samantha Abrams, GEICO

  • Katie Mize, NSCS National Leadership Council, The George Washington University

  • Lara Altman, Teach For America