HCM colleagues and friends,
The HCM Teaching Committee asks for nominations for our two teaching-focused awards. These include the HCM Excellence & Impact in Teaching Award and the HCM Outstanding Early Career Educator Award. The deadline for nominations is April 30, 2025. We encourage you to consider nominating a colleague or providing a self-nomination!
For either award, initial nominations (including self-nominations) require the nominee's name, their affiliated institution/program, and a brief statement explaining the reason for the nomination and the merits of the nominee. No anonymous nominations will be accepted. Please submit your nominations or related questions to pshay@trinity.edu. Detailed descriptions and eligibility criteria for each award are provided below:
- HCM Outstanding Early Career Educator Award
- Recognizes an early career educator who has exhibited innovative and outstanding teaching within the health care management (HCM) field;
- Nominee must be an HCM Division member;
- Nominee must have received a doctoral degree no more than seven years* before the Academy of Management Annual Meeting at which the award will be presented. *The seven-year timeframe does not include any leaves of absence - the nomination and/or letter from the nominee should make clear when an individual's eligibility requires accounting for such absences;
- Nominees may or may not have tenure, as time for tenure decisions varies across institutions;
- Award criteria include: 1) Evidence of a commitment to teaching excellence; 2) A clear record of effective instruction and course delivery; and, 3) Demonstration of a commitment to a positive learning environment and student success both inside and outside the classroom.
- HCM Excellence & Impact in Teaching Award
- Recognizes an educator who has established a record of high-quality teaching efforts and whose educational contributions have advanced the field of health care management;
- Nominee must be an HCM Division member;
- Nominee must be a university-level academic staff, tenured or on full-time contract, and must have been employed in a teaching position for more than seven years within higher education before the Academy of Management Annual Meeting at which the award will be presented;
- Award criteria include: 1) Evidence of a commitment to teaching excellence; 2) A clear record of effective instruction and course delivery; 3) Demonstration of a commitment to a positive learning environment and student success both inside and outside the classroom; and, 4) Evidence of the impact of the nominee's contributions to the broader field of health care management education.
Thank you!
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Patrick Shay
Associate Professor
Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas
(210) 999-8133
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