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In March 1982 President Zumberge instituted an annual Academic Honors Convocation. As part of this convocation, the University now honors up to four of its retired faculty each year for their eminent careers. Including the 2009 Honors Convocation, 106 of these prestigious honors have been bestowed upon retired faculty members from the liberal arts, social sciences, natural sciences, physical sciences, and professional schools—all to outstanding awardees. (Please see page 4 for a complete list of honorees.)
The Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award includes an honorarium of $2,000, an illuminated scroll setting forth the honoree's contributions, and a citation in the annual Academic Honors Convocation program. These are all provided through the generosity of the administration of the University of Southern California.
Retired faculty who have been full time members of a USC academic unit for a minimum of 10 years or more prior to retirement and are OFFICIALLY retired are eligible for nomination.
Active and retired faculty, administrators, and staff as well as friends of the University family are urged to make nominations.
A letter of nomination should contain a complete description of the nominee's accomplishments and a complete curriculum vitae. It is especially helpful to the Committee for nominators to comment on specific examples of major distinguished contributions.
The nomination form should contain a brief summary of accomplishments, and it must be accompanied by 3 to 5 letters of recommendation from individuals who have knowledge of the candidate's contributions, both internal and external to USC. Endorsements from the current dean and department chair (if applicable) of the nominee's academic unit should be among the letters of recommendation. Letters from USC colleagues and students, and from professional colleagues at other universities, are very helpful to the Committee.
Initial nominations will be considered for a period of 3 years from the first nomination year. The Committee will accept supplemental or updated information supporting the nomination each year for 2 subsequent years, after which re-nomination must be made.
1. Teaching
2. Research
3. Publications
4. University service
5. Community/government service
6. Contributions to professional organizations
7. Professional awards and recognition
Nominations for awards to be presented at the 2010 Academic Honors Convocation must be received by the Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award Committee NO LATER THAN 5:00 P.M. ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009. LATE NOMINATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED THE FOLLOWING YEAR.
Please contact Gloria M. Reyes, Assistant Director of the USC Emeriti Center, if you have questions. She can be reached at (213) 740-8175 or gmreyes@usc.edu.
Please send nomination materials to:
Dr. Jerome B. Walker
Director
USC Emeriti Center College
USC Emeriti Center
3715 McClintock Avenue, Suite 220
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0191
(213) 740- 1289
jbwalker@usc.edu
To obtain a nomination form (in PDF) for the 2010 Faculty Lifetime Achievement Award, click here then print.
NOTE: If you would like a copy of these instructions (in PDF), including the nomination form, then click here and print.
As part of the University's Centennial Celebration, the late President James H. Zumberge convened the Centennial Faculty Convocation on October 6, 1980. On that occasion, the following faculty members were honored for their major contributions:
| Anton B. Burg, Chemistry | Arlien Johnson, Social Work | |
| Elwood Davis, Physical Education | Maurice Mautner, Business Administration | |
| Hugh Edmondson, Medicine | Robert E. Vivian, Engineering | |
| J. P. Guilford, Psychology | Harold Von Hofe, German |
To see the complete list of Faculty Lifetime Achevement Award Recipients from 1982 to present, click here.