{"id":74,"date":"2017-11-13T02:31:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T02:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-provost\/rossmannaward\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T17:23:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:23:56","slug":"rossmannaward","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/provost\/rossmannaward\/","title":{"rendered":"Rossmann Excellence in Teaching Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"introduction block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"introduction__content\">\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">The Jack and Marty Rossmann Excellence in Teaching Award is presented each spring to a faculty member who has been identified by colleagues and students as exemplifying the teaching goals of Macalester. The award comes with a $5,000 cash prize and is announced at the annual Faculty and Staff Appreciation event.<\/p>\n    \t        \t<p class=\"introduction__copy\">All Macalester faculty members and students are invited to participate in the nomination process. <\/p>\n    \t    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<accordion-container\n    tag=\"section\"\n    class=\"accordion-group block-container\"\n    >\t\n\t<div class=\"accordion-group__outer\">\n\t    \t        <h2 class=\"accordion-group__heading\">Information on submitting a nomination:<\/h2>\n\t    \t    <ul class=\"accordion-group__list\">\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-1\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">What comprises a completed nomination?<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li><strong>One<\/strong> primary letter of nomination signed by a current Macalester faculty member, or co-signed by a current student <em>and<\/em> a current faculty member;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>One to three<\/strong> letters of support from Macalester faculty and\/or staff, to include specific evidence of the nominee\u2019s excellence in teaching;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Three to seven<\/strong> letters of support from current students and\/or alumni.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-2\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Who is eligible?\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>Both tenured and non-tenured faculty members may be nominated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Nominees must have completed at least eight years of teaching at Macalester at the time of their nomination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Previous recipients of this award (or its predecessors) are ineligible. A link to the list of previous winners can be found at the bottom of this page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-3\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">What criteria will be considered in selecting the winner?\u00a0<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">Nominations should be made on the basis of the faculty member&#8217;s excellence in:\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Teaching: instructing in classes, seminars, and laboratories;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Supervising individual activities: internships, service-learning experiences, performances, exhibitions, and independent study;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Activities related to:<!-- wp:list -->\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>Advising \u2013 including course and major selection, career plans, and personal development;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Academic program development \u2013 including the planning, design, or development of courses or curriculum;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Educational leadership \u2013 including the development of innovations of any kind and at any level that constitute leadership and contribute substantially to undergraduate education.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-4\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">How do I submit a nomination?<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>A call for nominations will go out via email and the Mac Daily early every spring semester.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>The deadline for nominations varies, but is generally the week before Spring Break begins.\n<ul>\n<li>2026 nomination deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Materials may be submitted electronically to Ann Kraker in the Provost\u2019s office. (<a href=\"mailto:akraker@macalester.edu\">akraker@macalester.edu<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t    <\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/accordion-container>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Questions? Email <a href=\"mailto:akraker@macalester.edu\">Ann Kraker<\/a> in the Provost&#8217;s office. <\/h6>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container three-col-txt card-group--3\" >\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-inner\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n                                                                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Recent Winners of the Jack and Marty Rossmann Award<\/h2>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-group__cards-container\">\n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/professor-james-doyle-receives-jack-and-marty-rossmann-excellence-in-teaching-award\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_self\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2025\/04\/facstaff_cropped-scaled-1080x0-c-default-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/professor-james-doyle-receives-jack-and-marty-rossmann-excellence-in-teaching-award\/\" target=\"_self\">James Doyle, Physics and Astronomy, 2025<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/professor-wendy-weber-receives-jack-and-marty-rossmann-excellence-in-teaching-award\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_self\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2025\/01\/WWeber-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2024\/04\/professor-wendy-weber-receives-jack-and-marty-rossmann-excellence-in-teaching-award\/\" target=\"_self\">Wendy Weber, Political Science, 2024<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/professor-amy-damon-receives-jack-and-marty-rossmann-excellence-in-teaching-award\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                        target=\"_self\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2025\/01\/ADamon-640x0-c-default.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                                        \n                                            <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/professor-amy-damon-receives-jack-and-marty-rossmann-excellence-in-teaching-award\/\" target=\"_self\">Amy Damon, Economics, 2023<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                            \n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"link-group block-container\" >\n        <div class=\"link-group__links-row\">\n        <ul class=\"link-group__link link-group__link--\">\n        \t                <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/268\/2025\/04\/Rossmann-Award-Recipients-2025update.pdf\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Complete List (PDF)\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Questions? 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