The Donald W. Fancher Provost Award for Outstanding Achievement in Extension and Continuing Education

Purpose

To provide special recognition to faculty members who have made outstanding contributions to the extension and continuing education efforts of the campus.

Award

The award is in the amount of $1,000, less applicable taxes.

Eligibility

Open to all faculty (full-time, tenured, non-tenured, and non-tenure track) with five or more years at MU. Preference will be given to those who have major extension and/or continuing education responsibilities as reflected by a current, at least 25 percent FTE, extension appointment. Individuals with service dates prior to Sept. 1, 2020, will be considered to have more than five years of service and are eligible to receive this award.

Nomination and Submission

This section outlines who can nominate individuals for this award and what to include in the nomination packet. As you prepare packets, please keep the purpose of the award and any listed criteria in mind. In many cases, there are length guidelines in place for packet components (e.g., include a letter of nomination that is no longer than 2 pages, double-spaced). The overall length of a packet is not of importance to the selection committee – the focus should instead be on providing convincing evidence of the nominee’s accomplishments and contributions. An unsuccessful nomination packet may be updated and resubmitted up to three times within a 5-year period, per award (i.e., Professor Truman the Tiger is not selected in the first year the packet is submitted and can now be resubmitted for the same award two more times within the next 4 years).

Who can Nominate for this Award:

Faculty colleagues, students, departments, schools/colleges, or recognized campus organizations may nominate individuals.

What to Include in the Nomination Packet for this Award: 

1. Submission Requirements Form
2. Nomination/Cover Letter (limited to 2 double-spaced pages)
   • Describe the extension and continuing education activity or activities that qualifies the candidate for nomination (i.e. projects, presentations, sustained administrative and delivery efforts, special honors and awards, publications or other comparable creative activity)
   • Include a statement of the impact of the candidate’s activities
3. Supporting letters (limited to three) from clientele served, colleagues, students and peers
4. Nominee’s curriculum vitae (limited to 5 pages)

Submission Process and Deadline:

The annual deadline for this award is January 15 (due the following business day when falls on a weekend or holiday).

Nomination packets for this award must be submitted by the Divisional Dean, who may establish an earlier deadline. The Divisional Dean will submit the nomination packet as a single PDF attachment via email to UMCProvostAwards@missouri.edu. The PDF file should be named as follows: YearFancher_LastFirst (e.g., 2026Fancher_TigerTruman)

Please contact us at UMCProvostAwards@missouri.edu with any questions.

Past Recipients