College and Departmental Awards

To foster Teaching Excellence at Purdue, instructors are recognized at the department and college level. Learn more about the ways in which these efforts are recognized and applauded.

Recognizing teaching excellence fosters a culture of valuing teaching across campus. There are many opportunities for celebrating this excellence at the College/Departmental, University, and National levels. Note, these lists are not exhaustive, please check with your College and Department for additional opportunities.

College of Agriculture

College Awards

  • David C. Pfendler Outstanding Counselor Award 
  • Outstanding Graduate Mentor/Teacher Award 
  • Richard L. Kohls Outstanding Early Career Award 
  • Richard L. Kohls Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award
  • PREP – Professors Reviewing Excellent Practices 
  • Diversity Champion Award for Mentoring @ Purdue Team, National Land-Grant Diversity Conference

College of Education

Department Awards

  • Department Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award (Curriculum and Instruction) 
  • Department Outstanding Faculty Scholarship Award (Curriculum and Instruction) 
  • Department Faculty Award – Learning – Assistant Professor (Educational Studies)
  • Department Faculty Award – Learning – Associate Professor (Educational Studies) 
  • Department Faculty Award – Discovery – Full Professor (Educational Studies) 
  • Department Faculty Award – Discovery – Assistant Professor (Educational Studies)
  • Department Faculty Award – Discovery – Associate Professor (Educational Studies) 
  • Department Faculty Award – Learning – Assistant/Associate Clinical Professor 
  • COE-Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award

College of Engineering

College Awards

  • College of Engineering Dean A. A. Potter Faculty Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching 
  • Dean Marion B. Scott College of Engineering Outstanding Professor
  • College of Engineering Faculty Excellence Award for Early Career Teaching 
  • College of Engineering Faculty Excellence Award for Graduate Student Mentorship 
  • College of Engineering Faculty Excellence Award for Online Education

Department Awards

  • 2017-2018 Phillip C. Wankat Graduate Teaching Award in Chemical Engineering 
  • 2017-2018 R. Norris Shreve Award for Outstanding Teaching in Chemical Engineering 
  • 2018 Chemical Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor 
  • Environmental and Ecological Engineering Outstanding Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award 
  • Industrial Engineering Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award 
  • James H. Greene Outstanding Graduate Education Award 
  • Pritsker Best Teacher Award for Excellence in Teaching 
  • Reinhardt Schuhmann Jr. Best Undergraduate Teacher Award 
  • School of Aeronautics & Astronautics Elmer F. Bruhn Award for Excellence in Teaching 
  • School of Aeronautics & Astronautics Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award 
  • School of Engineering Education Award for Excellence in Mentoring 
  • School of Engineering Education Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching 
  • School of Nuclear Engineering Best Teacher Award 
  • Society of Environmental and Ecological Engineers Instructional Excellence Award 
  • Student Choice Award for Spotlight Educator 
  • W. A. Gustafson Award for Outstanding Teaching 
  • Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Mentor Award

College of Health and Human Sciences

College Awards

  • HHS Study Abroad Leadership Award 
  • Jane S. Link Outstanding Teaching Award 
  • 2018 Horizons Faculty Mentor Champion Award 
  • Lanelle Geddes School of Nursing Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award 
  • Patsy J. Mellott Teaching Innovation Award

Department Awards

  • Excellence in Teaching – Freshman/Sophomore Faculty (Nursing) 
  • Excellence in Teaching – Junior Faculty (Nursing) 
  • Excellence in Teaching – Senior Faculty (Nursing)
  • HSCI Landolt Excellence in Teaching Award to report (for 2018)
  • HTM Bruce I. Lazarus Teaching Award (Hospitality & Tourism Management) 
  • Undergraduate Teaching Award (Health and Kinesiology) 
  • Graduate Teaching Award (Health and Kinesiology) 
  • HHS Study Abroad Leadership Award  
  • James C. Naylor Award for Teaching Excellence (Psychological Sciences) 
  • Ruth and M.D. Steer Outstanding Teaching Award for Undergraduate Teaching (Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences) 
  • Ruth and M.D. Steer Outstanding Teacher Award in Audiology (Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences)

College of Liberal Arts

College Awards

  • 2Teach Award 
  • CLA Innovate Award 
  • Outstanding Graduate Teacher 
  • Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher 
  • CLA Innovate Award
  • CREATE
  • Innovate Grant 
  • School of Design, Art, and Performance Outstanding Teaching Award

Libraries and School of Information Studies

College Awards

  • Excellence in Teaching Award

Krannert School of Management

College Awards

  • Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award 
  • Summer Teaching Innovation Award – Management Department 
  • Summer Innovation Teaching Grant – Krannert School of Management 
  • Summer Teaching Innovation Award Krannert

Department Awards

  • Salgo-Noren MBA Teaching Award – Winner 
  • Salgo-Noren MBA Teaching Award – 1st Runner Up 
  • Salgo-Noren MBA Teaching Award – 2nd Runner Up 
  • Executive MBA Professor of the Year – Krannert Executive Education Programs

Purdue Polytechnic Institute

College Awards

  • Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award 
  • Outstanding Faculty in Discovery Award 
  • Outstanding Faculty in Learning Award 
  • Exceptional Early Career for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award 
  • Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award 
  • Outstanding Faculty in Learning

Department Awards

  • School of Engineering Technology Early Career Teaching Award 
  • Outstanding Faculty in Learning, Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation

College of Science

College Awards

  • Joel S. Spira Faculty Teaching Award 
  • PGSA Outstanding Advisor 
  • Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Outstanding Graduate Teaching 
  • Ruth and Joel Spira Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching 
  • Undergraduate Advising Award

Department Awards

  • 2018 Alfred and Martha Chiscon Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching 
  • Most Distinguished Faculty for Academics

College of Veterinary Medicine

College Awards

  • College of Veterinary Medicine Excellence in Teaching Award 
  • College of Veterinary Medicine Weedon Faculty Recognition Award 
  • College of Veterinary Medicine Zoetis Distinguished Teacher Award

College of Pharmacy

Department Awards

  • Department of Pharmacy Practice Faculty Mentor of the Year 
  • Richard and Anne Borch Mid-Career Research Award (Medicinal Chemistry Molecular Pharmacology) 
  • 2018 Dr. Aziz Outstanding Teacher of the Year 
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences Teacher of the Year Award