2026 Teaching Excellence Award Nomination/Application Form

The purpose of AUPHA’s Teaching Excellence Awards is to recognize faculty from AUPHA member programs who have demonstrated exceptional accomplishments at the undergraduate, masters, or doctoral level. The Awards seek to honor, annually, AUPHA faculty across Faculty Forums who demonstrate teaching excellence within various disciplines that inspire and advance other faculty within AUPHA and beyond.

Instructions:
The nomination/application requires uploading several documents. Please be sure to only submit once you have all documents ready for upload. Incomplete submissions will not be considered.

The deadline for submissions is Monday, January 12, 2026, at 11:59 pm Pacific time.

Please contact Jenn Munt (jmunt@aupha.org) if you have any questions.

1. Nominator/Applicant Contact Information *This question is required.

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Email address	Email address: Response
Phone Number	Phone Number: Response

2. Are you applying for an award or making a nomination for an award? *This question is required.

Nominee Contact Information

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Name	Name: Response
University	University: Response
Email address	Email address: Response
Phone Number	Phone Number: Response

3. For which award are you making an application/nomination? *This question is required.

4. Upload Applicant/Nominee's Curriculum Vitae

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5. Upload the nominee's teaching philosophy statement.

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6. Upload Applicant/Nominator's Statement

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7. Upload a letter of recommendation from a colleague with knowledge of the nominee’s teaching excellence. This letter can come from a peer, the Program Director, Chair, Associate Academic/Education Dean, or Dean of the program where the nominee teaches full-time. Only one recommendation letter from a peer or colleague will be considered in evaluating each nominee.

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8. Has a past student who has graduated within the last 5 years completed the student nomination form? *This question is required.

To be considered complete, the nomination package must include a nomination form from a past student who has graduated within the last 5 years. Student nominators must complete the form here.