CHHS Faculty and Staff Awards

This award celebrates faculty who demonstrate an exceptional commitment to high-quality teaching and student learning. It recognizes faculty who employ effective, innovative, and inclusive teaching practices; engage students in meaningful learning experiences; and demonstrate a sustained impact on student success, academic achievement, and professional development within their disciplines. The recipient of this award is also recognized as part of the university-wide faculty awards celebration in the fall. Requires one letter of nomination. Previous recipients of the Faculty Teaching Excellence Award are not eligible to receive the award again for five years after their initial award.

This award recognizes a tenure-track or research faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to research with demonstrated impact in advancing new knowledge and addressing critical health and human services challenges. The award honors excellence in funded research, peer-reviewed publications, and research dissemination with demonstrated impact on the broader discipline. Requires one letter of nomination along with the nominee’s CV.  

This award recognizes a clinical faculty member who has made outstanding contributions to clinical activities and/or scholarship that improve health and human services practice and/or student training by generating, translating, and disseminating new knowledge. The award honors excellence in the dissemination of practice-based inquiry and knowledge with demonstrated impact on professional practice, education, or service delivery. Requires one letter of nomination along with the nominee’s CV.  

This award recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated leadership in advancing interprofessional education and cross-disciplinary collaboration. It honors efforts that break down silos among academic programs, departments, and disciplines, fostering meaningful collaboration among faculty, staff, students, and partners. This award honors work that strengthens the ability to work effectively in complex, team-based academic, clinical, and scholarly environments. Requires one letter of nomination.

This award recognizes a staff member whose work has significantly enhanced the quality and effectiveness of academic programs and/or the student experience in ways that elevate CHHS as a first-choice destination for learners. It honors excellence in advising, operations, coordination, student services, or program support that demonstrates sustained excellence and impact in learner support and student success and/or academic program quality and innovation. Requires one letter of nomination.

This award recognizes a staff member who plays a key role in supporting and advancing interprofessional education and cross-disciplinary collaboration. It honors staff efforts that break down silos among academic programs, departments, and disciplines, fostering meaningful collaboration among faculty, staff, students, and partners. This award honors work that strengthens the ability to work effectively in complex, team-based academic, clinical, and scholarly environments. Requires one letter of nomination.

This award recognizes a member of the CHHS community (faculty or staff member) who has demonstrated excellence in building and sustaining meaningful partnerships with community organizations to support excellence in teaching, research, service, and/or workforce development. The award honors an individual whose efforts reflect reciprocal, high-impact engagement that strengthens trust, deepens impact, and delivers shared benefits to the community and the college. Requires one letter of nomination.

This award recognizes a member of the CHHS community (faculty or staff member) whose actions foster well-being, inclusion, and belonging within CHHS. It honors individuals who help create environments where others feel connected, valued, supported, and able to thrive. Requires one letter of nomination.