The annual income of the Robert A. Barnes gift to The Ohio State University Developmental Fund is to be used to provide an annual award for exemplary teaching to an OSU faculty member enjoying an annual, full-time teaching assignment at the Newark Campus.

1. The criteria and procedures for selecting the recipient, the amount of the award, and the method of presentation shall be determined by the chief administrator of the Ohio State University at Newark in consultation with the OSU Newark faculty.

2. The recipient shall receive a personal plaque, and the individual’s name will also be engraved on a plaque displayed at the Newark Campus.  At the option of the recipient, the award shall also consist of one of the following:

a. A cash prize

b. An equal amount of cash for teaching-related travel provided by the University

c. An equal amount of cash for teaching-related publications or equipment provided by the University for the recipient’s teaching area-such to remain the property of the university

3. The Professional Standards Committee shall select the recipient.  Members of the Committee who are candidates for this award will be replaced by faculty selected by the Chair of the OSU Newark Faculty Assembly.  The recipient will be announced at the June faculty meeting. Winners automatically become members of the subcommittee for the following year’s selection process.

4. The Barnes award will honor a faculty member who has established a record of excellent teaching at OSU Newark for at least ten years.

5. Candidates for the Award are nominated annually by an anonymous ballot at the beginning of Spring Quarter. All full-time, OSU Newark faculty will receive a numbered ballot and may nominate one colleague from a list of all full-time faculty who have been teaching at OSU Newark for at least ten years and have not received the award within the past three years.

6. The Professional Standards Committee will notify all nominees with a request for supporting materials. 

7. Supporting materials are limited to the following:

a. Cumulative SEI report from past 10 years

b. Peer Review Letters from previous quarters or Classroom Visitations by subcommittee members

c. Sample of course syllabi from various past quarters

d. Up to 3 letters of support from individuals acquainted with your teaching

To the best of their ability, faculty members must provide addresses, phone numbers or e-mail addresses for students who have sent unsolicited letters or e-mails.  The Professional Standards Committee may contact authors of unsolicited materials to obtain additional information.

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