Award Description
The President's Council Service Award recognizes a full‑time faculty member of any rank for a record of outstanding university service at the University of North Texas over at least a five-year period. The distinction includes a $3,000 award.
Selection Process/Eligibility
All full-time faculty (tenured and professional faculty) and all librarians are eligible, but previous recipients of the award are not eligible for nomination for five years following the receipt of the award. Faculty must be nominated by the Personnel Affairs Committee (PAC or LPAC) of a department, division, school or college or by any ad-hoc committee of three or more faculty members self-constituting. Administrators, including those who teach, are not eligible to apply.
Deadline
All completed nomination packets must be submitted to the UNT Faculty Senate. The selection criteria, requirements and application form can be found on the Faculty Senate website.
Award Recipients
| YEAR | FACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENT |
|---|---|---|
|
2025-26 |
Robert J. Pavur |
Information Technology and Decision Sciences |
|
2024-25 |
Jacqueline Foertsch |
English |
|
2023-24 |
William E. Acree |
Chemistry |
|
2022-23 |
Karen Anderson-Lain |
Communication Studies |
|
2021-22 |
Jeffrey J. Rous |
Economics |
|
2020-21 |
Christy Crutsinger |
Merchandising & Digital Retailing |
|
2019-20 |
Clark Pomerleau |
History |
|
2018-19 |
Tracy Everbach |
Mayborn School of Journalism |
|
2017-18 |
Guido Verbeck, IV |
Chemistry |
|
2016-17 |
Brian Lain |
Communication Studies |
|
2015-16 |
John Peters |
English |
|
2014-15 |
James Meernik |
Political Science |
|
2013-14 |
Mark Vosvick |
Psychology |
|
2012-13 |
Marie-Christine Koop |
World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures |
|
2011-12 |
James A. Conover |
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law |
|
2010-11 |
Michael Nieswiadomy |
Economics |
|
2009-10 |
John Quintanilla |
Mathematics |
|
2008-09 |
Michael McPherson |
Economics |
|
2007-08 |
Richard Wells |
Journalism |
|
2006-07 |
Gloria Cox |
Honors College |
|
2005-06 |
Frances Van Tassell |
Teacher Evaluation and Administration |
|
2004-05 |
Emile Sahliyeh |
Political Science |