PURPOSE: The Penn State Engineering Alumni Society Outstanding Advising Award recognizes and rewards outstanding advisers of Engineering undergraduate and graduate students. These advising awards are established in recognition of the importance of advising in the total Engineering education program.

AWARD: The name of this award is "PSEAS Outstanding Advising Award." Each recipient receives $500 and a memento. Funding is made possible through annual gifts from Engineering alumni and friends. This award is presented annually. A maximum of three faculty from University Park and two faculty from non-University Park locations may be selected at the discretion of the selection committee.

ELIGIBILITY: All full-time Penn State faculty whose advisees are mainly students in a College of Engineering degree program are eligible.

QUALIFICATIONS: All candidates must have:

• completed at least three years of full-time service at Penn State prior to the nomination;
• regularly served as a teacher and adviser of students;
• demonstrated evidence of exceptional advisory service to individual students or student groups, including but not limited to Engineering Co-Op Students, Engineering Advising Center, University Scholars, and/or various student organizations; and
• demonstrated concern for students, served as a respected role model and provided guidance, assistance, motivation and inspiration to students in a manner that substantially exceeds the normal expectation for a faculty member.

NOMINATIONS: Nominations may be initiated by Engineering students, faculty, or department heads. Each nomination must, however, be submitted to the head of the candidate’s academic unit for review and approval prior to submission to the Dean’s Office.

Each nomination should consist of:

• a completed nomination form;
• a letter of nomination from the initiator;
• a letter of support from the department head, if other than the initiator;
• a maximum of three letters of support from current or former advisees;
• each support letter will be a maximum of two pages in length and will have one signature.

SELECTION: Selection will be made by a committee appointed by the Dean of Engineering. The committee will consist of three previous award recipients, two PSEAS Executive Board members, and the Assistant Dean for Student Services.

FREQUENCY: Past recipients are not eligible for a period of three years.

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