Membership Renewal
Five years after receiving an F&J award, membership in the Academy of Distinguished Educators can be renewed via one of the following ways:
- Applying for and receiving another F&J award
- Demonstrating continued service to the educational mission of the College via one or more of the following:
- Continued involvement in educational activities of the college in the areas of Teaching and Evaluation, Educational Leadership, the Development of Enduring Educational Materials, and/or Educational Research
- Involvement in the activities of the academy
- Involvement in faculty development and recognition activities supported by the academy
If you are interested in renewing your membership in the academy by demonstrating continued service to the educational mission of the College rather than by applying for an additional F&J award, please complete:
- Academy Membership Renewal Application form
- Highlight a copy of your CV as directed by the application form
Send the application form with the highlighted CV (via hard copy or electronically) with a letter stating your interest in remaining in the academy to the office of the director of the academy, Nancy Searle, Ed.D. Room M220 DeBakey Building or via e-mail to nsearle@bcm.edu. All applications are due by Dec. 1 of each year.* Applicants will be notified via e-mail by Jan. 15 of each year** of the decision of the Executive Committee concerning continued membership in the Academy for five additional years.
The director of the academy will notify everyone whose membership is expiring in a given year a reminder by June 1 of that year that they must be granted a new F&J award in either the summer or fall cycle of that year, or they must complete the process described above to remain in the academy after that given year.