Rozanne M. Brooks Dedicated Teacher's Award

The Rozanne M. Brooks Dedicated Teacher's Award is presented to individuals who are outstanding teachers in the classroom, who spend considerable time with students and are very student oriented. These teachers are also active and worthwhile participants in the business of the College and involved with curriculum.

This award was made possible by Rozanne Brooks, a Distinguished Teaching Professor and founding chair of the Sociology Department. She was a dynamic force on the SUNY Cortland campus for many years. Prior to her death in 1997 she set aside funds to help establish a special annual award to be presented to a SUNY Cortland Professor. Funding continues to come from the Brooks estate, her former students, many friends and colleagues who made gifts in her memory.

The College's Rozanne Brooks Dedicated Teachers Award Committee chooses one recipient each year to receive the $7,500 award. It can be used for, in Brooks' words, "for experimentation, purchase of books and special materials, travel or to do whatever they want to do that they think might enhance their ability to teach".

The Award Committee seeks nominations from the current faculty. Self-nominations are disallowed. The award is open to full-time teaching faculty who possess continuing appointment and have been employed at SUNY Cortland for a minimum of five years. Nomination shall follow the same criteria as the Distinguished Teaching Professorship and the Chancellor's Awards for Excellence in Teaching with the exception of the publication expectation.

The selection process includes observation of classes and preparation of a brief but appropriate dossier. This dossier should include the name of the nominating professor and a one- or two-paragraph statement summarizing the pertinent attributes of the candidate.