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2009 DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR AWARD FINALISTS:

1. Carol Maier, MCLS*
2. C. Owen Lovejoy, Anthropology*
3. Lew Freid, English*
4. Phil Rumrill, Educational Foundations and Special Services
5. Robert Twieg, Chemistry 

*winner

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• Distinguished Scholar Award Nomination Form (PDF) (Word)
  
• Past Distinguished Scholar Award Recipients
  
• Distinguished Scholar Award Policies

Who may nominate?
Only tenured/tenure-track and emeriti faculty at KSU may nominate someone for a DSA.  Individuals may nominate only one candidate per year.

Who is eligible for nomination?
Except in unusual circumstances, only full professors who have been at KSU for a full five (5) years are eligible to receive a DSA.  In order to receive the award, nominees who have been at KSU for less than ten (10) years must demonstrate a record of sustained scholarship and/or creative activity since coming to KSU.

An individual may only receive one DSA in a lifetime.
Finalists from the previous year will be asked if they wish to be considered for the DSA.  Therefore, it is not necessary to nominate an individual who received a nomination in the previous year. 

How are the nominations reviewed?
Nominees are asked to provide their vitae, a statement of research interests and achievements and the names of two external referees.  A committee consisting of 5-6 colleagues from cognate disciplines will be asked to serve as a review committee, chaired by a member of the DSA committee.