GDO colleagues – please read the announcement below and send in your nominations for this award. It is so important that we publicly recognize individuals who are doing great work. Of course, if you have any questions, feel free to contact either Donna or Patricia – our emails are below.
Much thanks!
Call for Nominations
2015 Scholarly Contributions to Educational Practice Advancing Women in Leadership Award
Sponsored by Simmons School of Management/Center for Gender in Organizations
The Gender and Diversity in Organizations Division is pleased to seek nominations for outstanding scholarship and educational practice advancing women in leadership award.
Sponsored by Simmons School of Management/Center for Gender in Organizations, (CGO) the award will be made to a scholar-teacher who is creating cutting-edge thinking and research that contribute to educational practices that support the advancement of women in leadership. The work of the award winning scholar-teacher will be grounded in intellectual contributions to research and educational practice in the domain of the GDO Division. Intellectual contributions include the creation and dissemination of new knowledge in the form of conceptual, applied, empirical and/or theoretical works that contribute to educational practices (including instructional approaches, educational content and materials, and pedagogical innovations) which support the advancement of women in leadership.
Criteria for consideration include: (1) impact or significance of intellectual contributions on educational practices that support the advancement of women in leadership, (2) the breath or overall scope of the nominee's work with respect to her/his contribution to such educational practices, (3) demonstration of an understanding of the specific benefits of education for women for their empowerment and leadership, and (4) the breadth and depth of educational practices that support the advancement of women in leadership.
For nominations, please send a 2-3 page letter of recommendation outlining the nominee's contributions with respect to the criteria stated above and a copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae. The deadline for nominations is June 15, 2015. Please send your nomination or questions to both Patricia Deyton, CGO Director - patricia.deyton@simmons.edu and Donna Maria Blancero, Committee Chair – dblancero@bentley.edu
The award, which includes $500 sponsored by CGO, will be presented at the Academy of Management meeting in August, 2015 in Vancouver. This is a wonderful way to honor your colleagues and recognize their important work, so please send in your nominations!
Donna Maria Blancero, PhD
Associate Professor of Management
Bentley University
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