The North Carolina State University, Office of the Provost, University Committees Records contain correspondence and information related to the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence faculty award and records for recipients of the award from 1994 to 1999. It also contains agendas, correspondence, member lists and minutes from the Merit Awards Committee dating from 1979 to 2001.
In 1955, the position of Dean of Faculty was first established at North Carolina State College (University). In 1967, the title changed to Provost, and in 1971, to Provost and Vice Chancellor. The Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost is NC State's chief academic officer, supporting faculty and programming that make the university a higher education leader. As executive vice chancellor, the provost is the senior executive responsible for NC State’s day-to-day activities. The provost is responsible for the university’s 10 colleges and 12 critical corollary units. The provost oversees the review and approval of all of NC State’s academic programs and policies, and directs the appointment, promotion and compensation of the faculty (https://provost.ncsu.edu/about/whats-a-provost/, accessed 5/29/2020).
In 1955, the position of Dean of Faculty was first established at North Carolina State College (University). In 1967, the title changed to Provost, and in 1971, to Provost and Vice Chancellor. The Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost is NC State's chief academic officer, supporting faculty and programming that make the university a higher education leader. As executive vice chancellor, the provost is the senior executive responsible for NC State’s day-to-day activities. The provost is responsible for the university’s 10 colleges and 12 critical corollary units. The provost oversees the review and approval of all of NC State’s academic programs and policies, and directs the appointment, promotion and compensation of the faculty (https://provost.ncsu.edu/about/whats-a-provost/, accessed 5/29/2020).
For the Holladay Medal for Excellence Committee: The award was named for Alexander Quarles Holladay, North Carolina State University's first Professor of History and first President (when the university was termed State College). The Holladay Medal was established by The Board of Trustees of North Carolina State University on April 24, 1992. The award recognizes the contributions that Holladay made to the university and honors the work of current faculty who gain notability for excellence in research, teaching, or extension and engagement. Now managed by the Office of Faculty Development, the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence continues ot be awarded annually as of 2012. It is regarded as the highest award made by the university in recognition of faculty achievements.
The Holladay Medal for Excellence Committee is appointed by the provost and includes: one past recipient of the Holladay Medal Award, one recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award, one member of the Academy of Outstanding Faculty Engaged in Extension, one winner of the Alumbi Outstanding Research Award, the Chair of the Faculty, or designee, the President of the Student Body, or designee, and the Chair of the Staff Senate, or designee. The committee reviews nominations with input from the Provost and then may submit up to ten (10) portfolios to the Chancellor for review and submission to the Academic Affairs and Personnel Committee of the Board of Trustees which reviews the nominations and recommends awards to the Board of Trustees
For the Merit Awards Committee: The Merit Awards Committee was responsible for programming activities with currently enrolled Merit Awards Scholars, managing a major freshman Merit Scholarship process and administering the John Gatling, James M. Johnston, National Merit, and Truman Scholarship competitions as well as a number of other special "name" scholarships for freshmen and continuing students.
The North Carolina State University, Office of the Provost, University Committees Records contain correspondence and information related to the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal faculty award and records for recipientsof the award from 1994 to 1999. It also contains agendas, correspondence, member lists and minutes from the Merit Awards Committee dating from 1979 to 2001.
This collection is divided into three series: 1. Holladay Medal for Excellence Committee, 2. Merit Awards Committee, and 3. Web Content. The materials within the series are arranged chronologically.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Office of the Provost, Committee Records, UA 005.004, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
Transferred from the North Carolina State University, Office of the Provost, Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence Committee and Merit Awards Committee.
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Additional processing by Meaghan Lanier, March 2014
The collection is organized into three principal series:
Correspondence, lists of nominees and materials related to nominees for the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence. The award was named for Alexander Quarles Holladay, North Carolina State University's first Professor of History and first President (when the university was termed State College). The Holladay Medal was established by the Board of Trustees of North Carolina State University on April 24, 1992. The award recognizes the contributions that Holladay made to the university and honors the work of current faculty who gain notability for excellence in research, teaching, or extension and engagement. Now managed by the Office of Faculty Development, the Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence continues ot be awarded annually as of 2012. It is regarded as the highest award made by the university in recognition of faculty achievements.
Arranged by year and alphabetically within each year.
Includes agendas, lists of committee members, meeting minutes, memoranda, handwritten notes, and other working documents. The Merit Awards Committee was responsible for programming activities with currently enrolled Merit Awards Scholars, managing a major freshman Merit Scholarship process and administering the John Gatling, James M. Johnston, National Merit, and Truman Scholarship competitions as well as a number of other special "name" scholarships for freshmen and continuing students.
Arranged chronologically.
This series is comprised of web sites of the North Carolina State University's Provost Committees, captured by the NC State University Libraries since May 2016 using the Internet Archive’s Archive-It web archiving service, with prior captures by the Internet Archive dating July 2006, which may be less complete and was performed at undetermined intervals.
This was formerly the official website of North Carolina State University’s Provost Committees. The NC State University Libraries scheduled this website to be captured monthly beginning in May 2016. Also included here are prior captures by the Internet Archive dating back to July 2006. Since August 2016, this URL has redirected to https://committees.provost.ncsu.edu/university-standing-committees/, which is also represented in this collection guide.
This is the official website of North Carolina State University's Provost Committees. The NC State University Libraries has scheduled this website to be captured quarterly between July 2016 and January 2024. This crawl has been superseded by a crawl of https://committees.provost.ncsu.edu, which began in February 2019.
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[Identification of item], North Carolina State University, Office of the Provost, Committee Records, UA 005.004, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.
The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
This collection may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals represented in this collection without the consent of those individuals may have legal ramifications (e.g., a cause of action under common law for invasion of privacy may arise if facts concerning an individual's private life are published that would be deemed highly offensive to a reasonable person) for which North Carolina State University assumes no responsibility.
