The College of Education and Human Sciences and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln recognize excellence among its faculty, students, staff, and alumni with several annual awards. Below you will find links to descriptions of each of them along with eligibility and nomination information when available.
If you know of additional awards relevant to students, faculty and staff, please feel free to contact us with the information and we'll post it to the web site.
FACULTY AWARDS - CEHS
- Charman Outstanding Professor Award (Awarded in odd number years.)
- Donald R. & Mary Lee Swanson Award for Teaching Excellence
- CEHS Outstanding Teaching Award
- Faculty - Student Mentoring Award
- Emerging Scholar Research/Creative Activity Award
- Distinguished Research/Creative Activity Career Award
FACULTY AWARDS - UNIVERSITY WIDE
- College Distinguished Teaching Award
- Outstanding Research and Creative Activity
- Outstanding Teaching and Instructional Creativity
- Annis Chaikin Sorensen: Distinguished Teaching Award in the Humanities
- Dean's Award for Excellence in Graduate Education
- University-Wide Departmental Teaching Award
- James A Lake Academic Freedom Award (Contact the Academic Senate for Information)
- Harold & Esther Edgerton Junior Faculty Award
- Cather/Bessey Professorships
STAFF AWARDS
- CEHS Annual Staff Award
- CEHS Staff Star Award
- Floyd S. Oldt Boss of the Year Award
- Floyd S. Oldt Silver Pen Award
- Floyd S. Oldt Outstanding Staff Award
- Rose Frolik Award
- The University of Nebraska Staff Kudos Award
STUDENT AWARDS
- Graduate Student Research and Creative Activity Award
- CEHS Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant
- UNL Graduate Recognition Awards
- Folsom Thesis & Dissertation Awards