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Oliver Johnson Award for Distinguished Leadership in the Academic Senate

Criteria for Nomination
The award is designed to honor a University of California faculty member who has demonstrated at the Divisional and the Systemwide Academic Senate level:

  1. Outstanding and creative contributions as evidenced by major impact on faculty governance.

  2. Sustained excellence in serving the Academic Senate.

  3. Exceptional abilities in working with different university constituents effectively.

Eligibility
All members of the Academic Senate except those who have served on the Academic Council during the immediate three (3) years prior to nomination.

Process
The University Committee on Committees (UCOC) solicits nominations at the beginning of every other academic year. Each Divisional Committee on Committees (COC) may submit one nomination to UCOC. Upon review, UCOC will recommend two nominees to the Academic Council for final selection. The recipient will be chosen by a majority of the full membership of the Academic Council and ratified by the Assembly of the Academic Senate at the May Assembly meeting. The award is presented at the Annual Academic Council dinner in July.

Nominations solicited by UCOC Nomination deadline to UCOC
Fall 2005 February 15, 2006
Fall 2007 February 18, 2008
Fall 2009 February 14, 2010

Nominations to UCOC should include:

  1. A nomination letter by the chair of each Divisional Committee on Committees, not to exceed three (3) pages.
  2. A focused curriculum vitae not to exceed two (2) pages outlining the divisional candidate's Academic Senate service.

Divisional Committee on Committees may submit their nomination to:

Executive Director, Academic Senate
University of California
1111 Franklin Street, 12th Floor
Oakland, CA 94607-5200
FAX: 510-763-0309
EMAIL: mwinnack@ucop.edu