ALDER AWARD DESCRIPTION

In January 2003 the MAA established the Henry L. Alder Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Beginning College or University Mathematics Faculty Member to honor beginning college or university faculty whose teaching has been extra ordinarily successful and whose effectiveness in teaching undergraduate mathematics is shown to have influence beyond their own classrooms. An awardee must have taught full time in a mathematical science in the United States or Canada for at least two, but not more than seven, years since receiving the Ph.D. Each year at most three college or university teachers are to be honored with this national award and are to receive $1,000 and a certificate of recognition from the MAA. Award recipients will be expected to make a presentation at one of the national meetings of the MAA. Nominations for the award may be made by any member of the MAA or by any section of the MAA.

ALDER AWARD ELIGIBILITY AND GUIDELINES FOR NOMINATION

Eligibility

Nominees must:

Guidelines for nomination

Nominees for the award may be made by any member of the MAA or by any section of the MAA

Nominees should:

Submission Information:

Martha J. Siegel, Professor
Mathematics Department
YR #339
Towson University
8000 York Rd.
Towson, MD 21252-001

410-704-2980 Math Dept office
msiegel@towson.edu

Paper submissions only; no email or fax.

Interpretive notes

In determining eligibility, we do not count time spent in a postdoctoral position where nearly all the nominee's time was spent on research, and the nominee did very little or no teaching (e.g. three semester courses a year or less).

Teaching is intended to include classroom instruction as well as activities outside the classroom, such as working with student groups, preparing students for mathematical competitions, directing undergraduate students in research in mathematics, directing students in the preparation of honors theses, preparing teaching materials used by others, etc.

Nominations must be submitted according to the NOMINATION FORM. Instructions for that form should be followed precisely to assure uniformity in the selection process.

The NOMINATION FORM and a NOMINATION PACKET that provides evidence documenting extraordinary success in teaching should be submitted to the Secretary of the MAA by December 15 of the academic year in which the nomination is to be considered. Directions for the nomination packet should be followed with precision to assure uniformity in the selection process.