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THE SIDNEY SUSLOW AWARD

The application process for the 2010 award is now closed.

General Policy

The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) Sidney Suslow Award was created in 1987 to honor the contribution of Sidney Suslow to AIR publications and scholarship. While it may be awarded based on a single piece of work (e.g., monograph, book, software package) that makes a significant contribution to the development of institutional research, planning, or administrative decision-making, the Suslow Award is primarily in recognition of distinguished scholarly contributions to institutional research over a period of time. Nomination reviewers pay careful attention to a nominee’s cumulative scholarly efforts to keep institutional research on the cutting edge of practice, policies and procedures in higher education.

The Suslow Award, although not necessarily an annual award, is presented at the AIR Forum.

Eligibility/Criteria for Selection

  1. Nominees need not be members of AIR.

  2. The scholarly work of the nominee must clearly be of importance to institutional research, institutional planning, or to policy-making in higher education.

  3. The scholarly work of the nominee should represent significant original and/or creative adaptive contributions or applications to institutional research/higher education.

  4. The scholarly work should be broadly recognized as being of a high quality in its conceptual framework, its presentation and development of relevant ideas and practice, and its implications and applications for institutional research and higher education.

Procedures for Selection

  1. The Publications Committee is responsible for the Sidney Suslow Award, including establishing the selection criteria and procedures.

  2. Nominations for the Sidney Suslow Award are the responsibility of AIR members and are annually requested by a Call for Nominations.

  3. Selection of the Sidney Suslow Award is by vote of the AIR Publications Committee. The AIR Board of Directors is notified of Suslow Award winners and approves the Award and its presentation.

Procedures for Nominations

  1. Nominations for the Sidney Suslow Award must provide the following information. In the case of multiple authors, please provide this information for each nominee:

    • A cover letter describing the reason / justification for the nomination

    • Contact information including: Nominee Name, Institution, Position, Mailing Address, E-mail address; telephone number

    • Listing or bibliography of nominee's scholarly contributions to be considered

    • Nominee's vita or resume

    • Nominator’s contact information (Name, mailing address, phone number, email)

    • Additional supporting information relevant to the nomination.

The complete nomination package should be mailed to:

    Stephen L. DesJardins
    Professor and Director
    Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education
    University of Michigan
    2117-C School of Education Building
    610 E. University Avenue
    Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1259
    ATTN: Suslow Award

    Nomination packages must be postmarked by January 15, 2010.

  1. Suslow Award nominations are not carried forward from year to year.

  2. Nominations are held in confidence by the Publications Committee, and no notification of nomination will be made by the Committee to the nominees.

  3. Any questions should be directed to the Publications Committee Chair: Stephen L. DesJardins, University of Michigan (sdesj@umich.edu).

Click here to view a list of the Sidney Suslow Award recipients.

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