The Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching annually recognizes a maximum of ten faculty members for their teaching excellence.
Students, faculty, and alumni may nominate faculty; and a committee of students, previous recipients, and alumni choose the recipients.
Recipients are recognized with a $5,000 honorarium made possible by gifts from The Ohio State University Alumni Association, University Advancement, and the Office of Academic Affairs. In addition, the Office of Academic Affairs awards an increase of $1,200 to each recipient’s base salary. Members are also inducted into the Academy of Teaching.
Full-time Ohio State faculty members on all campuses with the rank of instructor through full professor in the clinical or tenure track who, in the past three years, have taught undergraduate and/or graduate/professional students are eligible for this award. Previous recipients of this award are not eligible.
Honorees
Nomination Information
Nomination period for the 2024-25 awards is open. Nominations open the first week in August and close the First Friday in October each year.
Instructions: Below are the questions you will be asked to respond to using the online nomination portal. The information below is to help you prepare your submission. Nominations are not accepted via email.
What to Expect:
Step 1. Select the Nomination Form button below.
Step 2. The first screen is labeled “Online Nomination Form”, and it will ask that you enter the name of the faculty you are nominating. You will need First name, Last name, and Department. Select the “search for faculty” box.
Step 3. The second screen is labeled “Online Nomination Form," and it will ask you the reason for your nomination in four questions (1500-word max for each question). The questions are: 1) Why do you believe this faculty member should receive the University’s highest teaching award?; 2) Comment on the classroom experience this professor creates.; 3)Comment on the access and availability of this professor both in and out of the classroom teaching experience. (e.g., hours available, willingness to assist students with personal improvement efforts, responsiveness to requests); and 4) Additional comments.
Distinguished Teaching Nomination Form
The nomination deadline is October 4, 2024. For further information, please contact Jacqueline Honeck honeck.7@osu.edu.