College of Nursing & Professional Disciplines

CNPD Distinguished Service and Teaching Awards

Each year, the College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines (CNPD) recognizes two faculty members for their contributions in the areas of service and teaching.

Awards

CNPD Distinguished Academic Service Award: Recognizes an individual who demonstrates a high-level of service within the department, college, university, and profession, including any leadership roles.
CNPD Distinguished Teaching Award: Recognizes an individual who demonstrates excellence in teaching by integrating teaching methods that are engaging and produce high-quality student learning outcomes.

Overview & Timeframe

Nominations open: February 1st.
Nomination deadline: March 1st at 11:59 PM.
Recognition will take place at the Spring CNPD S.P.A.R.K. Luncheon.

Award Eligibility

To be considered for this award, faculty must meet the following criteria:

Employed at UND for 2 years or greater
Have not been recognized in the same award category in the past five years
Be a CNPD faculty member (60% or greater FTE at the rank of instructor or above)

Nomination Instructions

The nominator must submit the DocuSign nomination form by the deadline.

Contents of the nomination form should include:

Letter of Support from Nominator (see rubric below for details)
Support from the Department Chair is included in DocuSign (see rubric for details)
CV of nominee (available from Dean’s Office)
Nominator can be a CNPD colleague or self-nominated

Selection Criteria and Selection Process

Nomination Review and Selection Process: A three-person committee comprised of a Nursing, Nutrition & Dietetics, and Social Work faculty will review the applicants according to the award criteria. A predetermined award rubric will be followed. See Rubric for details.

Recognition

Recognition: Recognition will take place at the Spring College Faculty meeting. A certificate of award and plaque will be given, indicating the award received and the year.
Announcement of Award: The announcement of this award will be at the Spring CNPD S.P.A.R.K. Luncheon. Dissemination of the award announcement will be done via the Dean’s office and CNPD Marketing Coordinator.

Sustainability

Sustainability: A College Distinguished Faculty Awards Review committee was introduced into the CNPD bylaws, Spring 2025. Membership terms on the committee are staggered, three persons comprised of one faculty from each department (Social Work, Nursing, Nutrition & Dietetics), 2-year commitment. If a committee member is nominated for an award, the Dean or designee will appoint a temporary faculty member from the same department to assist with the review of award applications and faculty member selection to receive the award.

Open All

Criteria	Developing (0-3)	Exemplar (4-5)
Curriculum Vitae	Minimal service across department, college, university, and profession/community.	Consistently demonstrates service across department, college, university, and profession/community. Range of service experience Demonstrates a leadership role in service activities. Service to your professions such as professional organizations, board of directors, clubs, etc.
Service Experience And Impact	Developing service experience across department, college, university, and profession/community. Developing service leadership.	Service experience has a positive impact on department, college, university, and profession/community. Range of service experience Encourages student engagement in service when appropriate/available. Demonstrates an effective/impactful leadership role in service activities
Is Application complete and received by due date?	Partially	Yes Letter of Recommendation CV
Does Nominee Meet Criteria?	Partially	Yes Faculty member of CNPD Employed at least 2 years Benefitted employee Has not been recognized in the same award category in past 5 years.

Grade: ____/20 points =

Criteria	Developing (0-3)	Exemplar (4-5)
Curriculum Vitae	Minimally sought out professional development related to teaching/learning Developing teaching experience Limited participation in course revision /development or curriculum revision/ development committees or work groups.	Seeks out professional development related to teaching/learning Range of teaching experience Participates in course revision/development and/or curriculum revision/development committees or work groups
Teaching Skills/Experience And Student Impact	Developing innovative teaching, evaluation and assessment strategies Range of teaching experience is limited	Consistently demonstrates innovative teaching, evaluation and assessment strategies Range of teaching experience Courses are kept up to date and revised as needed. Curriculum revisions and use of up to date with professional standards and accreditation guidelines. Provides positive and creative learning environment Encourages student engagement
Is Application complete and received by due date?	Partially	Yes Letter of Recommendation CV
Does Nominee Meet Criteria?	Partially	Yes Faculty member of CNPD Employed at least 2 years Benefitted employee Has not been recognized in the same award category in past 5 years.

Grade: ____/20 points =

Submit Nomination

Previous Recipients

2024-2025

Award Announcement and Biography

Dr. Nathaniel Johnson, Service (Nutrition & Dietetics)
Dr. Brenna Swanson, Teaching (Nutrition & Dietetics)