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Depends what you mean by status. If you limit it to professional advancement, then sure -- although getting involved in department/university administration cou
by danohuiginn 16y ago
Depends what you mean by status. If you limit it to professional advancement, then sure -- although getting involved in department/university administration counts somewhat as a secondary route. But status can also come from being valued and respected by the people around you -- e.g. being admired as a mentor by the PhD students you're supervising. Surely this prize is a step towards recognizing that?
- yummyfajitas 16y agoThere are already prizes for teaching, though I've never heard of one larger than $2k. In general, no one cares about such prizes. People only bother to pay attention in edge cases - if faculty X wants to hire applicant A, and Y wants to hire B (where A,B are equally qualified), X might get desperate and point out that A is a good teacher and has a prize.