The Sidney Suslow Award recognizes an AIR member for distinguished scholarly contributions to institutional research over a significant period of time. While the Suslow Award may be presented for a single piece of scholarly work, recipients are more often recognized for their cumulative and ongoing efforts to keep institutional research on the cutting edge of research, practice, policies, and procedures in higher education.
Nominees for the Sidney Suslow Award need not be members of AIR but should meet the following criteria:
- The scholarly work of the nominee clearly is of importance to institutional research, institutional planning, or to policy-making in higher education.
- The scholarly work of the nominee represents significant, original, and/or creative adaptive contributions or applications to institutional research/higher education.
- The scholarly work is broadly recognized as being of 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.
Nominations should include supporting documentation, including the candidate's curriculum vitae and three supporting letters of recommendation.
Nomination Materials
A complete nomination package includes:
A cover letter describing the reason/justification for the nomination.
Nominee contact information including: full name, institution, position, mailing address, e-mail address, and telephone number.
Listing or bibliography of nominee's scholarly contributions to be considered.
Nominee's curriculum vitae or resume.
Nominator’s contact information (name, mailing address, phone number, email).
Additional supporting information relevant to the nomination.
It will be the responsibility of the member submitting the nomination to provide all required materials.
Nomination Submission
The nomination process for 2012 is closed.
Former Sidney Suslow Award Recipients
2010 - Gary R. Pike
2009 - Don Hossler
2008 - Gerry McLaughlin
2006 - Larry Leslie
2005 - Clifford Adelman
2004 - Paul T. Brinkman
2003 - Trudy W. Banta
2002 - George D. Kuh
2001 - J. Frederick Volkwein
2000 - Peter T. Ewell
1999 - Joan S. Stark
1998 - John Smart
1997 - Marvin W. Peterson
1995 - Cameron L. Fincher
1994 - K. Patricia Cross
1992 - Alexander W. Astin
1991 - Yvonna S. Lincoln
1991 - Leonard L. Baird
1989 - C. Robert Pace
1989 - Urban S. Dahllof
1987 - Howard R. Bowen
1987 - Ernest T. Pascarella
1987 - Patrick T. Terenzini