Faculty Award Nomination Toolkit

Department of Mathematics and Statistics • Auburn University

Templates, guidelines, and tools for preparing nomination packages for the three departmental faculty awards. Everything you need — whether you are a nominator, a committee member, or the nominee gathering materials.

Official Auburn Award Page →

2026 Deadlines

Milestone Date
Nominations due (names only) Friday, February 20, 2026
Complete packages due Friday, March 20, 2026

The Three Awards

Robert K. Butz Award

Annual   $1,500 + plaque

Recognizes an assistant professor in Mathematics for outstanding undergraduate teaching.

Marie Kraska Award

Annual   $1,000 + plaque

Honors an associate or full professor in Math or Statistics for excellence in teaching.

Jack B. Brown Award

Every 2 Years   $2,000 + plaque

Supports a faculty member who personifies Dr. Brown's legacy of excellence in teaching and research.

Nomination Workflow

The nomination process is coordinated by the Award Committee. Here’s how it works:

  1. Step 1: Nomination Letter
    A faculty member submits a nomination letter to the Award Committee, identifying the nominee and the award.
  2. Step 2: Contact Nominee
    The Award Committee contacts the nominee to request:
    • Teaching evaluations (from Auburn's system)
    • Current CV
    • Names and contact information of potential letter writers
  3. Step 3: Request Support Letters
    Upon receiving the nominee's materials, the Award Committee contacts the letter writers to request support letters.
  4. Step 4: Assemble the Package
    After all materials are collected, the Award Committee assembles the complete nomination package using the LaTeX templates provided here.
  5. Step 5: Selection
    The Award Committee convenes to review all nomination packages and select the award recipient(s).

For Nominators

If you wish to nominate a colleague, simply send a nomination letter to the Award Committee Chair (see contact info below). The committee will handle the rest of the process.

For Committee Members

See How to Use for detailed instructions on assembling nomination packages using the LaTeX templates.

Template Packages (For Committee Use)

Each award has a LaTeX template package for assembling the final nomination PDF:

File Purpose
Nomination_Package_<Award>.tex Main LaTeX file — assembles all materials into one professionally formatted PDF
nomination-package.sty Shared style file with custom commands (\vfile, \hfile, \myPart)
Placeholder PDFs Mock files to be replaced with actual collected documents
README.md Award-specific checklist and instructions

Resources:

Current Committee (2025 Fall – Present)

Role Name Email
Chair Le Chen lzc0090@auburn.edu
Member Bingyang Hu bzh0108@auburn.edu
Member Jerzy Szulga szulgje@auburn.edu

Department Chair: Nedret Billor — billone@auburn.edu

This toolkit is maintained by the Faculty Award Committee • View on GitHub • CC BY 4.0