Individual faculty members, departments, and student organizations are invited to submit nominations of faculty members whose teaching is of such quality that it merits recognition and award. The committee encourages the nomination of any exceptional distinguished teacher, regardless of specialty or rank.
The UW-Madison faculty distinguished teaching awards are:
- Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Awards (5 are awarded);
- Chancellor’s Inclusive Excellence Award, which recognizes achievements in diversity and inclusion (2 are awarded);
- Class of 1955 Teaching Excellence Award, which is designated for an Assistant or Associate Professor;
- William H. Kiekhofer Teaching Award, the first teaching award presented at the UW, designated for an L&S Assistant Professor or Associate Professor;
- Emil Steiger Teaching Award, created in 1958;
- Van Hise Outreach Teaching Award, created to recognize excellence in outreach teaching;
- Excellence in Community-Based Learning Teaching Award, which celebrates the incorporation of meaningful community engagement into courses;
- Chancellor’s Teaching Innovation Award, which recognizes innovation in approach to learning
2022-23 TEACHING AWARDS COMMITTEE
David Baum, Botany
Ashleigh Christy, Student
Ethan Dickler, Student
Lori Lopez, Asian American Studies & Communication Arts
Adam Nelson, Education Policy Studies
Erica Simmons (chair), Political Science
Michel Wattiaux, Animal & Dairy Sciences
Distinguished Teaching Awards Press Release 2020
April 7, 2020Distinguished Teaching Awards Press Release 2019
Ten faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize the university’s finest educators. The awards will be presented at a public ceremony April …
March 7, 2019Press Release: Distinguished Teaching Awards 2018
Twelve faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize the university’s finest educators. Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf will present the …
March 15, 2018Distinguished Teaching Awards Nominations | Deadline set for Dec 4
We invite individual faculty members, departments, and student organizations to submit nominations of faculty members whose teaching is of such quality that it merits recognition and award. The committee encourages the nomination of any exceptional …
November 1, 2017Students and Teachers Recognized for Outstanding Achievements by UW System and Alliant Energy Foundation
Four University of Wisconsin System students and three teachers are being recognized by the UW System and Alliant Energy Foundation for their outstanding achievements. The Alliant Energy/Erroll B. Davis, Jr. Academic Achievement Award recognizes the …
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