UIS Distinguished & Endowed Professorships

A university’s faculty represents one of its most precious assets. One of the ways universities can successfully attract and retain top talent is through named professorships and endowed chairs. Read more about current and past UIS distinguished professors…

UIS Faculty Awards

UIS faculty are nominated by their colleagues for five prestigious faculty awards each year. In addition to four University awards, one faculty member is also selected to receive the University of Illinois University Scholars Award. Seven new awards have been added for AY 21-22. Links to descriptions and guidelines for the new awards are included below.

Nominations open late fall, with nominations accepted through February 1, 2022. See guidelines below for details related to each award.

• View our most recent faculty award recipients and find lists of previous award recipients
• View Faculty Honors Reception programs, news links, and photo highlights
  • View Faculty Honors Reception programs
  • Link to news article for most recent event

Faculty Excellence Award

• Faculty Excellence Award guidelines
• Faculty Excellence Award recipients

Burks Oakley II Distinguished Online Teaching Award

• Burks Oakley II Distinguished Online Teaching Award guidelines & COLRS Best Practices review criteria
• Burks Oakley II Distinguished Online Teaching Award recipients

Pearson Faculty Award

• Pearson Faculty Award guidelines
• Pearson Faculty Award recipients

Spencer Faculty Service Award

• Spencer Faculty Service Award guidelines
• Spencer Faculty Service Award recipients

University Scholars Award

• University Scholars Award guidelines
• University Scholar Award recipients

Seven New Faculty Awards for AY 21-22

At the recommendation of the Faculty Awards Advisory Commission, contributions of full-time and part-time UIS faculty will also be recognized with the following new awards for AY 21-22:

• UIS Adjunct Faculty of the Year Award

  • UIS Adjunct Faculty of the Year Award guidelines

• UIS Community Engagement – Faculty Engagement Award

  • UIS Community Engagement – Faculty Engagement Award guidelines

• UIS Community Engagement – Reciprocal Partnership Faculty Award

  • UIS Community Engagement – Reciprocal Partnership Faculty Award guidelines

• UIS Early Career Scholarship Award

  • UIS Early Career Scholarship Award guidelines

• UIS Faculty Award for Diversity & Inclusion

  • UIS Faculty Award for Diversity & Inclusion guidelines

• UIS Outstanding Teacher Award

  • UIS Outstanding Teacher Award guidelines

• UIS Scholarly Impact Award

  • UIS Scholarly Impact Award guidelines

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