Faculty and Graduate Students Teaching Awards and Honors

The Trachtenberg Prize for Teaching Excellence recognizes a tenured faculty member who regularly teaches undergraduate students and has been nominated by an undergraduate student with support from their department.

This award recognizes a tenured faculty member for exceptional service to GW, with particular emphasis on voluntary contributions that go above and beyond standard faculty responsibilities and that have a university-wide impact. Faculty, staff, and students may nominate eligible faculty members, and each nomination must be supported by the nominee’s department.

This award recognizes a tenured faculty member for significant original contributions to research and/or creative endeavors, with the goal of honoring outstanding scholarly achievement as it is occurring rather than years later. Faculty members must be nominated by a fellow faculty member, and each nomination must be supported by the nominee’s department.

This award recognizes excellence in teaching across undergraduate, graduate, and professional courses at GW. Full-time and part-time faculty who have taught at GW for at least two consecutive years are eligible. Faculty may be nominated by a department chair, faculty member, student, or through self-nomination, and all nominations must be supported by the faculty member’s department.

This award recognizes GW graduate students with at least three semesters of teaching experience, based on student and supervising faculty evaluations as well as the quality of their academic work. Graduate student teachers may be nominated by any GW student or faculty member, and instructional assistants are also eligible if their responsibilities have included a teaching role.

These awards recognize faculty members who have made significant contributions to research and scholarship, demonstrated promise as early-career researchers, or supported the academic and professional development of students and postdoctoral scholars in research and scholarly activities. Full-time faculty members, including research faculty, are eligible for these awards.

These awards recognize faculty members and graduate student teachers each year who demonstrate excellence in teaching and designing Writing in the Disciplines courses. Faculty may be nominated by students, colleagues, or department chairs, or may self-nominate. Graduate students may be nominated by students, colleagues, faculty mentors, chairs, or directors of graduate studies, or may also self-nominate.

Launched in 2022, this annual award recognizes a regular, full-time faculty member who has made an outstanding societal impact through invention and commercialization activities. Faculty may be nominated by another faculty member, a department chair, or a vice/associate dean, and nominations must be supported by the department chair and vice/associate dean, as well as endorsed by TCO.

Launched in 2025, this annual award recognizes a regular, full-time or research faculty member who has made an outstanding societal impact through invention and commercialization activities. Eligible nominees must either hold an assistant professor appointment or have received their terminal degree within the 10 years prior to the submission deadline. Faculty may be nominated by another faculty member, a department chair, or a vice/associate dean, and nominations must be supported by the department chair and vice/associate dean, as well as endorsed by TCO.