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DFL Nominations

February 10, 2017

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MACOMB/MOLINE, IL -- The Distinguished Faculty Lecturer (DFL) Selection Committee is soliciting nominations for the 2018 award from the faculty, staff and students of Western Illinois University. Self-nominations are welcome.

The award is open to tenured full professors who have distinguished themselves in all areas of professional life – teaching, scholarly/creative activity and service, but most notably in the area of scholarly/creative activity. The nominee, who must be full-time faculty at the time the lecture is presented, should be able to deliver a stimulating presentation on a topic of interest to a general audience. The person selected will deliver the Distinguished Faculty Lecture in Spring 2018, and will be recognized as part of the stage party at the Spring and Fall Commencement ceremonies, Spring and Fall Honors Convocation and Founders' Day. The DFL will also speak at the New Student Convocation.

Send letters of nomination addressing the nominee's qualifications via email to DFL Selection Committee Chair Sandra McFadden, psychology, at SL-McFadden@wiu.edu by the Friday, Feb. 24 deadline.

Each nominee will be asked to submit a current vita, a one-page narrative summary of the proposed topic and its potential impact to a general audience and letters of support from two references, in addition to the nominator's letter. Supporting letters should address the nominee's scholarly, creative and professional activities, and discuss the nominee's ability to present an effective and interesting lecture to a broad spectrum of the University community. The deadline to submit supporting materials is Monday, March 20.

Western Illinois University has honored outstanding faculty for 48 years with an annual award, first named the Annual Faculty Lecturer and now known as the Distinguished Faculty Lecturer. In 1969, Victor Hicken, history, presented "Swing of the Pendulum" as the inaugural Faculty Lecturer.

Members of the Distinguished Faculty Lecture Committee include Chandra Amaravadi (computer science), Matt Bean (music), James Caldwell (music), Jenq Kuen Huang (chemistry), Hal Marchand (health sciences), McFadden and T. K. Vinod (chemistry).



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