Faculty Honors
University of Houston Awards
These CLASS faculty members were recognized on April 24, 2013 at the Faculty Excellence Awards ceremony:
This award is given to a previous University of Houston Teaching Excellence Award Recipient who in 10 years or more of teaching has made sustained and significant contributions to education. The recipient is honored with a trophy and a prize of $25,000, divided into a $15,000 cash award and a $10,000 in departmental support. In the subsequent year of the award, the recipient will mentor other faculty and serve as an adviser to the Center for Teaching Excellence.
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Joseph Pratt National Endowment for the Humanities – Cullen Professor of History and Business Department of History and Bauer College of Business |
Two awards each at the Assistant Professor and Associate Professor rank are presented individuals who have demonstrated great potential (Assistant Professor) or established a growing record (Associate Professor) of outstanding research, scholarship or creative contributions. Two awards at the Full Professor rank are presented to individuals who have complied a substantial continuing record of outstanding research, scholarship or creative activities. Each recipient receives a trophy and a $5,000 prize.
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Carla Sharp |
This award is given to faculty in recognition of outstanding achievement in teaching. Recipients are honored with a trophy and an $8,000 prize.
This award is given to faculty in recognition of outstanding teaching in the core curriculum. Recipients are honored with a trophy and an $8,000 prize.
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Francesca D’Alessandro Behr |
These awards are given by the UH Commission on Women in recognition of faculty scholarly achievement. Recipients are honored with a $1,000 prize.
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Pre-Tenure |
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Post-Tenure |
This award is given in recognition of outstanding teaching by faculty instructors, clinical faculty, research faculty, artist affiliates and lecturers. The recipient is honored with a trophy and an $8,000 prize.
| Patricia Dorsey Lecturer Department of Sociology |
Kelly Y. Hopkins Instructional Assistant Professor Department of History |
| Iain Morrison Instructional Assistant Professor Department of Philosophy and the Honors College |
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This award recognizes clusters of faculty in both formal and informal programs who demonstrate a strong commitment to teaching and student success. A cash prize of $30,000 is distributed among the members of a group of faculty who have who have worked together collaboratively in the design, implementation and evaluation of a course or a series of courses to improve student outcomes and who demonstrate effective and innovative teaching over a three year period of time.
Department of Health and Human Performance
Lisa Alastuey, Clinical Assistant Professor; Charles Layne, Professor and Department Chair; Rebecca E. Lee, Professor; Prashant Mutgekar, Programmer Analyst 2; and Anne Ogburn, Second Life Developer.