This award, established in 2008, recognizes outstanding teaching at the graduate level
and significant contributions to graduate education at Winthrop. The Graduate Faculty
Award, accompanied by a cash award from the Winthrop Foundation, is presented at the
May Graduate Commencement.
Eligible faculty are those at the Associate Professor and Professor ranks who have
significant experience teaching 500 and 600level courses, working with graduate students
in research and/or creative activities, developing graduate courses and programs,
and serving graduate programs through committees and elected positions.
Nominations will come from the colleges through the deans to a selection committee
consisting of previous recipients of the LaRoche Award. This award joins the Kinard
Award, Outstanding Junior Professor and Distinguished Professor as major faculty awards
at Winthrop.
For each nominee, the following supporting evidence must be provided:
1. The dean's letter of nomination
2. The department chair and/or college graduate director's letter of nomination
3. The nominee's student ratings and other evaluations for all 500 and 600 level courses
taught in the last three years
4. The nominee's annual reports and the department chair's responses for the last
three years
5. The nominee's (a) independent research/creative activity, (b) work (research projects,
grants received, theses directed, internships supervised) with graduate students during
the last five years, (c) involvement in graduate course design, curriculum development,
or program development during the last five years, and (d) graduatedrelated service
including committee work and elected positions for the last five years
6. The number of years the nominee has been a Graduate Faculty member at Winthrop
University
7. A current vitae of the nominee
February 15 is the deadline for deans to submit nominations to the Office of the Vice
President for Academic Affairs.
