The CCS Publishing Award, sponsored by the Office of Academic Affairs, will be awarded to two faculty or staff members who, in the two calendar years prior to the nomination deadline, published exemplary scholarly or creative work as determined by the selection committee. Published works, including monographs, creative works (e.g., novels or anthologies of poetry), exhibition catalogs, textbooks, edited editions, or journal articles, may be nominated. Two awards will be granted annually, one for scholarly publishing and the other for creative publishing. The cash award is taxable income.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Submitted works will be reviewed by a faculty and staff committee appointed by the Dean of Academic Affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The selection committee consists of eight voting members and an ex-officio. Current faculty members of the Library Committee, along with one elected staff member, serve a three-year term. The committee is responsible for coordinating the award process and selecting the winning submission in each category.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Karen McGarry, Associate Professor, Art Education
Dan Stewart, Associate Professor, Foundations
Kim Harty, Associate Professor, Studio Art & Craft
David Smith, Visiting Associate Professor, Transportation Design
Claire Thibodeau, Assistant Professor, Studio Art & Craft
Emily Bommarito, Assistant Professor, Foundations
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Becca Pad, Library Director, Ex-Officio<\/p>\n\n\n\n
December 15th, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Current CCS faculty (full-time and adjunct) and staff with continuous appointments during the academic year of nomination and award are eligible. Publications from the last two calendar years, including those published prior to the author\u2019s employment at CCS, are eligible. Previous recipients of the award are eligible again after three years. If faculty and staff serving on the CCS Publishing Award Committee choose to apply, they are ineligible to vote in the category of their submission. They will still be eligible to vote in the alternative category. CCS students are not eligible for this award.
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Eligible submissions for the academic publishing category include books, journal articles, and essays. While the category is not restricted to peer-reviewed or refereed materials, submissions should demonstrate a high level of research intensity. If the work has undergone peer-reviewed or refereed, please indicate this on the application form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Creative works for the creative publishing category include books (such as novels, monographs, anthologies of poetry, or authored children\u2019s illustrated books) and journal or newspaper articles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nominations and self-nominations for the CCS Publishing Award should be submitted through the nomination form by December 15, 2025. One nomination per author, per category; self-published works are not eligible.
The following materials will need to be completed:
\u25cf Application form
\u25cf Current CV
\u25cf Copy of the submitted work
\u25cf A personal statement addressing how the candidate\u2019s work reflects the award criteria
\u25cf Author\u2019s headshot photograph (optional)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The winners of the CCS Publishing Award in the categories of scholarly and creative publishing will be announced at the end of the winter semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n