Excellence in Teaching Awards


KNOW A GREAT TEACHER?            

The Excellence in Teaching Award is an opportunity for the most exceptional teachers among the Southern New Hampshire University faculty to be honored each year. 

Vice President for Academic Affairs, Patricia Lynott and the Excellence in Teaching Committee are inviting students to nominate their best instructors for the 2009 awards. The committee will accept as many nominations as students wish to make, but each student may only nominate a specific faculty member once. 

To nominate a teacher, please click here:  http://snhu.qualtrics.com//SE?SID=SV_07cKjszJBDRgyXi&SVID=Prod  

You will be asked to give your name and major, the name of the faculty member you wish to nominate, and answer the following question: “How has this person’s teaching impacted your learning?” (Include an example or tell a story to illustrate this please.)  

All current full-time and part-time faculty members at Southern New Hampshire University are eligible for nomination in 2009 except those who have won in the past 3 years.

To see past winners of the Excellence in Teaching Award, please click here (and go to p. 188) http://www.snhu.edu/files/pdfs/UndergraduateCatalog0809.pdf  

Once nominations are received the Committee will contact all nominees for resumes, recent student evaluations, and a statement of teaching philosophy.  

The Committee (consisting of the VPAA, the Associate Dean of the Faculty, the Deans of the Schools of Business, Liberal Arts, Education, and Community Economic Development, the Vice President for Student Affairs, and 4 students) will choose one full-time and one adjunct faculty winner. They each will receive an award of $500 and an engraved plaque at the May 16 Commencement ceremony. In a parallel process Continuing Education and SNHU Online will be nominating and choosing a CE/Online faculty member to be recognized and receive an award and plaque.  

Deadline for nominations is March 13, 2009 at 5 p.m. 

For more information or if you have any questions please contact Deborah Wilcox, Associate Dean of the Faculty, VPAA’s Office, RF 112, 629-4640, d.wilcox@snhu.edu.