Spring 2008

The University Committee will meet during the first or second week of April. At the selection meeting, the chair of each College Wine Teaching Award Committee will summarize the dossier of the nominee from that College. The process prohibits College representatives from voting for their own nominees.

Each College Wine Teaching Award Committee establishes its own procedures for selecting a nominee from candidates within the College. Contact your College chair for information about this year’s process.

Note that because the William E. Wine Award recognizes “a history of university teaching excellence,” the most competitive dossiers demonstrate continuity of excellence over a significant period of time. Also, because College representatives may not vote for their own nominees, the dossiers of award winners are those that prove most compelling to representatives from other colleges. Finally, the best evidence of strong teaching is a demonstration of student learning. The most competitive dossiers thoroughly describe what the nominees do and how they do it, as well as how students benefit from the experience. Be sure to follow the dossier format guidelines closely.

Nine copies of each dossier must be received by March 14, 2008 at
Gary Long, glong@vt.edu, 231-7575
Chemistry, 230 Davidson Hall (0212)
Chair, 2007-2008 University Wine Teaching Award Committee

Those who have won a William E. Wine Award in the past or an Academy of Teaching Excellence University-level teaching award in the past seven years are not eligible.