Each year, the University recognizes faculty, staff, and graduate students for outstanding teaching.

Congratulations to the 2024 University Teaching Award Winners!

Please visit the Office of the Provost University Teaching Awards webpage for more details.

• Florence Dore, English and Comparative Literature, Board of Governors’ Award for Excellence in Teaching
• Lois Boynton, Hussman School of Journalism, Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement
• Sarah Dempsey, Department of Communication, Distinguished Teaching Awards for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction
• Casey Rawson, School of Information and Library Science, Distinguished Teaching Awards for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction
• Amanda Reid, Hussman School of Journalism, Distinguished Teaching Awards for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction
• Erianne A. Weight, Exercise and Sports Science, Distinguished Teaching Awards for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction
• Joshua Beaver, Department of Chemistry, Tanner Award for Undergraduate Teaching
• Luoyi Cai, Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Tanner Award for Undergraduate Teaching
• Suja Davis, School of Nursing, Tanner Award for Undergraduate Teaching
• Joseph Megel, Department of Communication, Tanner Award for Undergraduate Teaching
• Rachel Willis, America Studies, Tanner Award for Undergraduate Teaching
• Michael Waltman, Department of Communication, Friday Award for Excellence in Teaching
• Mariska Leunissen, Department of Philosophy, Chapman Family Teaching Award
• Anna Krome-Lukens, Public Policy, Chapman Family Teaching Award
• Michal Osterweil, Global Studies, Chapman Family Teaching Award
• Isaac Unah, Political Science, Chapman Family Teaching Award
• Bradley Aaron Hammer, English and Comparative Liturature, J. Carlyle Sitterson Awards for Teaching First-Year Students
• Michael Palm, Department of Communications, J. Carlyle Sitterson Award for Teaching First-Year Students
• Lorna M. Aviles, Romance Studies, Johnston Teaching Excellence Award
• Naji Huseini, Biomedical Engineering, Johnston Teaching Excellence Award
• Ling Beisecker, Exercise, Tanner Award for Graduate Teaching Assistants
• Courtney Blackington, Political Science, Tanner Award for Graduate Teaching Assistants
• Karah Mitchell, English and Comparative Literature, Tanner Award for Graduate Teaching Assistants
• Santiago G. Gesteira, Romance Studies, Tanner Award for Graduate Teaching Assistants
• Emanuele Stefanori, Romance Studies, Tanner Award for Graduate Teaching Assistants

The University Committee on Teaching Awards strongly encourages you to nominate deserving faculty members and graduate teaching assistants for distinguished teaching awards. Please read the award requirements carefully to determine eligibility and provide comments in the nomination to help the committee understand why your nominee is the best candidate for the award.

Nominations are accepted year-round, but please note that the deadline for the Spring 2024 awards is September 18, 2025 5 pm ET. The University Teaching Awards Committee meets in the fall to review nominees, collect additional information about their teaching, and recommend winners to the Chancellor.

This year, the committee will recommend recipients for six types of awards.

1. Board of Governors’ Award for Excellence in Teaching: The Board of Governors gives this award to a tenured faculty member on each campus of the UNC System for excellent and exceptional undergraduate teaching over a sustained period of time.
2. Mentor Award for Lifetime Achievement: This award acknowledges lifetime contributions to teaching, learning, and mentoring beyond the classroom.
3. Distinguished Teaching Awards for Post-Baccalaureate Instruction: Four awards are given to faculty members for exceptional teaching of post-baccalaureate students.
4. Tanner Awards to Graduate Teaching Assistants: Five Tanner Awards are given to graduate teaching assistants for excellence in undergraduate teaching.
5. Chapman Family Teaching Awards: Three or four Chapman Family Awards are given to full-time faculty members for excellence in undergraduate teaching.
6. Awards to Faculty for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching: Four different awards are available to full-time faculty members.
   1. Tanner Awards (5 recipients)
   2. Friday Award (1 recipient)
   3. Sitterson Awards (2 recipients)
   4. Johnston Awards (2 recipients)

For more information about UNC-Chapel Hill Teaching Awards, please contact Tim Smith at timsmith@unc.edu.