Awards


Awards

The Special Interest Group for Faculty Teaching, Evaluation and Development (SIG-FTED) of the American Educational Research Association sponsors two awards that recognize scholarly contributions to the field of faculty teaching, evaluation, and/or development. The first award, named in honor of W. J. McKeachie, recognizes the contributions of an established scholar in the field. The second award, named in memory of Robert J. Menges, recognizes the work of a new researcher. SIG-FTED encourages its members to recognize qualified colleagues. SIG-FTED also has Student Travel Awards to support graduate student members presenting outstanding work at the AERA conference.

The SIG-FTED Awards Committee is seeking nominations for the Robert J. Mendes New Researcher Award and Student Travel Awards to be announced at the 2024 AERA Annual Meeting and Exhibition. Please submit nominations for this award to Laura Cruz, lx601@psu.edu, by January 19, 2024.


The W. J. McKeachie Career Achievement Award

The Special Interest Group for Faculty Teaching, Evaluation and Development of the American Educational Research Association established the W. J. McKeachie Career Achievement Award to recognize outstanding contributions, over a career, to the fields of faculty teaching, evaluation and development, and to SIG-FTED. Past winners include Bill McKeachie (for whom the award is named), Bob Menges, Herb Marsh, John Centra, Ken Feldman, Ray Perry, Harry Murray, Phil Abrami, Larry Braskamp, Janet Donald, Michael Scriven, Jennifer Franklin, Michael Theall, Peter Cohen, Chris Knapper, Raoul Arreloa, Lynn McAlpine, Marilla Svinicki, Kenneth O. Doyle, William Cashin, and Steven Benton.

Supporting documentation for this award should include a nomination letter stating why the nominee is an appropriate candidate and a current curriculum vita of the individual. Nominees must consent to the nomination, and the recipient is expected to make an invited address to the SIG-FTED Business Meeting held during the AERA Annual Meeting and Exhibition. This award will next be confirmed at AERA in 2023.

The 2023 W. J. McKeachie Career Achievement Award winner is Robert Stupnisky!


Robert J. Menges New Researcher Award

In 1996, the Special Interest Group for Faculty Teaching, Evaluation, and Development of the American Educational Research Association established an award to recognize outstanding scholarship by a new researcher in the areas of postsecondary teaching, evaluation, and development. In 1998, SIG-FTED named the award in honor of Robert J. Menges to acknowledge his accomplishments and his mentoring of so many people in these fields. Past recipients include Robert Renaud, Dieter Schonwetter, Andrea Wood, Kent Williams, Nathan Hall, Catherine Beauchamp, Salvatore Sanders, Aliki Thomas-Pyliotis, Julie Timmermans, Mariska Knol, Anne Beniot, and Martin Daumiller.

The Robert J. Menges New Researcher Award is intended to support the career development of new scholars, and as such is open to persons currently registered in graduate programs through persons who have received a doctoral degree within five years of the nomination deadline. The Robert J. Menges New Researcher Award is given in recognition of a published study, which may include an article in a refereed journal, a thesis or dissertation, or other forms of publication open to peer review. Supporting documentation should include a letter stating why the nominee is an appropriate candidate, a resume of the individual, and a copy of an article, report, study, or other work by the nominee on which the award should be adjudicated. If the document to be adjudicated is co-authored, the role of the nominee in the project should be clearly explained. Nominees must consent to the nomination, and the recipient is invited to make a presentation in one of the SIG-FTED sessions held during the AERA Annual Meeting and Exhibition.

Nominations for this award will be accepted for AERA 2024 by January 19, 2024.

 


Graduate Student Travel Award

SIG-FTED recognizes outstanding research and participation by graduate students at the AERA annual conference with Graduate Student Travel Awards. Qualifications for consideration of the award include (1) current graduate student status, (2) membership in SIG-FTED, (3) an accepted first-author presentation (of any kind---paper, poster, roundtable) as part of the current AERA SIG-FTED program. To apply for the award, submit your name, mailing address, graduate program information, confirmation of graduate student status, consideration as minority (additional demographic information in gender and scholar of color status), an uploaded copy of accepted AERA proposal, and an uploaded copy of the proposal’s AERA reviews. If the presentation is co-authored, the role of the nominee in the project should be clearly explained. The winners will be selected by the awards committee based on available funds and submission quality. Nominees must consent to the nomination, and the recipient is invited to receive their award in person at the SIG-FTED annual business meeting.       

Nominations for this award will be accepted for AERA 2024 by January 19, 2024.


Graduate Student and Early Career Scholar Conference Registration Award 

The FTED SIG is pleased to support the participation of graduate students and early career scholars in conference activities by awarding sponsored registration for up to 4 FTED SIG members. 

To apply for a sponsored registration award, applicants must meet the following qualifications: be a current member of the FTED SIG, have a paper accepted for the conference through the SIG (of any kind—paper, poster, roundtable),  and identify as either a current graduate student or early career scholar (the latter defined as up to seven years past receipt of the doctorate degree).

To apply for sponsored registration through the SIG, please provide the following information:  name, institutional affiliation, contact information, modality of conference participation (i.e. virtual or in person), confirmation of status as either a current graduate student or early career scholar, and a copy of the accepted paper.  Applications are due January 19, 2024 and should be sent to lxc601@psu.edu