Cornell faculty members can now submit nominations for the Andrew D. White Professors-at-Large program through Nov. 15.

A.D. White Professors-at-Large are outstanding individuals of international distinction, appointed to six-year terms as nonresident visiting professors at Cornell. During their tenure, professors visit campus twice for about one week to interact with faculty, students and members of the community at public lectures, informal meetings and various other events. The program's administrators coordinate the logistics of each visit and related programming.

Past professors have included actor John Cleese, philosopher and literary critic Jacques Derrida, sculptor Andy Goldsworthy, primatologist Jane Goodall, engineer and astronaut Mae Jemison and geneticist Craig Venter.

Faculty members, academic departments and groups of departments are welcome to propose candidates by submitting a pre-proposal letter noting the nominee's qualifications and achievements, along with a copy of the nominee's curriculum vitae. The letter should indicate the faculty, departments or programs that agree to support the nomination.

The program encourages the nomination of women and minority candidates. In the interest of programmatic balance, the program particularly encourages the submission of nominations in the arts and physical sciences for 2012.

A faculty committee will invite successful sponsors to submit a full proposal expanding on the case for the nominee. The full proposal, due Feb. 8, 2012, should include letters of support from Cornell faculty in diverse disciplines; the strongest proposals are sent to the Office of the President and the Cornell Board of Trustees for approval. Approved professors will begin their terms July 1, 2012.

Pre-proposal letters should be e-mailed to adwhitepal@cornell.edu or delivered to the program office at 114B Day Hall.

For more information, visit http://adwhiteprofessors.cornell.edu/ or contact the program administration at 607-255-0832 or pn12@cornell.edu.