University of North Texas 
Faculty Awards Award Recipients
The Faculty Senate, Provost and President are pleased to recognize faculty who exhibit excellence in teaching and service. The below faculty awards nomination and selection activities occur between late August and December each year. Each award has its own specific requirements so be sure to read all materials carefully and submit by the stated deadline. Notifications of the requirements and deadlines will be sent from the Faculty Senate office to all full time faculty, deans and chairs at the beginning of each process. Questions about these may be sent to the listed Faculty Awards Committee contact below or directed to the Faculty Senate office at facultysenateawards@unt.edu.
Contact: Dr. Jennifer Gómez Menjívar, chair, Faculty Awards Committee
1. Minnie Stevens Piper Award: Deadline Monday, October 16, 2024 - 5:00 p.m.
This prestigious award honors ten (10) professors from throughout Texas during the
current academic year for their dedication to the teaching profession and superior
teaching ability at the college level. Although the purpose of these awards is to
provide recognition to the teaching profession, the selection committee will also
consider factors such as research, publication, administration and related activities.
Each award recipient will be honored with a certificate naming him/her “Piper Professor”
of the year, a cash honorarium of $5,000, and a gold commemorative pin.
Under the current Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation guidelines, each institution may submit only one nomination. The Faculty Awards Committee reviews nominations and makes a recommendation to the President for approval of the selected candidate. Nominations are taken in early fall, with the official announcement of award recipients made in May each year by the Piper foundation. For information about how to apply for this year's award, please review the following:
Eligibility and Nomination Packet Requirements
Additional information from the state comptroller's office concerning the award, please
visit:
https://comptroller.texas.gov/programs/education/msp/funding/programs/ppnominationform.php
2. President's Council Teaching Award: Deadline Monday, November 11, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
The President's Council Teaching Award was established to recognize annually two full‑time faculty members for a record of teaching excellence at the University of
North Texas over at least a five-year period. The nomination and judging period is
in the fall each year, with recipients being recognized for their achievements at
the “Salute to Faculty Excellence Dinner and Ceremony” in the spring. Each recipient
will receive a $3,000 award from the university.
Eligibility: All full-time faculty (tenured and professional faculty) are eligible, but previous recipients of the award are not eligible for nomination for five years following the receipt of the award. Faculty must be nominated by the Personnel Affairs Committee (PAC or LPAC) of a department, division, school or college or by any ad-hoc committee of three or more faculty members self-constituting. Administrators, including those who teach, are not eligible to apply.
Selection Criteria: The selection is based on evidence that substantiates and documents teaching excellence over at least a five-year period of time while at UNT. The Faculty Awards Committee is free to solicit additional input regarding the teaching record of any nominee. For information about how to apply for this year's award, please review the following:
Eligibility and Nomination Packet Requirements
3. President's Council Service Award: Deadline Monday, November 11, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
The President's Council Service Award was established to recognize annually one full‑time faculty member for a record of outstanding service at the University of
North Texas over at least a five-year period. The nomination and judging period is
in the fall each year, with the recipient being recognized for their achievements
at the “Salute to Faculty Excellence Dinner and Ceremony” in the spring. The recipient
will receive a $3,000 award from the university.
Eligibility: All full-time faculty (tenured and professional faculty) and all librarians are eligible, but previous recipients of the award are not eligible for nomination for five years following the receipt of the award. Faculty must be nominated by the Personnel Affairs Committee (PAC or LPAC) of a department, division, school or college or by any ad-hoc committee of three or more faculty members self-constituting. Administrators, including those who teach, are not eligible to apply.
Selection Criteria: Selection is based upon evidence documenting outstanding service at the departmental and/or college and university levels over at least a five-year period of time while at UNT. The Faculty Awards Committee is free to solicit additional input regarding the service record of any nominee. For information about how to apply for this year's award, please review the following:
Eligibility and Nomination Packet
4. J.H. Shelton Excellence in Teaching Award: Deadline Monday, November 11, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
This annual award, named for UNT alumnus Joe Houston Shelton, recognizes one full-time faculty member for a record of outstanding teaching at the University of
North Texas for at least a five-year period. The award recipient will receive a $1500
payment, and, like the President's Council Teaching awards and President's Council
Service award, the Shelton awards process begins in the fall semester, with recognition of
the recipient at the “Salute to Faculty Excellence Dinner and Ceremony” in the spring.
Eligibility: All full-time faculty (tenured and professional faculty) are eligible, but previous recipients of the award are not eligible for nomination for five years following the receipt of the award. Faculty must be nominated by the Personnel Affairs Committee (PAC or LPAC) of a department, division, school or college or by any ad-hoc committee of three or more faculty members self-constituting. Administrators, including those who teach, are not eligible to apply.
Selection Criteria: The selection is based on evidence that substantiates and documents teaching excellence over at least a five-year period of time while at UNT. The Faculty Awards Committee is free to solicit additional input regarding the teaching record of any nominee. For information about how to apply for this year's award, please review the following: