Criteria: This award recognizes an early career faculty member (pre-tenure) who has exhibited extraordinary excellence in their faculty work at TCNJ. This can involve one or more of the following:
- Excellence as a Teacher-Scholar, integrating research/creative activity and classroom instruction
- Extraordinary service to students through mentorship or advising
- Extraordinary service to the department or program
- Extraordinary commitment to community service and outreach
Nomination process: Faculty may be nominated by a faculty or staff peer, self-nomination, or a student (current or former). In 250 words or less, describe the nominee’s exceptional record of faculty work.
Decision made by: Faculty Senate Awards Committee
Award Winners:
- 2024 – Mahrukh Khan, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering
- 2023 – Natasha Patterson, Public Health, School of Nursing and Health Sciences