Nell Ann Pickett Service Award

The Nell Ann Pickett Service Award is granted each year to an outstanding teacher whose vision and voice have had a major impact on two-year college professionalism and whose teaching exemplifies such outstanding personal qualities as creativity, sensitivity, and leadership.  The award, presented at the annual CCCC Awards Ceremony, consists of a plaque and free registration to the following year's CCCC Conference.

The award is based on an application of no more than two double-spaced typed pages, a current vita, and the following criteria:

1. Major impact on two-year college professionalism. 

2. Service qualifications: Positive contributions to professional leadership with a clearly national reach and an inclusive vision demonstrated in such activities as mentoring, publication, or work uniting the goals and efforts of organizations and groups that promote two-year colleges.

3. Teaching qualifications: Demonstrated past or present excellence in teaching which exemplifies such outstanding personal qualities as creativity, sensitivity, and leadership. 

Nominations:  Any person  may nominate a service award candidate who meets the qualifications by sending an application of not more than two double-spaced typed pages and a current vita.  The  selection committee may request other supporting materials. 

Submit nominations to:

Linda Walters
Nell Ann Pickett Award
1111 West Kenyon Road
Urbana, IL  61801-1096

Electronically:

Nominations must be postmarked no later than November 15, 2008.