Celebrating Excellence: UMKC Faculty and Staff Awards

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Information for Nominators

Submission Guidelines: The complete nomination packet must be submitted electronically as a single submission (including letters of support/reference) prior to the nomination deadline; incomplete nomination packets cannot be considered.

Please include the award name and nominee’s last name as the email subject line (for example, Subject: “Provost’s Excellence in Teaching Award - JONES”).

Deadline for Submission of Nomination Materials for UMKC Awards is November 1 annually

If you have questions regarding the UMKC awards process, please contact Beci Edmundson, (816) 235-2721 or e-mail awards@umkc.edu.

Celebrating Excellence in Teaching

State Awards

Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching - Nomination Deadline: November 13
Recognizes a faculty member at each Missouri institution of higher education who has demonstrated superior classroom teaching through a commitment to student learning and excellence in the classroom.

UMKC Awards

Nomination Deadline

The nomination deadline for UMKC Awards is November 1 unless otherwise noted.

Chancellor's Early Career Award for Excellence in Teaching
This award recognizes and celebrates UMKC assistant professors who have achieved excellence in teaching early in their professional careers.
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching
UMKC's highest honor for excellence in teaching will recognize and celebrate UMKC faculty who are consistently superior teachers at the graduate, undergraduate or professional level over an extended period of time.
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Mentoring
This award will recognize UMKC graduate faculty advisors with a long-established career at the University who have made significant contributions to higher education through exceptional mentoring.
Provost's Award for Excellence in Teaching
This award recognizes and celebrates teaching excellence among UMKC clinical and teaching faculty.