Nomination Process

The Piper Professor Award recognizes superior teaching at the college level in the State of Texas. The Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation annually honors ten faculty state wide with awards of $5,000 each for superior teaching at the college level. Selection is made on the basis of nominations submitted by each college or university in the State of Texas.

The University of Houston may submit only one nomination annually for the Piper Professor Program. The Piper Professor nominee for the university is recommended by the Teaching Excellence Committee from the prior year’s Teaching Excellence Award Winners and selected by the Provost. The selected UH finalist will be contacted to facilitate the compilation of a university nomination packet for submission to the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Piper Professor Program by the posted deadline, typically in November of each year. The application is prepared by the Office of the Provost and is submitted to the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation on behalf of the University of Houston.

The selected UH finalist will be contacted to facilitate the compilation of a university nomination packet for submission to the Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation Piper Professor Program by their posted deadline, typically posted for late November each year.