Internal Awards

NC State sponsors a wide range of awards and honors managed by a variety of offices around campus. The Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost specifically provides support for the following awards.

Managed by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

Honorary Degrees

Honorary degrees represent NC State’s highest recognition of outstanding and distinguished contributions to scholarship, creativity, leadership, and humanitarian or public service.

Professors of Distinction

This honor recognizes a current or potential tenured professor who has achieved recognition well above the criteria for the rank of professor and be considered one of the best scholars in the discipline.

University Faculty Scholars

The University Faculty Scholars Program recognizes and rewards emerging academic leaders who demonstrate significant achievement, and gives faculty a permanent increase to their base salary.

Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award

The Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award supports early career faculty excellence and promotes retention of tenure-track assistant professors whose scholarship is in STEM or STEM education.

Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence

The Holladay Medal for Excellence recognizes members of the faculty whose careers have demonstrated outstanding achievement and sustained impact in research, teaching or extension and engagement.

Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award

The Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award is one of the most prestigious undergraduate teaching awards at NC State.

Board of Governors’ Award for Excellence in Teaching

The Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching was established in 1993 to underscore the importance of teaching and to encourage, identify, recognize, reward, and support good teaching within the university.

Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

The Provost’s Award for Excellence in Teaching is the most prestigious award for teaching given to professional faculty from among NC State’s 10 colleges and the University College.

O. Max Gardner Award

This annual award is given to a member of the faculties of the University of North Carolina system who have made the greatest contribution to the welfare of the human race.

Outstanding Teacher Award

The Outstanding Teacher Award recognizes excellence in teaching at all levels and is a prerequisite for the Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award.

Gertrude Cox Award

The Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology was created to honor the creative pedagogy of NC State’s faculty and their work in integrating new technologies into effective teaching strategies.

Nomination Deadlines

Dates for AY 2021-22

O. Max Gardner Award – Tuesday, September 21, 2021
University Faculty Scholars – Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching – Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Provost’s Award for Award for Excellence in Teaching – Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence – Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Outstanding Teacher Award – Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award – Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Gertrude Cox Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching and Learning with Technology – Tuesday, January 18, 2021
Goodnight Early Career Innovators Award – TBD