Faculty Award for Excellence in Courses

This is the USG’s traditional teaching excellence recognition, awarded to one faculty member for sustained excellence in their courses. 

Official USG Award Guidelines

You can view the full description and the USG criteria for eligibility below.

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Timeline

  • Thursday, September 14, 2023 at 5:00pm - deadline for each Dean or designee to submit nominations to the Dean’s council.  
  • Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at 5:00pm  - deadline for each Dean or designees to submit ratings for nominees in Qualtrics.  
  • Thursday, September 21, 2023 - deadline for Deans’ Council to finalize campus nominees.  
  • Friday, December 1, 2023 - final deadline for KSU to submit campus nominations to USG.

Previous KSU Winners

  • Prof. Margaret Baldwin, Theater and Performance Studies, 2016
  • Prof. Pam Marek, Psychology, 2015
  • Prof. Sabine Smith, Modern Languages, 2011
  • Prof. Karen Robinson, Theater and Performance Studies, 2010
  • Prof. Carol Barnum (former Southern Polytechnic State University), 2009
  • Prof. Mary Garner, Mathematics and Statistics, 2007
  • Prof. Gail Schiffer, Biological and Physical Sciences, 2003
  • Prof. Sarah Robbins, English, 2002
  • Prof. Carol Edwards, School of Art and Design, 2000
  • Prof. Jo Allen Bradham, English, 1997

Nomination Process

KSU has an established process for this award. The winners of the Outstanding Teaching award from the previous year(s) are considered for campus submission to the Regents. The dean or their representative for each recipient of the Outstanding Teaching award should submit a 1-page PDF document summarizing the winning application packet and the fit with the award criteria. The dean or their designee can submit a nominee application below. 

To submit a nomination, the college dean or their designee should:

  1. Download and complete the Cover Sheet for the award nominee.
  2. Add the completed Cover Sheet to the prepared 1-page nomination and save as 1 file.
  3. Click on the name of your college below to access the OneDrive folder where you will upload the file containing the cover sheet and nomination for your college. If access is denied, please contact CETL at cetl@kennesaw.edu or 470-578-6410.
  4. Click on the Upload button at the top of the page in OneDrive to upload the nomination file.

The college dean or their designee and each nominee will receive a confirmation email for their nomination within one business day.