Faculty and Lecturer Excellence Award Nomination Materials and Procedures
An annual series of excellence awards was established in the fall of 2002 for faculty in the College of Engineering, and was expanded to include lecturers in 2022. Award category definitions, selection criteria, and down-loadable nomination templates are available from links in the table below. Please contact Kathy Heath at heathk@purdue.edu with any questions. The 23rd annual recognition banquet for presenting faculty and lecturer awards will be held on April 25, 2025.
| Category | Recognition | Eligible Nominators | Purpose of Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDUCATION | |||
| Faculty Excellence Award for Graduate Student Mentorship | Plaque, $2,500 | Faculty or Graduate Students | to recognize faculty for excellence in the mentoring of graduate students |
| Dean A. A. Potter Faculty Excellence Award for Undergraduate Teaching | Plaque, $7,500 | Academic Unit | to honor associate and full professors for outstanding undergraduate teaching on the West Lafayette campus |
| Faculty Excellence Award for Early Career Teaching | Plaque, $4,000 | Academic Unit | to honor assistant professors for outstanding undergraduate teaching on the West Lafayette campus |
| College of Engineering Excellence in Instruction Award for Lecturers | Plaque, $4,000 | Academic Unit | to honor academic staff with the rank of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer for outstanding undergraduate teaching in the College of Engineering |
| Faculty Excellence Award for Online Education | Plaque, $2,500 | Faculty, Staff, Students or Alumni | to recognize faculty for excellence in course development and pedagogy of a digital education course |
| Engineering Nominees for University's Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award | Academic Units | to honor faculty for outstanding undergraduate teaching on the West Lafayette campus | |
| RESEARCH | |||
| Faculty Excellence Award for Early Career Research | Plaque, $2,500 | Faculty or Staff | to recognize faculty for early career research excellence |
| Faculty Excellence Award for Impact on Industry | Plaque, $2,500 | Faculty, Staff or Industry Partners | to recognize faculty for excellence in research that has had a significant translation impact in industry in the past 5 years |
| Faculty Excellence Award for Research | Plaque, $2,500 | Faculty or Staff | to recognize faculty for an exceptional recent research contribution that has had significant impact on the discipline and/or society |
| SERVICE AND ENGAGEMENT | |||
| Faculty Excellence Award for Engagement | Plaque, $2,500 | Faculty, Staff or External Partners | to recognize faculty for excellence in engagement with external stakeholders |
| Dean H. T. Yang Faculty Excellence Award for Leadership in Service | Plaque, $2,500 | Faculty or Staff | to recognize excellence in faculty leadership through internal service that has a significant positive impact within Purdue Engineering |