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Nomination deadline: March 31

Nomination Process��

Click here for a list of awarded Teaching Professors of Distinction!

Eligibility for Distinction

• Principal Instructors/Teaching Professors who have been exemplary teachers and members of the university community may be��considered for the honorary title of “Teaching Professor of Distinction.” This will be a working title, with the��individual officially still holding the rank of Principal Instructor/Teaching Professor. The college will honor and feature its new Teaching Professors of Distinction at the annual A&S Faculty Recognition event, held in the spring. ��
• The working title of Teaching Professor of Distinction will be given to a limited proportion of Principal Instructors/Teaching Professors to recognize a record of distinction. Since this title is an honor, there is no expectation that the granting of this title will occur at a particular point in the��individual’s career, nor is there an expectation that each Principal Instructor/Teaching Professor should seek this title. Although Principal Instructors/Teaching Professors may, as a matter of convenience, seek the honorary title of��Teaching Professor of Distinction at the point of regular reappointment and contract renewal, a Principal Instructor/Teaching Professor may seek this honorary title at any point in their contract. Materials for this honorary title can be submitted to the primary unit in the early fall, on a schedule consistent with normal reappointments and promotions to Principal Instructor/Teaching Professor.��If someone is nominated for the title of “Teaching��Professor of Distinction”��and then is not approved, that decision has��no implications for the individual’s��status as a Principal Instructor/Teaching Professor; that individual could be nominated for the honorary title of Teaching Professor of Distinction again.

Expectations for the Honorary Title of Teaching Professor of Distinction

• To determine whether an individual should be named Teaching Professor of Distinction, faculty��committees will examine the nominee’s��teaching record, together with their��service and leadership (including outreach and engagement), to determine whether this is a record of distinction.
• A “record of distinction” typically carries the expectation that the individual has made a major impact in the disciplinary unit and its students (e.g. on pedagogy and curriculum), one that likely extends to considerable impact on the campus generally and/or a role in national discussions.
• Multiple measures of exemplary performance constituting a record of distinction should be used. Examples of multiple measures may include, but are not limited to:
  • A record of exemplary classroom teaching, including the following:
    • FCQ Instructor Summary
    • FCQ Summary for each course taught
    • Peer reviews of teaching
    • Letters from randomly solicited students
  • Course syllabi and exams
  • Contributions to course and curriculum development
  • Contributions to the scholarship of teaching and learning, including the following:
    • Contributions to local or national workshops on teaching
    • Relevant publications such as textbooks, lab manuals, articles on pedagogy, etc.
    • Work that improves teaching across multiple units
    • Papers, posters, or presentations on pedagogical topics delivered at conferences
  • Evidence of student engagement, as evidenced, for example, through mentoring��of students or service on honors thesis committees.
  • Leadership and service that have an impact on the unit, school/college, campus��and/or national communities.
  • Outreach to communities and partners beyond the university, including non-profits,��disadvantaged groups, that draws upon the instructor’s expertise.
  • Practitioner experience that supplements a teaching career.

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Reviewed 25 February 2025