David G. Imig Distinguished Service Award

About the Award

The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate’s David G. Imig Distinguished Service Award is presented in recognition of an individual who has demonstrated important contributions to the Vision and Mission of CPED and/or the reclaiming of the EdD as the highest quality professional practice doctorate in education.

Eligibility and Selection

The recipient of this award will be a faculty member, administrator, student or graduate of a CPED member university. The recipient will have contributed significantly to improving the professional doctorate in education (EdD) either at their home institution or within the CPED Consortium.

The Imig Award is presented at the annual Convening of CPED. Individuals may not nominate themselves. Any CPED member – student, administrator, faculty or graduates—may be nominated by a fellow colleague.

Nominations should include the following submitted as one PDF document:

Nomination cover letter
CV of nominated faculty
Letters of support
Supporting materials (articles, publications, etc.)

The selection criteria include evidence of distinguished contributions that advance the CPED Mission and Vision and/or the reclaiming of the EdD through:

Leadership within CPED or a CPED-influenced program redesign.
Teaching and advising in a CPED-influenced EdD program.
Scholarship related to CPED or a CPED-influenced EdD program.
Demonstration of Scholarly-Practice by CPED-influenced program student or graduate.
Nominator and awardee must both attend 2020 virtual CPED convening.