University and Other Faculty Awards

Overview of Faculty Service and Teaching Awards

Nomination deadline	Award	Contributions acknowledged	Awards given university-wide per year	Colleges/Schools/Units eligible	Faculty eligible
Fall; October	Minnie Stevens Piper Professorship	Outstanding academic, scientific, and scholarly achievement and dedication to the teaching.	1/yr at $5K	All (2 nominees per college)	Tenured Professors
Fall; October	UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers	Sustained teaching excellence and extraordinary contribution to educational mission of UT System.	N/A	All (1 nominee per college)	ROTA Recipients; Tenure or equivalent rank (senior lecturer or above)
Fall; November	Provost’s Distinguished Service Academy	Extraordinary commitment to service and mentoring	5/yr at $5K	All (no limit)	Tenure- track & Professional-track faculty
Fall; November	President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Awards	Instructional innovation in core curriculum courses; improving the freshman experience on campus	Up to 8/yr at $5K	CSUs offering core/ signature courses (4 nominees per college)	All; must teach core or signature courses
Fall; November	President's Associates Graduate Teaching Excellence Award	Excellence in graduate teaching innovation, mentoring, and engagement with graduate programs’ curricular reform	2/yr at $5K	All (2 nominees per college)	All faculty and postdoctoral fellows; must teach graduate courses
TBD	UT Austin Academy of Distinguished Teachers	Academy membership recognizes recognize significant contributions to improving the quality of the student experience	Up to 8/yr at $7.5K annual salary increase.	All (varies)	Tenured/tenure-track faculty
Spring; February	William David Blunk Memorial Professorship	Extraordinary contribution to student advising, mentorship, and guidance at the undergraduate and graduate level	1/yr at $18.5K	All (1 nominee per college)	All
Spring; February	Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowships	Award acknowledges innovative instructional approaches, and impactful student mentoring and advising	4/yr at $4.5K	Undergrad (3 nominees per college)	Professional- track faculty (part & full time)
Spring; February	Joe and Bettie Branson Ward Endowed Excellence Award	Developing student capacity to engage in positive societal change	1/ 3 yrs. At $6K	All (no limit)	All
Spring; March	Regent's Outstanding Teaching Awards	Excellence in learning experience through innovation, creativity, and effectiveness	1/yr at $25K	All (2 nominees per college)	Tenured/tenure-track and professional-track faculty.

COE nomination process for University award nominations

The University/Provost offers several awards each year, most of which are focused on teaching. Because these awards require statements of support from the dean and there is a limit to the number of nominations the college can submit to the EVPP, COE leadership established deadlines to facilitate the college-level nomination process prior to forwarding materials to the EVPP. These deadlines are outlined in the following pages. UT-level deadlines and past recipients’ names can be found here.

The practice in the College of Education is as follows:

Faculty can self-nominate or nominate others for these awards. Departments will select 1-2 nominations for the award to send forward to the Dean’s Office and have transparent processes for making these decisions, most likely after recommendation by a faculty committee that reviews possible nominations.
Department chairs will forward to the Dean’s Office the names of faculty they would like to nominate (no more than 2 per department) for a particular award by the set deadline. Please send these nominations to Sonja Runberg.
If the Dean’s Office receives more nominations than are allowed by the university for our college (typically 1-3), leadership will request additional information for each nominee in order to determine which nominations to forward to the UT committee.
At least 6 weeks prior to the university due date, candidates who will be nominated by the COE will be asked to prepare their packets and solicit the necessary support letters, including the letter from the department chair. All materials will be due to the Dean’s Office at least 2 weeks prior to the university due date.
Candidates’ packets will be finalized, with the dean’s statement of support added, and submitted to the Provost’s Office by the set deadline.
The College of Education also offers several awards with specific material requirements and due dates. Information regarding these awards will be announced during the spring semester.

Additional information

EVPP: Faculty Awards: An overview of all awards, including links to additional details for each and lists of past recipients
EVPP: Teaching Awards Nomination Package & FAQ: A list of standard award nomination package requirements.
- Please note that this information does not apply to all awards. Review individual award pages for requirements.

COE deadlines for University award nominations

Award (number of nominations allowed for COE)	Eligible Faculty	Preference Towards Level of Teaching (Undergrad only, grad only, or both undergrad and grad)	Department Chairs submit names to Dean’s Office	Dean’s Office notifies candidates/departments of nominees that will go forward to university	Complete nomination materials due to Dean’s Office	University due date	Award amount
Minnie Stevens Piper Professorship (2)	Tenured	None identified	August 26	September 1	September 23	October 7	Typically receives a cash honorarium of $5,000
UT System Academy of Distinguished Teachers (1)	ROTA Recipients; Tenure or equivalent rank (senior lecturer or above)	None identified	August 26	September 9	September 30	November 11
President’s Associates Teaching Awards (4)	All – must teach core or signature courses	Undergrad core curriculum	August 26	September 1	September 23	October 7	Honorarium of $5,000* *varies depending on endowment income
President's Associates Graduate Teaching Excellence Award	All faculty and postdoctoral fellows engaged in teaching graduate students	Grad only	August 26	September 1	September 23	October 7	$5,000
Regent’s Outstanding Teaching Award (2)	Tenured/tenure-track and professional-track faculty	Undergrad	December 14	January 6	February 24	March 10	$25,000/one time
Academy of Distinguished Teachers (2)	Tenured/tenure-track faculty	Undergrad and grad, particularly undergrad	Not open at this time	Not open at this time	Not open at this time	Not open at this time	Permanent salary increase currently $7,500; Distinguished Teaching Professor
William David Blunk Memorial Professorship (1)	All	Undergrad and grad level	October 14	October 28	December 16	February 10	$18,500 award.* *Amount of honorarium varies depending on endowment income
Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowships (3)	Professional-track faculty (part & full time)	Freshmen undergrad	October 14	October 28	December 16	February 10	$4,500* *Amount of honorarium varies depending on endowment income
Joe and Bettie Branson Ward Endowed Excellence Award (no limit) – granted once every 3 years; last awarded 2022	All	None identified	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	$6,000* *Amount of honorarium varies depending on endowment income
Provost’s Distinguished Service Academy (no limit)	Tenure-track & Professional-track faculty	None identified	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	$5,000 annual stipend during the five-year appointment
Dean's Distinguished Faculty Awards (5 awards; 1 per award): Teaching Award Research Award Career Faculty Award Equity & Community Service Award Early Career Award	Tenure-track & professional-track faculty	Undergrad and grad	February 1	n/a	March 1 (complete materials due)	N/A	$2,500 per award
Massey Award for Teacher Educators—every odd year	Tenured, tenure-track & professional-track faculty teaching in teacher education courses	Undergrad and grad	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD	$6000, plus $1,000 each year after.
Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship (nominated by students and sent directly to Friar—COE doesn’t have a role)	Tenured or tenure-track faculty	Undergrad	N/A	N/A	N/A	The call for nominations is currently closed. Nominations open exclusively to the student body.	The Fellowship carries a $20,000* salary supplement and $5,000* in teaching and research support. *Amount of honorarium varies depending on endowment income.

EVPP Teaching Award Timelines

See EVPP: Faculty Awards

Faculty Teaching Award Nomination Material Requirements

Recommendations here would replace the current university nomination package requirements and apply to nominations for the President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Awards (PATEA)/the Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowship, Joe and Bettie Branson Ward Endowed Excellence Award, and the William David Blunk Memorial Professorship.

Note: Upon submission to EVPP Box, nomination packets should be saved and submitted using the following format: “Faculty First & Last Name, College/School, year.pdf”.

Nomination packets for institutional awards will be limited to 10 pages total (not including the cover page) for each award and should include the following sections:

Section A: A cover page and evidence of minimal eligibility requirements met (1 page)

Nominee’s name, job title, and EID
Department and College/School
Contact Information
Evidence of minimal eligibility requirements met.
Permission for the award packet to be published on UT Austin award website.

Section B: Candidate response to award-specific questions (2 pages)

In response to each of the relevant questions below, candidates must include insights and examples of how they have addressed access and equitable opportunities within education through their work and engagement on campus (For example, in their discipline, course content, administrative and/or committee work).
Award-specific questions include:
- President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Awards
  - How have you evolved your pedagogical approach to increase student engagement in core curriculum courses (including signature courses)? How have you defined success in this endeavor? Please include supporting evidence or examples.
  - What evidence or examples do you have of your contribution to innovation in core curriculum (including signature courses) across campus?
- The William David Blunk Memorial Professorship
  - How do you understand and engage in effective student mentorship in and beyond the classroom? Please include supporting evidence and examples that demonstrate your ability to engage students in their field of choice, academic development, and/or enriching educational experiences.
- Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowships:
  - How have you evolved your pedagogical approach to increase freshmen student engagement in the course? How have you defined success in this endeavor? Please include supporting evidence or examples.
  - What evidence or examples do you have of innovation in course design, instructional delivery, and/or approach?
- The Joe and Bettie Branson Ward Endowed Excellence Award
  - How does your pedagogical approach develop student abilities, attitudes, and behaviors in service of positive societal contribution? Examples and supporting evidence can include research, teaching, and/or demonstration activities.

Section C: Supporting Materials (up to 8 pages)

Materials included must demonstrate with data and supporting evidence the faculty’s effectiveness in terms of student learning/development. In this section applicants are welcome to include:
- Course Instructor Surveys (up to 3 pages)
  - Candidates will include in the template chart relevant information from the three most recent years.
  - Candidates may include up to two pages of representative student comments from courses in the two most recent years.
- Brief/condensed CV that include the following sections (up to 2 pages):
  - Teaching-related service and research
  - Advising
  - Teaching awards/honors
- Two letters of support (up to 3 pages)
  - Letters may be written by any of the following faculty colleagues (no more than one colleague external to UT), department chair, dean, university administrator or student (no more than one student letter).
- Optional: Candidates may include up to 10 minutes of multimedia, digital, and other forms of content