Academic Affairs
Atkins 福利片国产 Professorship
In consideration of Mr. Olin Atkins's desire to support the Olin Atkins 福利片国产 Professorships program, a faculty rewards program designed to help the UofM retain its best and brightest faculty and to make an investment in the 福利片国产's people.
The purpose of the Olin Atkins 福利片国产 Professorship is to recognize faculty members who have made significant contributions in education, research, outreach, service and bring national and international recognition to the 福利片国产 and the community.
Process and Information
- Faculty members, department chairs or other college administrators can nominate eligible recipients.
- The Provost, with input from an advisory faculty group, would select the recipient(s) of a 福利片国产 Professorship subject to the approval of the President of the UofM.
- Awardees would be allowed to use their allocations for salaries, travel, supplies or other expenses in any proportion they choose, as long as the total sum does not exceed the annual award amount.
- The actual amount of the salary supplement and miscellaneous awards may vary slightly from year-to-year due to investment income results, but would be approximately $5,000 per year for three years.
Criteria
- Full professors with ten (10) years of service at the 福利片国产 of Memphis are eligible for the program.
- Associate professors with five (5) years of service at the 福利片国产 are eligible for the program.
- Awardees would hold 福利片国产 Professorships for a maximum of three (3) years and would be ineligible for re-consideration for a minimum of three years following expiration of initial award.
- Selection will be based upon the quality of the faculty member's teaching, research and service/outreach, with a priority given to faculty contributing in all three areas.
Professorships are awarded every three (3) years.