DaVINCI INSTITUTE ANNUAL FELLOWS AWARD

“Creativity is defined as the tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves.”

Robert E. Franken
Humana Motivation, 3rd ed.

DaVinci Fellows Award

The DaVinci Institute Board of Directors requests nomination for the 2009 DaVinci Fellows Award.  This award recognizes creativity, broadly defined, among Oklahoma’s higher education faculty.  Acting on the premise that creative thought and insight are fundamental components of extraordinary scholarship, invention, teaching, and performance across academic disciplines, the DaVinci Institute seeks nominees whose accomplishments reflect a high degree of innovation.  The recipients of this honor will receive a $1,000 award and medal at the spring 2009 banquet.

The Nominees

Nominees for the DaVinci Fellows Award will be faculty members of Oklahoma’s higher education institutions who have made an innovative and significant contribution to their academic discipline.

Award Selection Criteria

The award selection committee will judge nominees according to the following criteria, whether a nominee is an engineer or a ballerina, a social scientist or a linguist.

• Complexity of Issue
• Fresh perspective/Creative approaches
• Effectiveness/Appropriate results

Nomination Documentation

Nominators will submit the following documents for the individual they wish to nominate for the 2009 DaVinci Fellows Award

1. Nomination letter which introduces and provides the nominee’s academic credentials with the signature of the Academic Provost or Vice President of Academic Affairs.
2. Nomination Narrative (one to three pages in length) which includes:
   
   • Description of the context in which the nominee has shown unique perspective
   • Explanation of the creative approach to a complex problem or situation
   • Description of the effectiveness and/or results of the nominee’s accomplishment.
3. Supporting Materials

Nominations and supporting materials should be mailed to:

DaVinci Institute
P. O. Box 108850
Oklahoma City, OK 73101

and be postmarked no later than February 2, 2009.  Nominations with a later postmark will not be considered.

Contact Information

Should you have questions or need more information, please contact Kyle Dahlem, Fellows Selection Committee Chair, by telephone at 405-619-2936 or by e-mail at kyledahlem@cox.net .

DaVinci Fellows

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