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Folsom Distinguished Doctoral Dissertation
Award Nomination Form


Before you begin, make sure you have the following:

  • Two faculty members from outside the University who have agreed to review and rank the dissertation.
  • Valid email addresses for those reviewers.
  • In a plain-text format that you can copy and paste into our form (i.e. not on paper):
    • The nominee's two-page vita.
    • A one-page letter from the dissertation supervisor.
    • A one-page letter from a member of the dissertation committee.
    • A one-page letter from an expert scholar of the nominee's choice from within or outside the University who did not serve on the supervisory committee.
  • In PDF or Word format, to be emailed to Jane Schneider at jschneid@unlnotes.unl.edu, a dissertation abstract of no more than 10 pages.

Nominator

Name
Email
Phone
Campus Address/Zip

Nominee

First Name
Middle Name
Last Name
NU ID
If you do not know the NU ID number, have someone look it up.
Do not make up a fake NU ID number.
Dissertation Title
Doctoral Major
Doctoral Degree Conferred

Reviewers from Outside the University

Reviewer 1 Reviewer 2 Example
Name Dr. Jane Smith
Institution University of Wisconsin-Madison
Email janesmith@wisc.edu

Supporting Materials

Paste text from email messages or other documents. The three letters should evaluate the significance and quality of the dissertation work.

Note that this form accepts plain text only, so text formatting (bolding, centering, superscript, etc.) will be lost, and some special characters (symbols, foreign letters, etc.) may be lost or distorted.

1. Letter from dissertation supervisor
(max. 1 page in word processor)

Don't forget to include a "signature" with name, title, and department.
 2. Letter from supervisory committee member
(max. 1 page in word processor)

Don't forget to include a "signature" with name, title, and department.
3. Letter from outside expert
(max. 1 page in word processor)

Don't forget to include a "signature" with name, title, and department.
 4. Nominee's Vita
(max. 2 pages in word processor)
5. Dissertation Abstract
The dissertation abstract should be no more than 10 pages in length, prepared by the nominee. Send it to Jane Schneider at jschneid@unlnotes.unl.edu as an email attachment in PDF or Word format.