Faculty Achievement Awards

This award recognizes up to two exceptional faculty members who:

• Demonstrate commitment to the profession and to the school's mission, vision and values.
• As applicable to the focus of the faculty member's work:
  • Receive outstanding evaluations for teaching performance and/or clinical supervision of medical/graduate students or residents/fellows.
  • Establish a recognized research program evidenced by extramural funding, invited presentations, abstracts and publications. 
  • Make significant improvements to clinical care or to a clinical program.
  • Contribute in a major way to committees and/or administrative functions affecting the mission, goals and welfare of EVMS/EVMS Medical Group.
• Seek opportunity to improve or gain new skills.

Eligibility and Award

Presented on behalf of EVMS Development and Alumni Relations, this award celebrates committment to the EVMS Foundation. The award recognizes a faculty member who acts as an ambassador and assists EVMS in communicating with donors about the mission/programs of the institution and who:

• Demonstrate commitment to the profession and to the school's mission, vision and values. 
• Volunteer in leadership fundraising activities for the EVMS Foundation.
• Support the EVMS Foundation with a monetary donation.
• Refer grateful patients and/or prospective donors to EVMS Development and Alumni Relations.
• Participate in meetings with prospective and/or current donors (participation includes tours, presentations, support with donor proposals, and/or meeting with donors.)

Eligibility and Award

The Award for Community Service recognizes the importance of sustained contributions to the external community that create connections with EVMS. The award recognizes faculty members who are exemplary in their professional service outside the institution, providing leadership and making contributions to the wider community. Service to nonprofit, philanthropic, public service, and communitarian entities, and/or leading critical and valuable community initiatives, are some examples of desired involvement. This award recognizes faculty members who:

• Demonstrate commitment to the profession and to the school's mission, vision and values.
• Demonstrate a sustained effort in community outreach and professional service. 
• Utilize imaginative or innovative approaches to service.  
• Serve as a community service model to staff, students and colleagues.  
• Present evidence of the success of the service provided to the wider community through scholarly output, community impact including charitable or philanthropic contributions, and/or student learning. 

Eligibility and Award

This award recognizes an EVMS/EVMS Medical Group faculty member who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to and involvement in the mentoring of junior faculty/students/residents/fellows and who has enhanced their career development through mentoring, and serving as a professional role model. This award recognizes faculty members who: 

• Demonstrate commitment to the profession and to the school's mission, vision and values.
• Mentor junior faculty/students/residents/fellows to promote their professional development. 
• Offer sound counsel and valuable information to their mentees in order to advance and develop the mentee's own path to academic and professional success.
• Generously share their valuable time to be accessible to their mentees.
• Impart guidance and expertise in encouraging and critiquing the mentee's research, teaching, and/or scholarly works. 
• Involve peers and mentees in publications, grants and conferences, as well as readily share knowledge of such opportunities. 
• Encourage and include mentees in networking activities with other professionals.
• Promote and make others aware of the contributions and value of their mentees.
• Display evidence of mentees completing their defined projects (e.g., grants, publications, promotional goals).
• Serve as role models for their colleagues by maintaining high standards for excellence with their own discipline and the greater institution.
• Are recognized scholars with demonstrated success in their own area of expertise.

This award recognizes more the quality and outcomes of the mentoring relationship, and outputs achieved rather than simply the number of students mentored.

Eligibility and Award

All EVMS and EVMS Medical Group faculty members (salaried, non-salaried, and VA Medical Center) in good standing with at least one year of service to the institution are eligible for this award. The nominees may not have had any formal disciplinary action or report of professional misconduct within 36 months prior to the nomination date and must meet or exceed an overall performance rating of "Exceeds Expectation" on their most recent faculty annual review. The recipient will receive a $500 monetary stipend and a commemorative award. A faculty member previously recognized with a President’s Award for Mentoring is not eligible to receive the same award for a period of three years (see listing here).

The Award for Research and Innovation Achievement recognizes an EVMS/EVMS Medical Group faculty member who demonstrates exceptional creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship in their academic research. While full career accomplishments will be considered when a nominee is evaluated, special emphasis will be placed upon research and innovation while at EVMS. This award recognizes faculty members who:

• Exemplify a track record in basic and translational research that builds on the continued growth of the EVMS research culture and environment, going beyond research collaboration to advance innovation and entrepreneurship.
• Have a proven track record of translating research into viable commercial/social enterprises, products or services.
• Seek to encourage groundbreaking ideas, unorthodox problem-solving, and the entrepreneurial spirit within academia.
• Have notable successes to include foundational or seminal research publications, patent generation, licensing, startups, innovative programs, nationally funded research collaborations, etc.
• Recognize past achievements, but also encourage future ventures and aim to inspire the next generation of innovators and entrepreneurs.

Eligibility and Award

This award recognizes up to four EVMS/EVMS Medical Group faculty members who excel in their work and consistently perform beyond expectations in more than one of the mission areas: teaching, research/discovery, clinical care, administrative service. This award recognizes faculty members who: 

• Demonstrate commitment to the profession and to the school's mission, vision and values and its strategic plan.
• Demonstrate a high degree of professionalism.
• Have served as an inspiration and role model to the EVMS community.
• Surpass performance requirements of his/her position with distinction and merit and has achieved an exceptional record of continued extraordinary productivity (creative activities or research productivity). 
• Promote or improve the image of EVMS and EVMS Medical Group. 

Eligibility and Award

The Award for Outstanding Achievement is the institution's highest honor and is presented to an EVMS/EVMS Medical Group full-time faculty member whose achievements exemplify EVMS' mission. This faculty member:  

• Demonstrates commitment to the profession and to the school's mission, vision and values.
• Demonstrates leadership, accomplishment and recognition in these areas of endeavor. 
• Demonstrates outstanding reliability and cooperation.   
• Encourages others to support and work towards the public good through innovative initiatives.
• Exemplifies outstanding conduct and exceeds expectations in the performance of duties over multiple years of service. 
• Exemplifies EVMS' core values at a superior level, continually fostering pride within EVMS.

Eligibility and Award 

The Fine Family Academy of Educators Awards for Educational Excellence are designed to recognize and celebrate our outstanding educators and acknowledge achievements in education. Learn more about the Academy and membership.

These awards are presented in three categories; view the award descriptions below. Nominations can be submitted by individual faculty or staff members (including supervisors, direct reports and peers of the nominees). Self-nominations will also be accepted.

When you are ready, fill out the Faculty and Educational Excellence Award Nomination Form. Be sure to have all of your required documentation accessible before beginning the nomination process. You will receive a confirmation email once complete.

Eligibility and Award

All FFAOE members in good standing with at least one year of service to the institution are eligible to receive recognition with this award. The nominees may not have had any formal disciplinary action or report of professional misconduct within 36 months prior to the nomination date and must meet or exceed an overall performance rating of "Exceeds Expectation" on their most recent faculty annual review. Each recipient will receive a $500 monetary stipend and a commemorative award. A faculty member previously recognized with a Fine Family Academy of Educators Award for Educational Excellence is not eligible to receive the same award for a period of five years (see listing here).

Award for Educational Innovation in Curriculum Development, Teaching, or Assessment (QTY. 1)

• Clear goals
• Adequate preparation
• Appropriate methods
• Significant results
• Effective presentation

AWARD FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP (QTY. 1)

• Scholarship of Discovery: This research contributes to the knowledge and the intellectual climate, and focuses not only on outcomes but the process.
• Scholarship of Integration: Work which makes connections across disciplines, seeks to interpret, draw together, and bring new insight to bear on original research.
• Scholarship of Application: Considers how scholarly investigation and knowledge can be applied to identify problems/issues. 
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Link between educational theory and knowledge and application to teaching practice. For example, teaching which stimulates active learning and encourages critical, creative thinking. 

Nominating statement should provide details, not to exceed two pages (if in excess of, only pages 1-2 will be reviewed), of a best representation of educational scholarship using the following criteria as a guide:

• Title of study/project
• Purpose
• Preparation (e.g., links with prior work, best practices or literature)
• Problem, issue or opportunity
• Research design
• Results/outcomes/impact
• Impact value to the institution
• Nominee's role