P.A. Mack was a former IU trustee and lifelong advocate for teaching excellence. The annual P.A. Mack Award honors members of the IU community who have demonstrated excellence and distinguished service to teaching consistent with the mission and vision of Indiana University’s Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET).
“Distinguished service to teaching” is broadly defined as service in the form of leadership or creative participation that significantly and demonstrably advances and/or extends the goals and ideals of FACET as spelled out in its mission statement.
Faculty members, administrators, professional staff, alumni, or instructors affiliated with IU are eligible to be nominated by a FACET member. To qualify for the award, nominees’ service must extend beyond their own disciplinary unit and/or campus. Service activities need not be limited to the IU system, but the contributions cited in the nomination letter must include service to IU.