CONGRATULATIONS TO PAM RIGGS-GELASCO FOR RECEIVING ONE OF SEVEN 2007 HENRY DREYFUS TEACHER SCHOLAR AWARDS!

In 1969 the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation established the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program to support the teaching and research careers of talented young faculty in the chemical sciences. Based on institutional nominations, the program was designed to provide discretionary funding to faculty at early stages in their careers. Criteria for selection included an independent body of scholarship and a commitment to education that signaled the promise of continuing outstanding contributions to both research and teaching.

In 1993 the Foundation divided the program into two parallel awards, the Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program and the Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program. Both programs are intended to support and encourage young scholars who demonstrate excellence in both research and teaching. However, the two programs have different emphases and references. The Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program is focused primarily on research universities and references research accomplishments to similar institutions. It is based on individual research attainment and promise, but evidence of excellence in teaching is also expected. The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program is based on accomplishments in scholarly research with undergraduates, as well as a compelling commitment to teaching but the reference is with respect to primarily undergraduate institutions.

Institutions in the States, Districts, and Territories of the United States of America that grant a bachelor's or higher degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, or biochemistry may submit nominations to the Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Awards Program. Nominees must hold a full-time tenure-track academic appointment, be between the fourth and twelfth years of their independent academic careers, and engage in research and teaching primarily with undergraduates. Awardees are typically in departments that do not grant a doctoral degree. Institutions may submit only one Henry Dreyfus nomination annually.

Recommendations for awards are based on the reviewer's being convinced that the nominee, as an independent faculty member, has significant original research accomplishments with undergraduates and will continue to produce a body of scholarship of outstanding quality. The nomination must present evidence of excellence in, dedication to, and innovation in undergraduate education in the chemical sciences. Nominations are reviewed by distinguished faculty in the chemical sciences.

The Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award provides a $60,000 unrestricted research grant.