Johnston Teaching Excellence Awards

Johnston Teaching Excellence Awards

Each of the two winners receives $5,000 and a framed citation.

Nominations for this award must come from Johnston Scholars, so there is no nomination form here.

Origin of the Award

The awards were created in 1991 to recognize excellence in undergraduate teaching. The awards are funded by the James M. Johnston Scholarship Program.

Eligibility

• Any teacher of undergraduate students who is a full-time faculty member (tenured or tenure-track) is eligible. This includes teachers in Health Affairs, Academic Affairs and professional schools. Fixed-term faculty members (e.g., lecturers and clinical professors) are eligible if they have taught at UNC-Chapel Hill for at least five years. Visiting faculty members are not eligible.
• Nominees must be teaching in the academic year in which they are selected.
• Individuals who have won a Johnston award in the last five years are not eligible. Check the list of previous winners to be sure.

Selection procedure

• Nominations for this award must come from Johnston Scholars in the Johnston Program.
• A special committee of Johnston Scholars selects the winners and coordinates with the University Committee on Teaching Awards to avoid duplication.
• The committee will forward its recommendations to the Chancellor.