Presidential Teacher Award recipient selection is based on excellence in teaching and meritorious academic pursuits both inside and outside the classroom, as acknowledged by peers and students, including: teaching practices and innovations, influences on curriculum, student mentoring, colleague mentoring, and scholarship with respect to teaching.
Each award recipient will hold the title of Presidential Teacher for three years and will receive $1,000 annually ($3,000 total) during that time.
Selection Committee
The Presidential Teacher Award Selection Committee evaluates applicants. The committee, selected by the executive vice president and provost and approved by the president, is composed of six Group I, tenured, full-time faculty (three of whom are Presidential Teachers), one undergraduate student and one graduate student. Students and faculty from the College of Osteopathic Medicine may serve.
Faculty on the committee serve three-year rotating terms. Students serve one-year terms.
The committee can select up to two faculty for awards annually. However, the committee may choose not to give any awards if no applicants meet the award standards.
Nominations
All Group I, tenured, full-time faculty at any Ohio University campus can be nominated for this award.
All faculty, alumni, and students of Ohio University can nominate.
Announcements requesting nominations will be sent out campus-wide during fall quarter of each year.
Nominations for award review during 2011-2012 must be submitted by 5:00 PM on Monday, October 17, 2011.
Application
All faculty who receive nominations will be notified in writing by late October.
Nominees who wish to be considered for the award must submit a teaching portfolio electronically (Microsoft Word or PDF format) to Anita Leach (leacha@ohio.edu) no later than Tuesday, January 17, 2012.
Selection Process
The committee can select up to eight finalists based on the merit of their portfolios. Once selected, the committee interviews each finalist, interviews his/her department chair, school director, or division coordinator, and observes the finalist in a classroom setting. The committee will then make a determination as to which, if any, will receive the award.
Winners will be notified in writing by the end of May and will be recognized during undergraduate commencements.
If you have questions, please contact Anita Leach by e-mail or by phone at 740-593-2577.
