Levitt Mentor of the Year - Call for Nominations

DATE: February 7, 2008
TO: : Drake University Faculty, Staff and Students
FROM: : Ronald Troyer, Provost
SUBJECT: : Madelyn Levitt Mentor Award
Each year a member of the Drake University faculty or staff is honored for excellence in advising and mentoring of students. This award represents the award for commitment to student success on the Drake campus. In 1994, the Madelyn Levitt Mentor Award was created in honor of Madelyn Levitt's commitment to Drake and her ongoing interest in faculty and staff achievement and academic excellence.

I invite you this year to nominate a faculty or staff member for this prestigious award.

Process:
  1. A letter of nomination is submitted to the Provost recommending an individual for the award and explaining the context and manner in which the nominator has come to know the faculty/staff member. This letter should speak to the following qualifications:
    • an outstanding commitment to student success in and out of the classroom
    • integrity in personal relationships
    • typifying the ideal student mentor.
    • The nominee must be a faculty or staff member in at least her/his fourth year of service at the University. The nominee cannot have won this award within the past five years.
    The letter is due in the Provost's Office no later than February 21, 2008.
  2. The nominated individual is notified by the Provost's Office of her/his nomination and asked of her/his willingness to be considered.
  3. At the nominee's acceptance, the nominator is asked to collect the following supporting material and submit it to the Provost's Office by March 14, 2008: a curriculum vitae or resume, at least one other letter supporting the nomination, and a description by the nominee of activities which illustrate her/his mentoring/advising involvement. At least one of the letters must be from a current student and there may be no more than five letters supporting the nomination. Electronic submission of materials is required. Submit all documents to susan.wright@drake.edu
  4. A screening committee, appointed by the Provost, will review all nominations and make appropriate recommendations to the Provost.
  5. Any individual who was initially nominated for the award in 2006 or 2007 may be renominated if the nominator resubmits a letter offering the individual for consideration this year. Files of previous nominees are maintained for two years. I encourage the nominator to review the file carefully to ensure that the nomination is as current as possible. The limit of five letters of support, including one from a current student, also applies to renominations.
Additional information is available at http://www.drake.edu/academics/honors/lment.php