The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award
AAC&U is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2008 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards:
Thomas Eatmon, Jr., Public Policy, Southern University
Andrew Farke, Vertebrate Anatomy / Paleontology, Stony Brook University
Kyle Gobrogge, Neuroscience, Florida State University
Frances Gratacos, Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Rutgers
Jennifer Lavy, Theatre History and Criticism, University of Washington
Christine Reiser, Anthropology, Brown University
Paul Rogers, Education, University of California, Santa Barbara
Cindy Spurlock, Communication Studies, University of North Carolina
Kimberly Van Orman, Philosophy, University at Albany, SUNY
Dumaine Williams, Pharmacology, Stony Brook University
About the Award
The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education; who demonstrate a commitment to developing academic and civic responsibility in themselves and others; and whose work reflects a strong emphasis on teaching and learning.
The awards are sponsored by K. Patricia Cross,
David Gardner Professor of Higher Education, Emerita, at the University of California, Berkeley. From 1996 through 2005, the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards were administered by the American Association for Higher Education, where Professor Cross had served as Chair of AAHE’s Board of Directors.
The Association of American Colleges and Universities became the partner association in 2006 and is pleased to continue the tradition of this prestigious award.
Eligibility
All doctoral level graduate students who are planning a career in higher education are eligible, regardless of academic department.
Graduate students in fields where the MFA is the terminal degree, such as art or music, are also eligible. (Nominees must hold student status in January 2009.)
Applicants must demonstrate
- Leadership ability or potential for exercising leadership in teaching and learning, with a strong commitment to academic and civic responsibility; and
- Leadership or potential leadership in the development of others as leaders, scholars, and citizens.
Nomination Process
A faculty member or administrator must nominate the student, with a supporting letter from a second faculty member or administrator. The following materials must be submitted for an application to be considered:
- a nomination letter from a faculty member or administrator;
- a supporting letter from a second faculty member or administrator;
- a statement from the student indicating how he or she meets the award criteria;
- a copy of the student’s curriculum vitae.
Only complete applications will be considered.
The Award
The K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards provide financial support for graduate students to attend AAC&U’s 2009 Annual Meeting, which will be held January 21-24, 2009, in Seattle, Washington. All award recipients are required to attend the conference.
The awards include travel, lodging, conference registration (up to $1,500 total), and a one-year affiliation with AAC&U, including subscriptions to all AAC&U periodicals.
The awards will be announced in December, 2008, and recipients of the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Awards will be recognized at, and will participate in, AAC&U’s Annual Meeting in January.
About K. Patricia Cross
K. Patricia Cross is
the David Gardner Professor of Higher Education, Emerita, at the University of California, Berkeley, as well as an author of seven books on classroom teaching, learning, and assessment. Her distinguished career in higher education began as Assistant Dean of Women at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, then continued as Dean of Students at Cornell. Patricia Cross served as Distinguished Research Scientist at the Educational Testing Service; Professor and Chair of the Department of Administration, Planning, and Social Policy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; and then as David Pierpont Gardner Professor of Education at the University of California, Berkeley.
Patricia Cross is a member of the Board of Trustees of The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and was twice chair of the Board of the American Association for Higher Education. She is a member of the National Academy of Education, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Berkeley Public Library and Elderhostel, Inc.
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