Purpose: This award is designed to acknowledge outstanding student teaching achievement by a CSU student in the biotechnology educational arena encompassing the interface of chemistry, biology, engineering, and business.

This award is named after Professor Crellin Pauling (San Francisco State University) for his extraordinary contributions to the training of teachers and scientists and his commitment to the creation of a scientifically literate electorate.

Eligibility: Any CSU undergraduate or graduate student nominated by CSU faculty. To be considered, each nominee must also write a narrative as described below under Nomination Process.

Award: A $500 cash prize to be presented at the Annual CSUPERB Biotechnology Symposium on January 13, 2007.  The recipient will give a brief acceptance speech.

Nomination Packets:
Each nominee will be nominated by a CSU faculty member and attend the annual CSU Biotechnology Symposium, January 11-12, 2008.

    1. CSU Faculty Nominator Responsibility

   •  Award nomination cover page (signed), 
   •  A letter of nomination of not more than 2 pages that describes the nature and
          impact of the nominee's contributions to the biotechnological education of other
          students.

    2. CSU Student Nominee Responsibility

   • A narrative of not more than 2 pages describing both the formative  experiences that
          led to the nominee's contributions (described in the Nominator's letter) and how
          the nominee's teaching experiences have impacted the nominee.

Submissions:

Mail or Fax the nomination packet no later than November 2, 2008, to:

Eric Nedelman
CSUPERB
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-1230
Phone:  619 594-1203
FAX:  619 594-5291

Evaluation of Nominees: A committee of CSUPERB faculty will review nominations.  The award will be given each year in which there are excellent candidates.

Donations for the Award:  CSUPERB's objective is to create a fund of $50,000 to sustain this excellence in research award.  Donations are accepted any time for inclusion in the endowment fund.  Please make checks out to, "Pauling Student Teaching Award Fund" and send to:

Pauling Student Teaching Award Fund
CSUPERB
San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182-1230

Past Awardees:

Dina Lauman	Sonoma	2001
Monica Neuberger	San Diego	2002
Hongphuc "Rick" Ha	Fullerton	2003
Julia Schafer	San Diego	2004
Adriana Racolta	Fullerton	2005
Michael Rajan	CSU-East Bay	2006
Michelle Don	Fullerton	2007

Contact Information

If you have any questions regarding this award or the nomination process please contact: