Teaching Awards
Excellence in teaching is a major goal at Tufts University.
From its inception, the University has prided itself on providing
students with the highest quality education.
Henry and Madeline Fischer Award
- Awarded annually to a faculty member of the School of Engineering
judged by graduating seniors of the School of Engineering as "Engineering's
Teacher of the Year"
- Recipient will have demonstrated teaching excellence, inspired and
motivated students to rise to their best, and left them a lasting and
gratifying memory of a special teacher and a profound intellectual
experience
- Past Award Winners
Lillian and Joseph Leibner Award for Excellence in Teaching and Advising of Students
- Recognizes outstanding teaching and advising
- Nominees are recommended by faculty colleagues and students for
the outstanding instruction and guidance of Tufts University students
- Presented annually to a member of the faculty of Arts, Sciences and Engineering
- Award rotates among four broad discipline categories: 1) Arts and Humanities,
2) Social Sciences, 3) Natural Sciences, and 4) Engineering
- Awarded by the School Deans office that corresponds with that years'
academic discipline
- Selection committee consists of a review committee comprised of five past recipients
- Past Award Winners
Lerman-Neubauer Prize for Outstanding Teaching and Advising
- Awarded annually to a faculty member who has had a profound
intellectual impact on his/her students, both in and out of the classroom
- Nominated by graduating seniors
- Presented annually to a member of the faculty of Arts, Sciences and Engineering
- Selection committee consists of the Dean of Undergraduate Education and the
two previous recipients of the award
- Past Award Winners
Seymour Simches Award for Distinguished Teaching and Advising
- Awarded annually to a senior member of the faculty of the School of
Arts and Sciences and a senior member of the faculty of the School of Engineering
- Represents recognition of a lifetime of outstanding teaching and advising
- Selected by the dean(s) of the corresponding school
- Past Award Winners
UNITE (Undergraduate Initiative in Teaching) Award
- Awarded annually to a junior faculty member who has displayed
exceptional teaching and advising, concern for students' academic
and personal growth, and the ability to convey passion and enthusiasm
for his/her field of study
- Presented annually to a member of the faculty of Arts, Sciences
and Engineering
- Selection committee consists of the Dean of Undergraduate Education
and the two previous recipients of the award
- Past Award Winners
Service Awards
Faculty/Staff Multicultural Service Award
- Awarded by the AS&E Equal Educational Opportunity Committee
- Recognizes the contributions of members of the Arts, Sciences and
Engineering faculty and staff who have made significant efforts to define
Tufts as a multicultural environment in which race, ethnicity, religion,
class, gender, and sexual orientation are not barriers to the full enjoyment
of community membership
- Awarded each year to one faculty member and one staff person whose efforts
at Tufts best exemplify these ideals
- Past Award Winners
The Gerald R. Gill Distinguished Service Award
- Awarded by the Africana Center
- Acknowledges an effort to create a collegiate environment where the
contributions of people of African descent are not only recognized but celebrated
- Presented annually to a member of the faculty of Arts, Sciences and Engineering
- Awarded every other year
- Past Award Winners
Research Award
Faculty Research Awards Committee (FRAC) Distinguished Scholar Award
- Recognizes one or two faculty members annually for outstanding
research and scholarship
- Research and scholarship of the last five years is the main basis
for consideration, but overall scholarly contribution to the field is
also considered
- Departments are on a three year alternating cycle whereby departments
are broadly grouped as (1) Social Sciences, (2) Arts and Humanities, and
(3) Natural Sciences and Engineering
- The departments within the appropriate category are asked to nominate
one faculty member during that given year
- More information can be found at FRAC's website:
http://ase.tufts.edu/frac/
- Past Award Winners
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