Distinguished Alumni Veteran Award

Established in 2012, this award is given to a living UW alumnus veteran who made a positive impact on the local, national or international community, the University of Washington or the veteran community.

Selection

Summer Quarter

Selection made by

A committee comprised of alumni, student, faculty, staff and members of the broader community

Presentation

UW Veterans Day event and the Awards of Excellence

Administration

Alumni Association

Additional information

UWAA alumni awards

Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award

The Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award, established in 2003, is given to a full-time University of Washington faculty member who has taught for at least two years in innovative, non-degree programs sponsored by the University and designed for professional development, personal interest, or career redirection.

Selection

Spring Quarter

Selection made by

A committee appointed by the Vice Provost for Continuum College

Presentation

Awards of Excellence, June

Administration

Continuum College

Distinguished Staff Award

The Distinguished Staff Award honors outstanding University of Washington staff and teams. All individual and team nominees are recognized for their achievements at a campus-wide reception. Five individuals or teams are selected to be the award recipients based on their extraordinary accomplishments and contributions to their departments and the University.

Selection

Winter Quarter

Selection made by

A committee of staff appointed by the Vice President for Human Resources

Presentation

Awards of Excellence, June

Administration

Office of Human Resources

Additional information

Distinguished Staff Award

Distinguished Teaching Award for Innovation with Technology

This annual award recognizes a current faculty member from our Seattle, Tacoma or Bothell campuses who has improved student learning or engagement through an inventive use of technology. The award is open to individual instructors and instructional teams.

Selection

Winter Quarter

Selection made by

The DTA, DTA-I, & Clowes Selection Committee is comprised primarily of faculty members, as well as two or three staff members.

Presentation

Awards of Excellence, June

Administration

Center for Teaching & Learning

Additional information

Center for Teaching & Learning – Teaching awards

Distinguished Teaching Award — Seattle

The Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA) is given annually to seven faculty members — five from the Seattle campus and one each from the UW Bothell and UW Tacoma campuses.

Recipients are chosen based on their mastery of the subject matter; enthusiasm and innovation in the teaching and learning process; ability to inspire independent and original thinking in students;  innovations in course and curriculum design; and service as a mentor, collaborator and consultant to other faculty members and teaching assistants.

Selection

Winter Quarter

Selection made by

The DTA, DTA-I, & Clowes Selection Committee is comprised primarily of faculty members, as well as two or three staff members.

Presentation

Awards of Excellence, June

Administration

Center for Teaching & Learning

Additional information

Seattle teaching awards

Excellence in Teaching Award

This award recognizes stellar teaching by graduate students. The recipients are honored for demonstrating extraordinary teaching ability as graduate instructors or as a graduate teaching assistant.

Selection

Winter Quarter

Selection made by

The ETA Selection Committee is comprised of faculty members, staff members, and graduate students.

Presentation

Awards of Excellence, June

Administration

Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Additional information

Center for Teaching & Learning – Teaching awards

Freshman, Sophomore and Junior Medals

The president annually presents the Freshman, Sophomore, and Junior Medals to undergraduate students for outstanding academic achievement. The Freshman Medal is awarded to the sophomore having the highest scholastic standing for the first year of his or her course. The Sophomore Medal is awarded to the junior having the highest scholastic standing for the first two years of his or her course. The Junior Medal is awarded to the senior having the highest scholastic standing for the first three years of his or her course. Freshman and Sophomore medals were first given for the 1974-75 academic year and the first Junior Medal was awarded for the 1994-95 academic year.

Selection

Fall Quarter

Selection made by

Faculty Honors Committee, a subcommittee of the Faculty Council on Academic Standards

Presentation

Winter Quarter at a private reception

Administration

Office of Student Life

Gates Volunteer Service Award

This award, established in 2002, is presented annually to recognize and honor an individual whose extraordinary volunteer efforts have encouraged others to support the University of Washington through time, service and philanthropy.

Selection

Spring Quarter

Selection made by

Award and Recognition Committee

Presentation

Annual Recognition Gala, Fall

Administration

UW Foundation

Additional information

The Gates Volunteer Service Award

James D. Clowes Award for the Advancement of Learning Communities

This award was established in 2003 in memory of James D. Clowes, who was a leader of the Comparative History of Ideas Program and a member of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies. The Clowes Award recognizes a faculty or staff member who transforms undergraduate learning at the UW through the development of learning communities.

Recipients are chosen based on their demonstrated capacity to connect cohorts of students with one another and with faculty members to advance learning; transform traditional classroom communities into shared experiences beyond the classroom; and to develop service/community-based learning opportunities for undergraduates that are integrated into their programs of study.

Selection made by

The DTA, DTA-I, & Clowes Selection Committee is comprised primarily of faculty members, as well as two or three staff members.

Presentation

Awards of Excellence, June

Administration

Office of Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Additional information

Center for Teaching & Learning – Teaching awards

Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award

The Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Graduate Mentor Award recognizes a faculty member who excels at the intense, one-on-one teaching that is the hallmark of graduate study. First awarded in 1999, the award was renamed in memory of Marsha L. Landolt, who served as dean of The Graduate School from 1996-2004.

Selection

Winter Quarter

Selection made by

A committee appointed by the Dean of The Graduate School

Presentation

Awards of Excellence, June

Administration

The Graduate School

Additional information

Marsha L. Landolt Distinguished Mentor Award

President’s Medals

Each year since 1932, the President has presented a medal to the graduating senior who has achieved the most distinguished academic record at the University. In 2004, the President began giving the medal to two graduating seniors: one medal to a student who has completed at least three-fourths of his or her degree requirements at the University of Washington and one medal to a student who entered the University with at least 60 transfer credits from a Washington community college.

Selection

Spring Quarter

Selection made by

Faculty Honors Committee, a subcommittee of the Faculty Council on Academic Standards

Presentation

Awards of Excellence, June

Administration

Office of Student Life