It's that time again to nominate a faculty member or graduate student for the Distinguished Teaching Award, Excellence in Teaching Award, and the S. Sterling Munro Public Service Teaching Award.

All submissions must be done via the web, using the online nomination form provided. Hard-copy letters will not be accepted. To be directed to the online form, please click on the link below:

Past recipients are ineligible to receive this award. For your assistance, we've provided a link for to view all previous recipients.

List of Past Recipients 1970 - 2011

The deadline for all awards is Monday, December 12, 2011, 5pm. For more information on each award, please read below.

Distinguished Teaching Award
Tenure-track faculty, Lecturers, and Instructors within the University of Washington, Seattle campus are eligible to receive a Distinguished Teaching Award (Bothell and Tacoma campuses hold nominations separately). Individuals whose appointment is less than 100% are also eligible though breadth and depth of achievement weigh heavily. Awardees are chosen based on a variety of criteria including but not limited to: mastery of the subject matter; enthusiasm and innovation in the learning/teaching process and the ability to inspire independent and original thinking. This award may be awarded to a faculty member only once in his/her lifetime and are inducted into the Teaching Academy.

Please note that submissions received for UW Bothell or Tacoma faculty will not be forwarded. Please contact that campus for their nomination procedure.

Excellence in Teaching Award
Graduate teaching assistants are eligible to receive an Excellence Teaching Award. They are chosen for their demonstration of ability in the teaching and learning process as a graduate assistant. Graduate teaching assistants who are recipients of this award also receive a one-year honorary membership into the Teaching Academy.

S. Sterling Munro Public Service Teaching Award
Faculty (tenure-track and full-time faculty members) are eligible to receive this award. The recipient of this award will have demonstrated extraordinary leadership in community-based instruction, service learning as well as public service and community projects.

James D. Clowes Award for the Advancement of Learning Communities
Established in 2003 in honor of James D. Clowes, this award recognizes a faculty or staff member who transforms undergraduate learning at the UW by creating or sustaining learning communities among students. Faculty and staff of the University of Washington are eligible to receive a Clowes Award.

The Clowes Award will not be award this upcoming year.

Frequently Asked Questions

For a list of general questions, please refer to the link above. You may also send questions to dta@u.washington.edu.

For complete information and instructions on how to submit your nomination form, please click on the award title.