Academic Staff Professional Development and Recognition
Committee (PDRC)
Annual Report 2001-02
Committee members: Jeanne Eloranta, Read Gilgen, Steve Krauth (co-chair),
Robin Kurtz, Mark Matosian, Pat Moran, Jean Phillips, Barry Robinson and
Belinda Velazquez (co-chair).
Summarized below is the major work of the PDRC for the interval from July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002.
I. Brown Bags
The PDRC organized and presented the following brownbag sessions, some
in collaboration with other Academic Staff groups. The primary purpose
of these sessions was to inform academic staff about possibilities for
professional development.
" Academic Staff Governance at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Oct 12. Linda Newman and Colleen McCabe.
" Who's Who in Administration & Who Pays for What. Oct 16. Barry
Robinson and Char Tortorice.
" Academic Staff Policies and Procedures. Oct 26. Ann Wallace and
Steve Lund.
" Professional Development Grant Writing. Nov 27. Jackie Hank and
Sandy Courter.
" Professional Development through Involvement in Professional Organizations.
Mar 11. Read Gilgen. Co-sponsored with the Mentoring Committee.
" Who's Who in Administration & Who Pays for What. April 8. Barry
Robinson and Char Tortorice.
" Time to Move up the Ladder? Academic Staff Promotions at the UW-Madison:
When and How. Feb. 18th and Feb. 25th. Ann Wallace. Co-sponsored with
CEBC & PPPC
" Writing a Successful Professional Development Proposal. Feb 14.
Jackie Hank and Sandy Courter.
II. Awards
A primary function of the PDRC is to screen and select the winners of
various recognition awards. This year's awards are:
A. Regents Award - non instructional. Patrick Hoffman, Outreach Program Manager.
B. Academic Staff Excellence Awards
" Excellence in Service to the University. Wilton Sanders. Department
of Physics , Space Science and Engineering.
" Excellence in Research. Mark Johnson, Principal Investigator. Wisconsin
Center for Dairy Research. Sandra Bertics, Critical Mission Support. Dairy
Science Nutrition Laboratory.
" Excellence in Leadership. Esther Olsen. Physical Sciences Laboratory.
Synchrotron Radiation Center.
" Ann Gordon-Walker. Institute for Molecular Virology.
" Heideman Public Service Award. Patricia Mitchell. Waisman Center.
" Hilldale Teaching. Janet Fishbain. Writing Center.
III. Forwarded Award Proposals to UW System
PDRC also selected and forwarded nominations to UW System for the following
awards:
A. Alliant Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Award. Anna Stevens. School of Human Ecology, Environmental Textiles and Design.
B. Regents Teaching Excellence Award. Melinda Certain. College of Letters and Science. Mathematics.
IV. Academic Staff Professional Development Grant Program (ASPDGP).
In January a call for ASPDGP proposals was placed on the Office of Human Resources web page; announced in Wisconsin Week, at Academic Staff Assembly meeting, sent on email to Assembly Reps. and various academic staff groups; and circulated as a mailing to Deans and Directors. The call produced thirty-eight proposals, which were reviewed by a subcommittee of PDRC. Thirty proposals were funded in full or in part, resulting in grants that totaled just over $23,000.
PDRC considered a proposal from School of Education Committee on Academic Staff Issues (CASI) to allow departments to count staff salary/time as their contribution toward the Professional Development Grant split. After considerable discussion, PDRC reaffirmed its decision that departments must be willing to commit funds at least equal to one half the total cost of the grant proposal, excluding salary/time considerations (see attached).
V. Executive Education.
A call for reduced tuition of Executive Education courses was placed on the Academic Staff website and in Wisconsin Week. Eight proposals were received and reviewed by a subcommittee of PDRC. Five proposals were selected and the applicants informed. Ted Beck and Nancy Luther are the contacts in the School of Business and will administer registrations. To formalize the notification process, in the future, PDRC would like to see the letters of notification come from the Secretary of the Academic Staff Office.
Course recipients this year were: Gordon Bain, Chemistry, Course: Basic Management Series, Unit 2: Mastering Supervisory Skills; Dave Black, Course: Strategic Marketing Planning; Mel Morgenbesser, Social Work, Course: Mastering Supervisory Skills; Tracy Perkins, Clinical Science, Course: Mastering Concepts for Non-Marketing Managers"; Monica Theis, Food Science, Course: Financial Management for Clinical Mangers in Health Care