Campus Faculty Awards

Both the Missouri S&T campus and University of Missouri system offer a number of awards for faculty recognizing excellence in areas including research, teaching, service, leadership and other areas. Many of the awards include monetary prizes. The Provost's website also includes information about processes and timelines for several of the campus awards. 

Endowments

Endowments from these individuals and groups make our awards possible. Thank you.

  • Class of 1937 Faculty Excellence
  • Forsee Family Engineering Faculty Fund
  • Faculty Excellence Fund – John Stafford Brown
  • Robert Keiser Faculty Award for Teaching, Research and Service
  • Finley Faculty Enhancement Fund

Missouri S&T Awards

Faculty Achievement Award

The Faculty Achievement Award recognizes non-tenure-track faculty who have demonstrated sustained excellence in at least one of the categories of teaching, research, or service. The nomination and selection of individuals for the award shall be based on teaching or research or service to the university and to the individual's profession. The award includes a $1,000 stipend. For more information and an application, go to the provost's website.

Faculty Excellence Award

The Faculty Excellence Award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated sustained excellence in all three missions of the institution: teaching, research, and service. The award includes a $3,000 stipend. For more information and an application, go to the provost's website.

Faculty Teaching Award

The Faculty Teaching Award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching-related activities.  Nomination packages include student and peer evaluations of teaching effectiveness and other supporting documentation of pedagogical innovation and effectiveness. The award includes a $1,000 stipend. For more information and an application, go to the provost's website.

Faculty Research Award

The Faculty Research Award recognizes faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in research and scholarship.  Awards are given based on the significance of the contributions of the individual in the preceding two years, as well as the long-term impact of the individual’s research. The award includes a $1,000 stipend. For more information and an application, go to the provost's website.

 

Faculty Service Award

The Faculty Service Award recognizes faculty members who display exemplary, sustained service to the university and their profession.  The intent of the award is to honor outstanding citizens of the university for their commitment and service.  The nomination and selection of individuals for the award are based on any combination of service to the University and the individual’s profession. The award includes a $1,000 stipend. For more information and an application, go to the provost's website.

Experiential Learning Award

The Experiential Learning Award is sponsored by the Office of Academic Support and recognizes faculty and staff who require undergraduate students to go beyond mastering basic skills and knowledge in the application of that material to problem-solving challenges.  For more information, go to http://academicsupport.mst.edu/experientiallearning/awards/.

Service Learning Award

The Service Learning Award is sponsored by the Office of Academic Support and recognizes faculty and staff who involve or influence undergraduate students in academic service-learning or community service activities outside the classroom.  For more information, go to http://academicsupport.mst.edu/experientiallearning/awards/.

Woman of the Year Award

The Woman of the year is an honor given to a female faculty member (full-time tenured or tenure-track) dedicated to student education and committed to diversity. For more information, go to the Provost's website.

The College of Engineering and Computing Awards

The College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) offers awards to recognize outstanding CEC faculty and staff.

Staff Awards

  • Team Impact Award
  • Rookie of the Year Award
  • Student Service Award
  • Extra Mile Award
  • Loyalty Award
  • Peer-to-Peer Award

Dean's Educators

This award recognizes mid-career and beyond faculty for teaching and service excellence.

Dean's Scholars

This award recognizes early- and mid-career faculty for scholarship excellence.

The College of Arts, Sciences, and Education Awards

CASE offers four categories of awards managed by the CASE Faculty Leadership Council

The CASE Faculty Leadership Council is made up of faculty from the departments within the College of Arts, Sciences, and Education. This Council serves as an advisory group to the Vice Provost and Dean and meets regularly regarding academic and student matters. The Faculty Leadership Council has developed the criteria and nomination process for the following four awards for CASE faculty:

  • Teaching Award
  • Research Award
  • Community Outreach Award
  • Student Impact Award

For details check out the CASE Faculty Leadership Council web page at https://case.mst.edu/councils/faculty-leadership-council/

University of Missouri Awards

THOMAS JEFFERSON AWARD

The Thomas Jefferson Award recognizes faculty who rise above excellence and demonstrate clear distinction in teaching, research, creative activities, and service to the University of Missouri and humankind. Go to the UM System Academic Affairs website for more information and a nomination form: https://www.umsystem.edu/ums/aa/thomas_jefferson_award.

C. BRICE RATCHFORD MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP AWARD

The C. Brice Ratchford Memorial Fellowship recognizes a University of Missouri faculty member who demonstrates commitment, dedication, and effectiveness in advancing the land-grant mission through extension, international education, and agricultural economics programs. Go to the UM System Academic Affairs website for more information.