University Teaching Awards for Faculty & Graduate Students

The University recognizes the achievements of its faculty and graduate students each year at the University Awards Ceremony. The teaching and advising skills of faculty are acknowledged by the Faculty Teaching Excellence, Wriston and Romer awards. The Sheridan Award recognizes those faculty who assist the pedagogical development of their colleagues and graduate students. Graduate Students who demonstrate thoughtful pedagogy receive the Award for Excellence in Teaching.

The Harriet W. Sheridan Award for Distinguished Contribution to Teaching and Learning

Nomination Deadline: October 1st

The Harriet W. Sheridan Award for Distinguished Contribution to Teaching and Learning recognizes those faculty and staff of the University who exemplify teaching through the support of their colleagues, including graduate students, in professional development that integrates teaching and research. The Sheridan Center's Advisory Board invites faculty, and members of the University academic administration to nominate faculty colleagues for this award. Two awards will be given each year and carry a stipend of $2,000 each.

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Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards

Nomination Deadline: January 31st

The Faculty Teaching Excellence Awards recognize Brown faculty members for sustained and continued excellence in undergraduate teaching. One award can be made in each of the four major areas of the curriculum: humanities, life, physical and social sciences. The awards are named for past faculty members recognized for their teaching achievements: John Rowe Workman (Humanities), Elizabeth LeDuc (Life Sciences), Philip J. Bray (Physical Sciences), and William G. McLoughlin (Social Sciences). In addition to the public recognition of her or his achievements at the annual Teaching Awards Ceremony in the spring, each of the four recipients named in 2008 will receive a professional development fund of $2,000 for each of two years.

Nominations from any member of the Brown faculty are welcome, but they should be channeled through the chair or director of the appropriate academic unit. The portfolio of each nominee should contain:

The candidate's current curriculum vitae.
A written nomination (from the chair/director or with the endorsement of the chair/director) setting out the nominee's abilities and accomplishments in teaching. These statements should be no more than two pages in length.
Summaries of departmental course evaluations from students for courses taught by the candidate over the past three years.

Additional material in support of the nomination on behalf of the candidate or by the candidate may be submitted as well. The Dean of the Faculty may request more information (e.g. letters from students and a teaching statement) from the finalists, if necessary. Nominations and materials can be sent electronically to the Dean of the Faculty or by campus mail to Box 1857.

The Henry Merritt Wriston Fellowship

Nomination Deadline: January 31st

The Henry Merritt Wriston Fellowship is awarded each year to regular untenured members of the faculty (assistant professors and lecturers) who have achieved a record of excellence in teaching and scholarship during their first years at Brown. The winner, chosen by a faculty committee, is granted one semester of leave on special assignment at full compensation, including benefits, during the next academic year.

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Award for Excellence in Teaching for Brown Graduate Students

Nomination Deadline: January 31st

The Award for Excellence in Teaching is an annual prize awarded by the Graduate School to recognize outstanding pedagogical achievement by a Brown University graduate student.

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The Karen T. Romer Award for Excellence in Advising

Nomination Deadline: March 1st

The Karen T. Romer Prize for Undergraduate Advising was created in 2004 to recognize and reward excellence in advising by Brown faculty. Each year a cash award of $5,000 is given to two faculty members whose advising of Brown undergraduates represents the same creativity and dedication as Romer herself demonstrated during her years of service.

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