Overview

This new award, established in 2019, encourages, recognizes and rewards faculty recipients for exceptional teaching practices that create meaningful learning experiences for students. It illustrates both the impact of an effective teaching approach and the value of student-centered learning. Recipients of this award will receive a $5,000 cash stipend, generously gifted by the Marie M. and James H. Galloway Foundation, and will hold this award title for life.

Call for Nominations (2020-2021 Call for Nominations Coming Soon)

Call for nominations open in October and close in December of each year. APT faculty are nominated, by their college, department, or unit, using the following guidelines and templates. 

Guidelines & Templates

2019-2020 Award Guidelines
2019-2020 Award Rubric
2019-2020 Nomination Template
Teaching CV Guidelines


Awardees

The Texas A&M Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) honored 10 outstanding Academic Professional Track (APT) faculty members February 27th with the inaugural Provost Academic Professional Track Teaching Excellence Awards.  

Congratulations to the following APT awardees for 2020!

• Dr. Glenda Byrns, College of Education & Human Development
• Dr. Shannon Washburn, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
• Dr. Holly Gaede, College of Science
• Dr. Amy Hodges, Liberal Arts Program at Texas A&M University at Qatar
• Dr. Catharina Laporte, College of Liberal Arts
• Dr. Andrew Tag, College of Science
• Dr. Diane Chico, College of Medicine
• Dr. Virginia Fajt, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
• Dr. Kathrin Anson Dunlap, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
• Dr. Jay Woodward, College of Education & Human Development

For more information on the awardees, please click on the Texas A&M Today press release by Katie Seabolt, Office of the Provost Communications. https://today.tamu.edu/2020/02/14/provost-announces-academic-professional-track-teaching-awards/