This award is an opportunity for SUNY Brockport students to nominate individuals for a teaching excellence award. It is designed to recognize and celebrate excellent teaching.
Up to five awards will be made each year across the University. The President will present successful individuals with a plaque in recognition of their excellent academic practice along with a $500 award towards professional development.
Process
Nominations will be open for five weeks beginning in February through the end of March. Any current student may submit a nomination. Students may nominate more than one person, but each nomination should be submitted separately.
Nomination Guidelines
Student nominations might be for the individual:
- who has made a difference to the student’s experience at Brockport this year;
- whose teaching has really helped the student to reflect on their learning;
- who has helped to develop the student as an individual;
- who has willingly devoted time to help the student to achieve something they might not otherwise have done;
- who is a consistently excellent communicator, stimulating and informative.
Nominations can be for any professor who has impacted a student’s academic or co-curricular experience at the University, and details are important. The nominee does not need to be a current professor or even one in a student’s major.
Evaluation and Award Process
Department Chairs will receive the student submissions for their department and select two individuals to forward on to their respective Dean. Forwarding on the submission acts as an endorsement that the individual is a worthy recipient if selected by the awards committee. If a Department Chair is nominated, their nomination will be automatically forwarded to the Dean, to avoid any conflict of interest. The Dean of each College or School will review the endorsements and forward their nominations to the President’s Office. The two College Deans are authorized a total of five nominations each (five per college), and the two School Deans are authorized a total of three nominations each (three per school). These nominations will be considered by a selection committee which will include the President, the Provost, the BSG President, the CELT Director, and the Director of the Academic Success Center.
There is no specific rubric for the awards process. Individuals should review the nomination against the nomination guidelines and make a professional judgment regarding the most persuasive argument put forward by the student(s). While the number of nominations an individual receives may be taken into account, it is not necessary for the individual to have more than one nomination. This is not a popularity contest: it is about the impact that excellent teaching has on our campus and our students.
Timeline
| Date | Deadline |
|---|---|
| February 23, 2026 | Nominations Open |
| March 27, 2026 | Deadline for Student Nominations |
| April 10, 2026 | Deadline for Chairs’ Nominations to be forwarded to Deans (Maximum of 2) |
| April 24, 2026 | Deadline for Deans’ Nominations to be forwarded to the Committee (5 per College, 2 per School) |
| April 27 - May 8, 2026 | Selection Committee Meets |
| May 15, 2026 | Announcement of Winner(s) at Commencement |