SUBJECT: Faculty Awards 2026

Dear Colleagues,

It is with great enthusiasm that I write to invite your participation in nominating campus colleagues for the Faculty Awards listed below.  All award descriptions, criteria and submission information may be found by clicking the award links below.

• Collegiate Lectureship Award
• Distinguished Academic Citizenship Award
• Distinguished Research Award
• Distinguished Research Team Award
• Distinguished Teaching Awards
• Lecturer Excellence in Inclusive Teaching Award

I encourage you to give careful thought to identifying members of the UM-Dearborn faculty whom you believe are deserving of such recognition. Your help is essential in our efforts to solicit the strongest possible pool of candidates for consideration by the selection committee. If you submitted a faculty member last year who did not win the award and are still deserving, please be sure to update and resubmit their nomination materials for consideration by the committee. The deadline for submitting all nomination materials is Monday, January 26, 2026.  All nominations should be submitted via the InfoReady application, and the links are provided above.

If you have any questions about the nature of this award or the selection process, please feel free to contact Ragen Wingate ([email protected]) for additional information.

The Faculty Honors Reception is scheduled to take place on Monday, May 4, 2026 from 4:00-6:00 at the Henry Ford Estate.  

Thank you in advance for your participation in this important process.

Respectfully,

Ghassan Kridli
Interim Provost & Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs