Teaching Awards

East Carolina University offers four categories of annual, university-wide teaching awards:

• Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching is awarded in the spring by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors. One such award is given for East Carolina University. East Carolina University recognizes the recipient at its end of spring semester teaching awards ceremony. This award is supported from state funds provided by the Board of Governors.
  
  
• Board of Governors Distinguished Professor for Teaching Award is presented at the teaching awards ceremony at the close of the spring semester. Six such awards are given by ECU. These awards are supported by the Board of Governors from state funds.
  
  
• East Carolina Alumni Association Outstanding Teaching Awards are awarded at the teaching awards ceremony at the close of the spring semester. Three such awards are presented. These awards are supported by alumni contributions.
  
  
• Max Ray Joyner Award for for Excellence in Teaching through Distance Education is awarded at the close of the spring semester. There is one such award. This award is supported from endowment funds given by Max Ray Joyner.

A committee selected for that purpose chooses recipients for each award category. The initial announcement of these award competitions is made in the spring semester to encourage early selection of nominees by the nominating unit. Nominations are due on September 15. The portfolios necessary for consideration for each award are due November 1.

A full description of each category is available by clicking on the name of the award. For any questions, please contact the Office for Faculty Excellence (2315 Old Cafeteria Building) or the Faculty Senate Office (Rawl Annex 140).