Nominations Sought for Teaching Awards

The University Committee on Teaching Awards is seeking nominations from alumni, students, faculty and staff members for several campuswide awards that will honor professors and graduate teaching assistants in a variety of categories.

The committee, chaired by Professor Suzanne Gulledge in UNC’s School of Education, will accept nominations through Oct. 1. All nominations should be submitted online at provost.unc.edu/teaching-awards.

The committee will review the nominees and make recommendations to Chancellor Carol L. Folt. This year, the committee will recommend recipients for six types of awards:

• The Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching is given by the UNC System Board of Governors to a tenured faculty member on each UNC System campus, recognizing exceptional teaching at the undergraduate level over a sustained period of time.
• Distinguished Teaching Awards for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction will go to four faculty members for exceptional teaching of post-baccalaureate students.
• Eight awards will recognize full-time faculty members for excellence in undergraduate teaching: five Tanner Awards, one Friday Award and two Sitterson Awards.
• Five Tanner Awards will recognize graduate teaching assistants for excellence in undergraduate teaching.
• Four Chapman Family Teaching Awards are given to full-time faculty members for excellence in undergraduate teaching.
• A Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement acknowledges lifetime contributions to teaching, learning and mentoring beyond the classroom and is not limited to traditional faculty. The committee asks that nominations for this award focus on the nominees’ long-term impact on students.

Each nomination must include a letter detailing why that teacher is being nominated; submissions that comprise only an individual’s name with no elaboration are unable to be considered. Lists of previous winners are available at provost.unc.edu/teaching-awards. No individual may receive more than one award each year.

Details about the awards and nominating forms are available at provost.unc.edu/teaching-awards. Questions can be directed to the committee chair (sgulledg@email.unc.edu or 919-962-7879) or to Debbie Stevenson in the provost’s office (Debbie_stevenson@unc.edu or 919-962-7882).