Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award
To enhance the dignity of the teaching profession by giving recognition to teachers who have served with exemplary teaching competence and dedication.
The board of judges composed of the Vice President for Academics, Vice President for Planning Research, and Extension, Deans of Colleges without any finalist, Faculty Association President, and a Student Government representative. The Distinguished Teacher of the Year Awardee will then be selected from among the three finalists.
Professorial Chair Awards
Professional Chair is a term used in educational institutions to designate a position of prestige, usually in recognition of achievement in an educational endeavor. A stipend, honoraria, research funds or other forms of emolument usually accompany the award.
Professorial chair awards encourage the pursuit of academic excellence by recognizing outstanding achievement in education in the areas of teaching, research, management and service, and the arts.
The Selection Committee shall be composed of the following:
- Vice-President for Academics, Chairperson
- Vice-President for Research, Planning and Extension, Member
- Vice-President for Administration, Finance and Development, Member
- Additional member(s) as stipulated by the donor of the chair.
If any of the members listed above is himself/herself a possible nominee, a member chosen by the remaining members of the Committee shall replace him/her.
In addition to having achieved distinction in an academics field, as stipulated above, and unless otherwise stipulated in the terms of the award by the donor of the chair, a recipient of the professorial chair should possess these qualities:
- Independence of mind
- Originality and creativity
- Ability to communicate his ideas in writing or speaking, and
- Qualities specified by the donor
A recipient of an award for a chair must have an academic rank not lower than Associate Professor and/or must occupy an administrative position at the time of the award.
A chair holder must be willing to share his/her expertise through lectures, seminar-workshops, research publications, exhibits, or similar activities specified in the terms or as determined by the Selection Committee.
Emeritus/Emerita Awards
The title Emeritus/Emerita is given to a faculty member or administrator who holds the rank of at least Full Professor at PNU, in recognition of exceptional competence in his/her field of specialization. The full title is one of the following: Professor Emeritus/Emerita, Dean Emeritus/Emerita or Vice-President/President Emeritus/Emerita, Director Emeritus/Emerita, the first part of the term denoting the position last held by the retiree.
The Emeritus/Emerita Committee is composed of the following:
- Vice-President for Academics, as chair
- College Deans as Members
- Faculty Association President as Member
The Committee has no power to award the title. It only studies the papers of those who have retired and who qualify for the award and makes appropriate recommendations to the Board of Regents, through the President.
The following lists some basic guidelines for the selection process:
- The Universities/College Board of Regents, upon recommendation of the President, awards the title of Emeritus/Emerita.
- A retiree’s candidacy for the title is initiated by nomination, either by the President, the Vice-President for Academics, a dean or the Faculty Association through its President.
The candidate for the emeritus title should:
- Have served at least 25 years in the field of education, fifteen of which should have been spent at the University/College;
- Be on full time service at the University/College at the time of retirement;
- Hold the rank of at least professor.
The Emeritus Committee, using the scoring card, processes candidacies for the title of Emeritus/Emerita. No interview should be required for having the candidate define his/her qualifications for the title. Instead his/her curriculum vitae and other evidences of achievements should be presented as basis for scoring. All proceedings of the Emeritus Committee shall be held in strict confidentiality.
To qualify for recommendation for the award, the nominee should have a total score of at least 8, averaged over the ratings of members of the Emeritus Committee Scoring Card.