Campus-Wide Faculty Awards at UNM
UNM offers a range of awards to recognize exceptional faculty achievements. While some colleges maintain their own awards, the following are campus-wide faculty awards. If you have general questions, please contact apfaculty@unm.edu. For questions about a specific award, please click “View Criteria” for that award and contact the awarding office.
| Name | Term | Awarded For: | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Research Leadership Awards | One Year | Excellence in Scholarship/Creative Work | ||
These awards recognize each year faculty members whose scholarly and creative achievements are especially noteworthy for their stage in career. This award was established in 2020 by the Office of the Provost, in collaboration with the Research Policy Committee of the Faculty Senate. Awards are given to faculty members who have achieved tenure and promotion to Associate Professor and promotion to Professor in the past year. Candidates are identified by the Provost’s Tenure and Promotion Advisory Committee. 2020 Awardees will be announced in August 2020. | ||||
Annual Research Lecture | One Year | Excellence in Scholarship/Creative Work | ||
Community Engaged Research Lecture | One Year | Excellence in Scholarship/Creative Work | ||
Regent’s Lecturer | Three Year | Excellence in Teaching Excellence in Scholarship/Creative Work Service and Leadership | ||
Regent’s Professor | Three Year | Excellence in Teaching Excellence in Scholarship/Creative Work Service and Leadership | ||
Distinguished Professor | Enduring Rank | Excellence in Scholarship/Creative Work | ||
Presidential Teaching Fellow | Three Year | Excellence in Teaching | ||
Outstanding Teacher of the Year | One Year | Excellence in Teaching | ||
New Teacher of the Year | One Year | Excellence in Teaching | ||
Online Teacher of the Year | One Year | Excellence in Teaching | ||
Lecturer of the Year | One Year | Excellence in Teaching | ||
Affiliated Teacher of the Year | One Year | Excellence in Teaching | ||
Susan Deese-Roberts | One Year | Excellence in Teaching | ||
