Purpose of the Award 
Students often benefit from the personal attention and caring of one or two faculty members they had in college. This award will recognize faculty who had a significant positive impact on undergraduate or graduate students in CASE. This is not an award for excellence in teaching, but rather an award for faculty members who have helped students achieve important personal or professional goals, who have added great value to a student’s academic, personal, or professional trajectory, or who has otherwise positively influenced a student’s life.  

Faculty may be nominated by current students, alumni, or both. Alumni will be notified of this opportunity to write a letter of nomination via the monthly Alumni Association e-newsletters. Current students may also write letters of nomination and will be notified of the opportunity via the student e-connection. Letters should be 450-650 words and should express the influence the nominee has had on the student’s life, career, and/or perspective. Faculty should not solicit nomination letters from students currently in their classes but may encourage former students to write nomination letters if they wish. All letters should be submitted to CASE@mst.edu.  

Number of Awards and Award Amount 

There will be a $1,400 award each year. 

Who is Eligible to Apply? 

All CASE affiliated full-time faculty are eligible for nomination. Previous applicants who were not selected for the award are encouraged to update their application materials and reapply.     

Current members of the Faculty Leadership Council and faculty who have won this award in the past three years are not eligible. Past winners are listed on the CASE website. 

Timeline for the 2026 Awards 

March 2: Complete application package due to CASE Dean’s office. Submit to CASE@mst.edu   
April 13: Applicants informed of the decision.   

Winners will be recognized at the CASE Collegewide meeting at the end of the spring semester. 

Nomination Materials 

A letter of nomination