Awards and Recognition
Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award
The Minnie Stevens Piper Professor Award is made possible by the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation and offers faculty members the opportunity to receive $5,000 for superior teaching at the college level. The foundation distributes ten awards to professors from Texas colleges and universities. The UTEP Faculty Senate's Teaching Effectiveness and Development Committee (TEDC) facilitates the internal nomination process and recommends finalists to the Provost's Office. The Office of the Provost will select a nominee from the TEDC's recommendations and will provide the selected faculty member with feedback for a competitive application.
The deadline for internal nominations is September 15, 2023.
Award
- Each Piper Professor receives a $5,000 award. Ten Piper Professors are selected each year from Texas institutions.
Eligibility and Process:
- All full-time faculty are eligible and each university may submit only one nomination.
- The UTEP Faculty Senate’s Teaching Effectiveness and Development Committee (TEDC) will facilitate the internal nomination process. The Committee has representation from all colleges and schools.
- The ideal candidate must have been continuously teaching at UTEP for at least 3 years and have a record of teaching excellence as evidenced by awards, recognitions, or other documented accomplishments at the department, college, and/or university level.
- The President forwards the final nomination to the Piper Foundation.
Internal nomination:
- Each nominee should submit a completed “Part B” of the nomination form and a current C.V. Part B of the nomination form, along with more information on award eligibility and instructions, can be found at: https://comptroller.texas.gov/programs/education/msp/funding/programs/ppnominationform.php
- Nominees should send Part B of the nomination form and C.V. to the attention of Cheryl Ordaz, TEDC Chair, at tedc@utep.edu.
- Once the TEDC recommends a nominee, the nominee will solicit recommendation letters and will work alongside the Office of the Provost to complete Part A of the nomination form.
Previous Award Recipients
Lawrence M. Lesser, Professor of Mathematical Sciences (2016)
Jorge L. Gardea-Torresday, Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science (2012)
Lawrence Eugene Murr, Professor of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (2010)
James E. Becvar, Professor of Chemistry (2009)
Stephen W. Stafford, Professor of Metallurgical, Materials and Biomedical Engineering (2006)
Kathleen A. Staudt, Professor of Political Science (2003)
Nancy Marcus, Professor of Mathematical Sciences(2003)
Patricia Ainsa, Professor of Education (2000)
William Doyle Smith, Professor of Economics and Finance (1995)
Joan Phelan Quarm, Professor of English (1980)
Charles Leland Sonnichsen, Professor of English (1971)
Clyde R. Nichols, Professor of Engineering (1970)
Anton H. Berkman, Professor of Biological Sciences (1966)
Cecil C. Crawford, Professor of Philosophy (1961) Read More
Provost Faculty Fellows
The Provost Faculty Fellows Program is an initiative to increase faculty involvement and expertise in key university frameworks while simultaneously providing those selected with positive development, leadership, and networking opportunities. Making use of an asset-based approach, this initiative maximizes local resources and expands the collective impact of the University mission.
The deadline for applications is February 17, 2024. The submission portal will be available January 2024.
Current Faculty Fellows
President's Meritorious Faculty Service Award
This award honors a faculty member who has performed outstanding institutional service to students, colleagues, and/or other University stakeholders, transcending job expectations. Faculty members who have completed, upon nomination, at least seven years of service in a faculty role at UTEP are eligible. The award is accompanied by a $1000 cash prize and a commemorative plaque.
Nomination deadline: Nominations for the 2022-2023 academic year have closed. Please check back in April 2024 for the next nomination window.
UT Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Awards (ROTA)
Since 2008, the University of Texas System Board of Regents has annually recognized exemplary educators from every UT institution with a Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award. The awards honor extraordinary classroom performance and innovation in undergraduate instruction.
Call for 2023 Nominations
Submit a Nomination
Award Recipients by Institution
Important Deadlines
| May 8, 2023 | Nomination packets due (see description below); Nomination packets are sent to each Dean’s Office for review |
| May 15, 2023 | Top four selections due from each Dean; Nomination packets are sent to the Review Committee |
| May 22, 2023 | Review Committee recommends top four applicants across the university; Applicants are notified of selection and receive coaching on application |
| June 12, 2023 | Complete application packets due to the Provost’s Office for additional review; Recommended top two applicants approved by the Provost by June 16. |
| June 16, 2023 | Top two applicants notified with time to further revise their packets, which are due no later than June 26 |
| June 28, 2023 | Applications submitted to UT System |
President’s Community Engaged Scholarship Award
The President’s
2019 Award Recipients:
- Eva Moya, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Social Work
2019 Award Nominees:
- Josiah Heyman, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology
- Thenral Mangadu, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Public Health Sciences
- Rosa Maldonado, D.Sc., Associate Professor of Biological Sciences
- Ahmed El-Gendy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physics
Please check back for future award opportunities.
About the Award and Nomination Process
