Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching

Nomination Deadline:
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Overview

This Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching is the most prestigious award for teaching given to faculty from among NC State’s 10 degree-granting colleges. The award was established in 1993 to underscore the importance of teaching and to encourage, identify, recognize, reward, and support exceptional teaching within the university.

Criteria and Eligibility

To be considered for the Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching, the nominee:

Has not been a previous recipient of the university-level Board of Governors Award
Is a full-time faculty member, both tenured and professional track faculty, will be considered
Is a recipient of the Outstanding Teachers Award
Has taught at NC State for no less than 7 years
Is teaching in the academic year of nomination

One award recipient will be selected from among the nominees submitted by participating colleges.

Award and Recognition

The university recipient is awarded a cash prize of $12,500. Each college nominee receives a cash award of $650. The university recipient and college nominees are recognized at the University Teaching Awards Luncheon and Ceremony. The university recipient is also recognized at commencement, the Celebration of Faculty Excellence, a Board of Governors event, and is publicized in NC State and UNC-BOG media.

Renomination

A nomination may be resubmitted for the next award cycle if the nominee has not been selected as a recipient of this award. Renominations are not automatic. They must be resubmitted with updates that reflect the current year of nomination, confirmation of continued support from the writers of support letters, and any information regarding awards, accolades, projects, publications, or other activities completed after the submission of last year’s nominations.

Nomination and Submission Guidelines

Nomination Submission Deadline:
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Each college may submit two nominees: one tenured faculty member and one professional track faculty member.

Nomination Package Required Contents

a. Current curriculum vitae or resume. Limit 25 pages

b. Brief statement articulating the candidate’s teaching philosophy. Limit 4 pages

c. Samples of course materials such as excerpts from syllabi, assignments, projects, exams, student portfolios, or other evidence of student learning outcomes. Limit 15 pages

d. Documentation of teaching-related activities such as the following: Limit 4 pages

Continuing professional development (workshops, institutes, etc.)
Leadership related to teaching and learning
Scholarship of teaching, advising, and/or mentoring (campus or other presentations, publications, etc.)

e. A narrative summarizing the results from student end-of-course evaluations over the past two years. This may include personal observations, class evaluation data, and student comments. Limit 3 pages

Semesters to include for the 2024-25 cycle: Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024.
Student comments should be included only in this document.

f. Summaries of two most recent peer evaluations. Limit 4 pages

g. Letters of support from two peers. 1 page for each letter

h. Letters of support from two students. 1 page for each letter

h. 500-word professional bio

i. One jpg file of a color photograph for publication

j. Required nominee information. Use this submission worksheet as a guide to prepare for online submission.

Nomination Package Submission Process

Each college is limited to 2 nominees. Nomination package materials for selected nominees should be submitted using the following link: https://go.ncsu.edu/bog.nomination.submission.2024
Submit separate PDF files using the proper naming protocol for the nomination components listed above. Information about the naming protocol can be found on the submission worksheet as well as the online submission form.
All PDF files comprising each submission package will need to be submitted at the same time.
For questions or concerns, contact Internal Faculty Awards Coordinator, Sherry Bailey, at sbbailey@ncsu.edu .

NOTE: Each college determines its own deadline for submissions to its college-level review committee to allow time for review and submission to the university-level review committee. Contact your college’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the college review committee schedule.

Administrative Advisory Committee

The Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching Administrative Advisory Committee members include:

One representative who is a recipient of the Outstanding Teacher Award from each of the 10 degree-granting colleges. Committee members will be appointed by the Provost upon the recommendation of their respective deans
Chair of the Committee on the Evaluation of Teaching
One student representative from the Committee on the Evaluation of Teaching
Chair of the Faculty
President of the Graduate Student Association or a GSA designee
President of the Student Body or student government designee
A previous recipient of the Board of Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching at the university level or college-level recipient, who will act as a representative for the Office of the Provost.

The Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching Administrative Advisory Committee meeting is TBD.