Provost's Teaching Awards

The Provost’s Teaching Awards are at the core of the University of Miami’s commitment to supporting and recognizing exemplary teaching. Complementing the Faculty Senate Teaching Award, which honors a distinguished record of teaching, the Provost’s Teaching Awards recognize outstanding faculty teaching within an academic year.

Nomination Process

See the full call for nominations for information on award amounts, eligibility, and tips for submitting a successful nomination.

Call for Nominations

Nominations may be submitted by staff, undergraduate or graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and faculty. Faculty may not self-nominate. Nominators will be asked to provide the following:

  • Nominee CV
  • Nominee biography (no more than half a page, 12-point font, single spaced)
  • Nomination statement describing why the nominee is worthy of the award (no more than one page, 12-point font, single spaced)

Click Here to Submit a Nomination 

Nomination Deadline

The deadline to submit nominations is Friday, December 6th at 11:59 p.m.

 

Award Categories

Luis Glaser Mentorship Award

The Luis Glaser Mentorship Award recognizes a member of the faculty who has demonstrated an exceptional commitment to mentoring students. Exceptional mentoring can include offering advice, feedback, guidance, or coaching; providing professional opportunities for mentees; or assisting in the development of life skills.

Excellence in Experiential Teaching Award

The Excellence in Experiential Teaching Award recognizes a member of the faculty who demonstrates an outstanding commitment to the student learning process, integrating excellent teaching with opportunities for experiential learning through curricular and co-curricular activities, and actively promoting and guiding learning outside of the classroom. Nominees should excel at developing students’ “practical intelligence.”

Clinical Teaching Award

The Excellence in Clinical Teaching Award recognizes a member of the faculty who has made significant contributions to the development of future health professionals by demonstrating an outstanding commitment to effective, exemplary, and innovative instruction in a clinical setting and serving as a role model clinician to trainees through their exceptional empathy, professionalism, and clinical skills. Nominees should excel at implementing innovative approaches to teaching, including the use of technology, experiential teaching methods, or other creative approaches to curriculum design.

Collaborative Teaching Award

The Collaborative Teaching Award recognizes a team of faculty from different departments who are collaborating to provide unique courses and learning experiences that transcend individual disciplines. Such experiences provide students with multiple perspectives and ways of thinking that can lead to deeper understanding, creative problem-solving, and innovation.

Discussion-Based Learning Award

The Discussion-Based Learning Award recognizes a member of the faculty who has created engaging educational experiences that leverage dialogue and discussion-based techniques, such as the Harkness Method, flipped learning, and problem-based learning. These methods enrich the learning experience and prepare students to address complex problems through dialogue and collaboration.

Innovation in Teaching Award

The Innovation in Teaching Award recognizes a member of the faculty who has overcome a difficult course-related problem with a novel and enduring approach (novel meaning that it is new to the University of Miami or new to a discipline). The innovation may be made through technology or involve adopting a new teaching format, a novel engagement with content, the creation of new learning activities, or engagement with external entities. There should be evidence that the innovation made a demonstrable difference in learning outcomes.

 

Award Recipients

The annual Provost’s Teaching Awards signal the University of Miami’s commitment to exemplary teaching as its first pillar. To complement the Faculty Senate Teaching award that honors a distinguished record of teaching, the Provost's Teaching Awards are designed to recognize outstanding faculty teaching within an academic year. Teaching award categories are reviewed and revised annually to maintain relevance in celebrating teaching excellence. Faculty are encouraged to compete globally for teaching awards through their professional organizations and other outlets.

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  • Luis Glaser Mentorship Award

    Year School Name Department
    2024  Miller School of Medicine Alessia Fornoni Medicine
    2024 Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Liza Merly Marine Biology and Ecology
    2023 College of Arts and Sciences Leslie Knecht Chemistry
    2022 School of Nursing and Health Studies Denise Vidot N/A
    2021 Miller School of Medicine Amiethab Aiyer Orthopaedic Surgery
    College of Arts and Sciences Joy Beverly Mathematics
    Miller School of Medicine Hilit F. Mechaber Medicine
    College of Arts & Sciences Imelda K. Moise Geography
    School of Education and Human Development Carol-Anne Phekoo Educational and Psychological Studies
    College of Arts and Sciences Jonathan West Political Science

  • Excellence in Experiential Teaching Award

    Year School Name Department
    2024 Law School Denisse Cordova Montes N/A
    Miami Herbert Business School Marie Dasborough Management
    2023 College of Arts and Sciences Robin Bachin History
    2022 School of Nursing and Health Studies Ashley Falcon N/A
    2021 School of Communication Melissa Jane Barnes Strategic Communication
    School of Architecture Sonia Chao N/A
    Frost School of Music Valerie Coleman-Page Performance
    School of Law Rebecca Sharpless N/A

  • Clinical Teaching Award

    Year School Name Department
    2024 Miller School of Medicine Lydia Fein Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences

  • Innovation in Teaching Award

    Year School Name Department
    2024 School of Law Marni Lennon N/A
    2023 School of Education and Human Development Kirsten Schwarz Teaching and Learning
    2021 Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science Margie Oleksiak Marine Biology and Ecology
    School of Nursing and Health Studies Andrew Porter N/A
    College of Engineering Derin Ural Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering

  • Discussion-Based Teaching Award

    Year School Name Department
    2024 College of Arts and Sciences Simon Howard Psychology
    2023 Frost School of Music Corin Overland Vocal Performance
    2022 Miller School of Medicine Richard Myers Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  • Transdisciplinary Innovation Teaching Award

    Year School Name Department
    2022 College of Arts and Sciences William Green Religious Studies
    School of Communication Kim Grinfeder Interactive Media
    School of Architecture Denis Hector N/A

  • Collaborative Teaching Award

    Year School Name Department
    2024 College of Arts and Sciences Jenna Efrein Art and Art History
    College of Arts and Sciences Vivek Nagendra Prakash Physics
    College of Engineering Prannoy Suraneni Civil and Architectural Engineering
    2023 School of Communication  Jim Virga Cinematic Arts
    College of Arts and Sciences Julia Dallman Biology
    Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Amy Clement Atmospheric Sciences
    Library  Timothy Norris N/A
    Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Sharanya Majumdar Atmospheric Sciences
    Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Brian Haus Ocean Sciences
    Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Andrew Baker Marine Biology
    College of Engineering Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos Civil and Architectural Engineering
    Institute for Data Science and Computing Christopher Mader N/A
    School of Architecture Sonia Chao N/A
    College of Arts and Sciences Louis Herns Marcelin Anthropology
    School of Communication Alberto Cairo Journalism and Media Management
    Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Katherine Mach Marine Ecosystems
    College of Arts and Sciences Robin Bachin History
    Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science Jared Williams Zemantauski  Marine Ecosystems
    College of Engineering Derin Ural Civil and Architectural Engineering
    School of Communication Ali Habashi Cinematic Arts

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