UCITE

Glennan Fellowships

GLENNAN FELLOWS PROGRAM
AWARDS FOR TEACHER/SCHOLARS

The Glennan Fellows program has been established in honor of T. Keith Glennan who was President of Case Institute of Technology for many years, and who became a dedicated and energetic supporter of Case. From his experiences as a leader in education he came to appreciate the challenges faced by faculty early in their academic careers, especially with regard to development of teaching skills. That concern led him to establish the endowment which now supports this program for new faculty.

Five Glennan Fellows will be named each year and each will receive a stipend of $6,500 to be spent during the following year. These funds may be used to support a wide range of activities related to teaching and education. The award year ends with a special program honoring the Fellows where they will present the results of their proposal activities.

AWARD CRITERIA

The Glennan Fellows Program is designed to reward excellence in faculty and to facilitate their growth as teacher/scholars. Nominees must be regular faculty members who are in the tenure track but not yet tenured. Glennan Fellows must also be untenured during the time they hold their fellowships. Normally, nominees will have had some experience during which they have demonstrated excellence in both scholarship and teaching. Fellowships will not be awarded for teaching alone, but on evidence of promise for a balanced career in both teaching and scholarship. Glennan Fellows are perceived as role models for new faculty at Case.

Evidence of scholarship normally includes research publications, books, grants, artistic achievement and other similar accomplishments. Evidence of contributions to teaching and education can include a wide range of activities including classroom teaching, teaching in other settings, curricular and academic program development, innovations in education within the discipline or across disciplines, the needs of special student groups, or other teaching and education-related activities.

APPLICATION PROCESS

A two step process in involved in applying for the Glennan Fellowships.

STEP 1: The first step is the submission of FOUR copies of a nomination letter in hard copy form (no electronic submissions please). This letter may be submitted by any faculty member and self-nominations will also be accepted. Nomination letters must be no longer than a single page and must be co-signed by two additional faculty supporters of the nominee. Letters and co-signatures from senior faculty are suggested, but not essential. The letter of nomination will form part of the nominee’s file that is evaluated for the award. Hence the nominating letter should make a strong case as to why the nominators feel that the nominee deserves the award, and should clearly define the qualities of the nominee which provide evidence of excellence in scholarship and teaching.  Our address is located at the bottom of this page.

SELECTION OF GLENNAN FELLOWS

A committee will be formed by the Director of UCITE to review the file of each nominee and make recommendations for the awards each year. The Director of UCITE will consult with this committee in making the final selections of the Glennan Fellows. The awardees are announced towards the end of the spring semester.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF GLENNAN FELLOWS

The Glennan Fellows are expected to carry out their project proposal during the academic year following the receipt of the award and to give a brief talk on their project at a special symposium (usually held during the reading days at the end of the Spring semester) organized in their honor.

The Glennan Fellows are also expected to make time to meet as a group approximately once a month during the academic year.

PRIOR GLENNAN FELLOWS

(* - circumstances prevented acceptance of the award)