Contact: Dr. Holly Hutchins, Vice Provost for Faculty Success

The University Distinguished Teaching Professor Selection and Review Committee  shall consist of six tenured faculty members serving staggered three year terms, three student members (one graduate, two undergraduates) serving one year terms, and the Director of the Center for Learning Enhancement, Assessment, and Redesign (CLEAR). Three faculty committee members shall be selected by the Faculty Senate and three by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The graduate student shall be selected by the Dean of the Graduate School.  The undergraduate students shall be selected by the Dean of Undergraduate Studies. At least one-half of the committee's faculty members shall be University Distinguished Teaching Professors* and at least two of the  members shall be associate professors.** The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, or designee, shall serve as chair of the University Distinguished Teaching Professor Selection and Review Committee.

This is a committee administered by the Office of Faculty Success.  The Faculty Senate tracks only those members appointed by the Faculty Senate.  A full membership list and information concerning the function of this committee may be found on the Office of Faculty Success website.

Members Appointed by Faculty Senate:

  • A-L 1:   Ted Farris (MLOM) - Term Ends 2026*
  • A-L 2:   Brian Lain (COMM) - Term Ends 2025 
  • A-L 3:   Gloria Cox (PSCI) - Term Ends 2026