There shall be a written open ballot administered in each college. A faculty Senate representative shall distribute and collect ballots for each college. Individual nominations are also encouraged and this option shall be noted on the ballot. The ballots will be returned to the Distinguished Faculty Award Committee.

A brief one-page nomination form and a minimum of two support letters are required for each nomination.

Selection procedure: Final selection of the recipient of the Distinguished Faculty Award Committee will occur by the third Friday of March. The committee will review the nominations and forward their decision to the Faculty Senate by the third week of April. Public announcement will be made by Monday of finals week.