AAA George Krull EDGE in Teaching Award Committee 2024-2025

2024-2025 AAA-George Krull EDGE in Teaching Award Committee

Nominations Deadline: January 31 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time

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Charge

Carry out all activities to select recipients of the AAA-George Krull EDGE in Teaching Award which is presented at the AAA Annual Meeting. Specifically:

Actively seek and submit nominations.
Chair holds a short meeting before nominations are read/considered by the committee to discuss the criteria and how the process will work; perhaps include discussion of use of ratings, rankings and inherent tradeoffs across the criteria.
Review and evaluate nominations and select an award recipient and one (1) honorable mention, if warranted, based on the award criteria.
The Board of Directors Liaison may attend committee meetings but may not vote in the committee's deliberations.
The Chair must submit at least one report per year to the Board of Directors. This report should include accomplishments and suggested modifications and should be sent to the AAA President, the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison, and Professional Staff Liaison, Barbara Gutierrez at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org.
The Chair presents the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting.
If the Chair has any questions about the charge or responsibilities of this committee, s/he should contact the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison.

Committee Composition/Required Knowledge and Expertise/Conflict of Interest Rules

Committee members plus a voting Chair are appointed annually prior to the Annual Meeting by the Council Committee on Awards Committee.
The Committee consists of five members, including a voting Chair.
Beginning in 2025-2026, for continuity, two AAA-George Krull EDGE in Teaching Award Committee members (one as chair and one as a member) should serve consecutive years.
Care should be taken that the Committee include members with knowledge about unique approaches and innovations.
Current Committee members who are nominated for the award will be asked to either recuse themselves from the Committee or remove their nomination from consideration.

Members

Name / Affiliation	Contact	Term Length	Term Expires
Chair
Susan Cockrell Austin Peay State University	cockrells@apsu.edu	1	08/2025
Members
Gia Chevis Baylor University	gia_chevis@baylor.edu	1	08/2025
Kimberly Church Missouri State University	kimberlychurch@missouristate.edu
Karen Farmer Texas A&M University	kfarmer@tamu.edu	1	08/2025
John Wild University of Wisconsin-Madison	John.Wild@wisc.edu	1	08/2025
Board of Directors Liaison
Natalie T. Churyk Northern Illinois University Vice President–Education (2023-2026)	nchuryk@niu.edu	3	08/2026

Committee Roles & Responsibilities Timeline

September - January 31	February - April 15	June	August
Actively seek and submit nominations.	Review nominations, participate on virtual calls and email discussions, at the discretion of the Chair. Chair is allowed to vote in the award committee's deliberations. The Board of Directors Liaison may attend committee meetings but may not vote in the committee's deliberations. Select award recipient(s) based on award criteria. Chair notifies the Professional Staff Liaison of the recipient(s) by April 15th at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org.	By June 30, Chair must submit report to the Board of Directors. This report should include accomplishments and suggested modifications and should be sent to the AAA President, the Committee's Board of Directors Liaison, and Professional Staff Liaison, Barbara Gutierrez at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org	Chair presents the award(s) at the AAA Annual Meeting.

Questions? Please contact Barbara Gutierrez, Professional Staff Liaison, at barbara.gutierrez@aaahq.org.