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Teaching Committee Member Responsibilities To be appointed to the BPS division’s Teaching Committee is an honor, but it carries with it some responsibilities. The Teaching Committee is used to identify the BPS division’s Outstanding Educator, an honor which is bestowed in odd-numbered years at the Annual Meetings. The Teaching Committee normally has 4 members, who serve staggered 2-year terms. In even-numbered years, the Teaching Committee is invited to put on a regular Academy session at the Annual Meetings. BPS Division Outstanding Educator Award (odd-numbered years) The selection of the BPS Division’s Outstanding Educator is normally done early in the year. A key objective in the timing of the process is to have a recipient identified by mid-March. The reason for this objective is so that the winner’s name can be announced in the Academy program, along with the ceremony. If the winner’s name is not placed in the program – typically because the selection was made too late to make the cutoff, the turnout at the ceremony will be very low. We truly want to honor an outstanding educator, and to do so the winner’s name must appear in the Academy program. The final date for material to be placed in the Academy Program is usually early April. A typical process for identifying the recipient begins with the Teaching Committee members soliciting nominations from the membership. Self-nominations are acceptable, as are nominations from committee members, though committee members may not be nominated for the award. This process can start at Academy, and that is a good place for it to start. Teaching Committee members are asked to speak to other Academy members and associates, and place a call for nominations in the BPS Fall Newsletter and the BPS net. An example call for nominations appears at the end of this document. By early December, the committee should take stock of the nominations, and for each nomination, solicit a formal letter or letters of support from persons outside the committee. Frequently, former students of the nominee, or colleagues, or the nominee’s department chair or dean are solicited for letters of support. The criteria for the award are included in the example call for nominations, and should be sent to those who are writing letters of support for nominees. To facilitate this process, the Executive Committee typically requests that one person serve as the Chair of the Teaching Committee. This person simply coordinates this process, making sure that all members participate, and the work is completed in a timely fashion. Additionally, the Chair should stay in close communication with the Program Chair, the Assistant Program Chair, and the BPS President as the process unfolds – in particular with regard to the awards ceremony. After the winner is selected, the committee must plan the awards ceremony, which typically takes place on Monday evening at Academy. It is a good idea to ask the winner’s college or department if they wish to sponsor a reception after the ceremony, as most do. Unfortunately, the division does not have the money to help pay for a reception. The Assistant Program Chair is usually in charge of ordering and purchasing the plaques awarded at Academy, though the Teaching Committee may take this task upon itself. If the committee needs a plaque made, please notify the Assistant Program Chair as soon as a winner is selected, to be certain that this task does not fall through the cracks. As you can see, this is a very important set of responsibilities. We want the awards ceremony to be very well-attended and to be a true honor for the winner, and this won’t happen without a lot of care on the part of Teaching Committee Members. BPS Teaching Committee Academy Session (even-numbered years) Every even-numbered year, the Teaching Committee, at the discretion of that year’s Program Chair, has the option of putting together a session for the annual meetings in August. This is to repay members for their service on the committee. There are some years in which the committee chooses not to put on a session, and that is their right. However, should they wish to do so, in alternate years they are encouraged to develop a session and submit it to the Program Chair. The session does not normally go through the review process, but is simply scheduled on the program. Please use creativity in planning your session. Remember that the BPS division has a rich history in teaching, but the Academy really doesn’t provide much for the scholar who is seeking to improve his or her teaching. Many of the past Teaching Committee sessions have been very well-attended, and formed an important part of the program put together by the BPS division. Irwin Outstanding Educator Award The Business Policy and Strategy (BPS) division of the Academy of Management requests nominations for the Irwin Outstanding Educator Award, to be given at next year’s annual meetings in Seattle. The BPS division has recognized Outstanding Educators with an award given every other year since 1987. In 1991 the publishing company Richard D. Irwin established a $25,000 endowment for the award, thereafter named the Irwin Outstanding Educators Award. This award is designed to recognize a person who has demonstrated a long-term commitment to and expertise in teaching strategic management or educating others about strategic management. Nominees should have at least 15 years of service. Some manifestations of outstanding teaching might include:
The previous winners of the award are:
Please send a letter of nomination to any of the BPS Teaching Committee members. |
