Distinguished University Professor

Call for Nominations

Please accept this notice as an official call for nominations for the title of Distinguished University Professor (DUP).

The deadline for nominations is November 1, 2017.  The deadline for the submission of nominations selected for the final phase will be February 1, 2018.  The selection committee will make its recommendation to the Senate Committee on Appointments no later than March 1, 2018.

Please forward by November 1^st (to provost@mcmaster.ca) a letter of nomination (maximum 3 pages) signed by four individuals, at least two of whom must be McMaster professors.  Self-nomination is not acceptable.  Nominators should address all aspects of the selection criteria, paying particular attention to why they feel the nominee is a complete scholar.  The nominee’s CV is also required.

Nominators should inform their dean as soon as possible of their intention to nominate a colleague.  Deans will use this information to ensure there are sufficient nominations being developed in their area and to link potential duplicate nominations of the same individual.
The complete Distinguished University Professor Senate policy (updated April 13, 2016) can be found at the following link:

http://www.mcmaster.ca/policy/AdminAcad/AdminProcedures/DistinguishedUniversityProfessor.pdf

A document with related Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) can be found by using thislink.

If you have any further questions not addressed in the FAQs please contact theUniversity Secretariat.