Faculty Awards Convocation set for February

The Office of the Provost has established a new venue in which to acknowledge the outstanding academic contributions of Grand Valley faculty. The first of what will become an annual event, the Faculty Awards Convocation, is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, February 7, at the Cook-DeWitt Center.

Various new and long-standing university-wide awards for teaching, scholarship, advising and service will be presented, along with the traditional 25-year medallions and newly designed awards for faculty who have completed 30, 35 and 40 years of service at Grand Valley. There will be an short address by one of the senior faculty honorees as well as musical entertainment. A reception will be held in the Cook-DeWitt Center lounge following the convocation.

Provost Gayle Davis sees the convocation as an opportunity to focus significant attention on the excellent achievements of the Grand Valley faculty who are receiving university awards. She says, “In the rush of academic life, it is important to pause to recognize the extraordinary work being accomplished every day by our faculty, the strong core of the university. The convocation will provide a moment in which to fully express our pride in Grand Valley’s academic excellence and appreciation for the work of the year’s honored faculty colleagues.”

The convocation was endorsed by the University Academic Senate, the Deans Council, and President Haas.