Distinguished Scholarship Awards Committee


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Overview | Current Year (AY 2025-2026) | Resolutions | Archives


Overview

Responsibilities:

The Distinguished Scholarship Awards Committee shall conduct the selection process in accordance with the special rules and procedures approved by the Executive Committee for judging potential candidates for the Distinguished Scholarship Award.

 

New: Click here for a list of recipients and to learn more about the nomination process.
 

Additional Documents:

Award Description and Criteria 11.17.15 (pdf)

Committee procedures approved 04.08.14 (pdf)

Committee procedures approved 02.21.12 (pdf)


Current Year (AY 2025-2026)

Charges:

TBD


Meetings:

TBD
 

Membership:

General Faculty representatives should include former recipients of the Distinguished Scholarship Award. Ex officio members shall be a representative appointed by the Provost from the Office of Research and two ASI representatives—one undergraduate and one graduate student. Ex officio members are voting members.

 

NEW: Click here to submit your statement of interest if you would like to serve on the committee.

2025-2026 Membership
Name Department College/Unit Office Phone Email (@calpoly.edu) Exp. Term
Benchairt, Lucy Psychology & Child Development CLA 66159 ybenchar 2026
Clifford, Dale Architecture CAED 62036 dtcliffo 2027
Cobb, Richard Natural Resources Management & Environmental Sciences CAFES 66333 rccobb 2027
Francis, Clinton Biological Sciences BCSM 65358 cdfranci

2026

Hazelwood, Scott Biomedical Engineering CENG 66304 shazelwo 2027
Lee, Daeun Philip Accounting OCOB 60696 plee103 2026
Tomanek, Lars (CH) Biological Sciences BCSM 62437 ltomanek

2026

Wendt, Dean Research Admin 62226 dwendt

EO

(Research)

VACANT   PCS     2025
VACANT Undergrad ASI     EO 

VACANT

Gradudate ASI     EO (ASI)
VACANT Solano Campus       2026

 


Resolutions

AS-808-15 Resolution on Revising the Criteria for the Distinguished Scholarship Awards - President Armstrong acknowledged receipt and approval on March 4, 2016

AS-772-13 Resolution on Increasing the Number of Annual Distinguished Scholarship Awards From Two to Three - President Armstrong acknowledged receipt and approval on January 21, 2014

AS-638-05 Resolution on Renaming the Distinguished Research, Creative Activity, and Professional Development Award and Renaming and Constituting the Distinguished Research, Creative Activity, and Professional Development Awards Committee - President Baker acknowledged receipt and approval on June 10, 2005

 


ARCHIVES

 

AY 2024-2025 Charges and Membership

 

Charges

  • Evaluate candidates and recommend recipients for the Distinguished Scholarship Award (DSA). Ongoing.
  • Discuss impact of Q2S conversion on DSA policy and procedures and draft revision plans as needed.  Ongoing through conversion.
  • Discuss impact of the proposed Year-Round Operations calendar and administrative structure on DSA bylaws, policies, and procedures, and draft revision plans as needed. Ongoing through conversion.
  • Discuss the impact of the possible integration with Cal Maritime on DSA committee internal policy and procedures and draft revisions as needed. If approved, ongoing through integration.
  • Review and modify committee procedures and bylaws as needed. Ongoing.

 

DSA Committee Members AY 2024-2025

Name Department College/Unit Office Phone Email (@calpoly.edu) Exp. Term
Benchairt, Lucy Psych&CD CLA 66159 ybenchar 2026
Clifford, Dale Arch CAED 62036 dtcliffo 2025
Cobb, Richard Natrl Res Mgmt CAFES 66333 rccobb 2025
Francis, Clinton BioSci BCSM 65358 cdfranci

2026

Hazelwood, Scott BioMed Eng CENG 66304 shazelwo 2025
Lee, Daeun Philip Accounting OCOB 60696 plee103 2026
Marino, Dylan undergrad ASI 61281 djmarino EO (ASI)
Tomanek, Lars (CH) BioSci BCSM 62437 ltomanek

2026

Wendt, Dean Research Admin 62226 dwendt

EO

(Research)

VACANT   PCS     2025

VACANT

Grad ASI 61281   EO (ASI)

 

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