Eligibility
All AATCC members (including Student Members) may submit a nomination. Self-nominations are accepted.
Advisors may not receive the awarded in two consecutive years. If no qualified individuals are nominated in a given year, no award will be presented that year.
Nominees must have the following qualifications to be considered for this award:
- Faculty Advisor of an AATCC Student Chapter for at least 2 years
- Advise an active AATCC student chapter
- At least 10 student members (as of AATCC’s May 1st count)
- Minimum of 2 activities per school year
- Active individual AATCC member
- Participate in AATCC activities besides being an advisor (attend or present at AATCC educational events, participate on committees, publish in AATCC publications, etc.)
- Active AATCC Faculty Advisor
- Advise and encourage student participation in relevant AATCC Student-related activities (competitions, scholarships, grants, etc.)
- Demonstrate growth in student chapter
Increased memberships, participation, or events
Faculty Advisor Award
The award is presented annually at AATCC’s Textile Discovery Summit. It includes:
- Plaque
- US$500 honorarium
- Free Textile Discovery Summit registration (for the year in which the award is presented)
- Invitation to VIP cocktail reception at Summit, including professional photos with AATCC President
- Press release, social media posts, magazine article, etc. announcing award recipient, including photo and bio
Below are past recipients of the Faculty Advisor Award:
2026: Md. Dawood Husain, NED University
2023: Md. Dawood Husain, NED University
2022: R. Bryan Ormond, North Carolina State University
2021: Janet Brady, Thomas Jefferson University
2020: Usha Chowdhary, Central Michigan University
Nomination Form (due March 31)
