Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence Nomination Form

Please fill out this form for a graduate student who has engaged in a substantial teaching role and who has demonstrated excellence and innovation in the classroom. Nominees should exhibit distinctive teaching performances that have had significant impacts on student learning. Examples of innovation in the classroom or developing new learning tools are especially important to highlight.

Departments can nominate up to two candidates. If nominating two people, designate one nominee for courses at the 1000-2000 level and one nominee for courses at the 3000-5000 level (only one per category).

In addition to completing the webform, please be sure to submit any other evidence (such as a teaching statement, course observation report, instructional materials, student evaluations, or examples of innovative pedagogy) that supports the claim of exemplary and distinctive teaching performance.

The deadline for submissions is WHEN CT.

For more information, please visit the Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence webpage. For questions, please contact Vice Dean Sophia Hayes (hayes@wustl.edu) or Michelle Rabe (rabe@wustl.edu), Director of Academic Initiatives and Special Projects, in the Office of Graduate Studies.

Thank you for taking the time to submit a nomination for the Dean’s Award for Graduate Research Excellence.

Name of Nominee *

Student ID *

Department *

Year in Graduate School *

Degree Progress *

Is the student in good academic standing and making timely progress toward their degree completion?

Yes

No

Name of Nominator *

Email of Nominator *

Class Information *

Please include the following information about the class or classes that are forming the basis for the nomination of this student: Course title, Course number, Faculty instructor/supervisor, Enrollment, Description of teaching responsibilities (including the type of role, i.e., recitation, lab, lecture, studio and the number of hours the nominee met with students).

Nominator #1 Evaluation *

Please provide a 3-5 sentence (maximum) evaluation of the student’s teaching performance by a faculty member who observed a portion of two of more teaching sessions conducted by the student. The nomination should attest to the student’s distinctive teaching and describe its outcomes or impacts.

Nominator #2 Evaluation (Optional)

Please provide a 3-5 sentence (maximum) evaluation of the student’s teaching performance by a faculty member who observed a portion of two of more teaching sessions conducted by the student. The nomination should attest to the student’s distinctive teaching and describe its outcomes or impacts.

Faculty Endorsement *

Please write the names of faculty members who endorse this nomination. This list should include at least the Director of Graduate Studies (DGS), Course Instructor, Student's Research Advisor, and one or two nominators (which might be the same as one of the aforementioned endorsers).

Other Supporting Materials

If desired, please attach any other relevant materials (i.e., teaching statement, course observation report, instructional materials, student evaluations, examples of innovative pedagogy, etc.) to support your nomination. Important note: Please press "Submit" in the document submission section after uploading the material to ensure that it is submitted. When you are finished with the entire nomination, you will also select "Submit" at the end of the webform.