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University Awards
For more information on University Awards at UT Austin, visit the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost website. The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost's Office of Academic Affairs administers the selection of university-wide teaching awards. Inquiries can be sent to teachingawards@utexas.edu.
Award | Nomination Submission | Key Dates |
Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award The Piper Professor Award recognizes professors for outstanding academic, scientific, and scholarly achievement and for dedication to the teaching profession. These awards are intended to provide increased recognition of teaching excellence, although the Foundation’s Selection Committee also considers research, publication, and related activity. Eligible faculty: open to faculty of all ranks. | Nominations are due by October 7, 2024. | |
President’s Associates Graduate Teaching Excellence Award The President’s Associates Graduate Teaching Excellence Award recognizes excellence in graduate student teaching. These recipients are UT Austin’s educational innovators whose commitment and performance not only teach, but inspire graduate student learners. These awards are made possible by contributions from friends of the university who are committed to the quality of our educational programs – a group of people known as the President’s Associates. Eligible faculty: Any faculty and postdoctoral fellows engaged in graduate student teaching are eligible. | Nominations are due by October 13, 2024. | |
Joe and Bettie Branson Ward Endowed Excellence Award This award is made every three years (the next award will be given in 2025). It is based on the belief that education involves positive change and the is the aggregate of all processes by means of which a person, or groups of people, develop abilities, attitudes and other forms of behavior of positive value to the society in which they participate. Eligible faculty: open to faculty of all ranks. | TBD | TBD |
The University of Texas System Academy of Distinguished Teachers In 2012, the University of Texas System Academy of Distinguished Teachers was established to recognize outstanding educators across the UT System academic institutions. Members of the Academy serve as the system-level advisor and advocacy group dedicated to fostering classroom innovation, promoting interdisciplinary educational perspectives, and catalyzing the sharing of best practices across campuses in the UT System. Eligible faculty: Nominees must have received a Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award (ROTA) and have tenure or equivalent rank for non-tenure-track faculty (senior lecturer and above). | Nominations are due by November 8, 2024. | |
The Academy of Distinguished Teachers
The Academy of Distinguished Teachers is emblematic of the university’s commitment to excellence in teaching. The purposes of the Academy are to honor and reward excellence in teaching, provide leadership in improving the quality and depth of the undergraduate experience, foster research on effective college teaching and learning, and advise the institution on teaching policies and practices. Current & former members of the academy> Eligible faculty: All full-time faculty | Initial application packets are due by October 27, 2024. | |
Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards Established by the Board of Regents in 2008, the Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards complement a wide range of System-wide efforts that underscore the Board’s commitment to ensuring the UT System is a place of intellectual exploration and discovery, educational excellence and unparalleled opportunity. The Regents' Outstanding Teaching Awards are among the largest in the nation for rewarding outstanding faculty performance. Eligible faculty: Tenured/tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty. | TBD | TBD |