Award Description
The purpose of the award is to provide recognition for faculty at the rank of professor or associate professor who perform outstanding teaching at the introductory levels of their disciplines, promote continuous development of teaching excellence, and encourage improved teaching among their colleagues in the UNT community. The award consists of the designation "University Distinguished Teaching Professor" and a one-time supplement of $5,000 added to the recipient's base salary.
Eligibility
Nomination Procedures
Nominations for the designation of University Distinguished Teaching Professor shall be made by the department chair and submitted to the school or college dean. A candidate's nomination must be based upon a record of excellence consisting of a teaching portfolio covering teaching performance over the 5-year period prior to the nomination.
Submission Process
The nominator (school or college dean) should submit the nomination packet via the nomination portal. If you have any questions please contact us at Faculty.Success@unt.edu or 940-565-3987.
Selection Process
Nominations will be reviewed by the University Distinguished Teaching Professor Selection and Review Committee.
Deadline
All completed nomination packets must be received by Faculty Success by 5 p.m. October 9, 2024. See the Call for Nominations for details.
Current Distinguished Teaching Professors
YEAR | FACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENT |
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YEARYEAR
2024-2025 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Merchandising and Digital Retailing |
YEARYEAR
2024-2025 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
English |
YEARYEAR
2024-2025 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Supply Chain Management |
YEARYEAR
2023-2024 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
English |
YEARYEAR
2023-2024 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Jeonghyun "Annie" Kim |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Information Science |
YEARYEAR
2023-2024 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Early Music |
YEARYEAR
2022-2023 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Political Science |
YEARYEAR
2022-2023 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Communication Studies |
YEARYEAR
2022-2023 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Studio Art |
YEARYEAR
2021-2022 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Physics |
YEARYEAR
2021-2022 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
English |
YEARYEAR
2021-2022 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
History |
YEARYEAR
2021-2022 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Communication Studies |
YEARYEAR
2021-2022 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Art Education |
YEARYEAR
2020-2021 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Computer Science and Engineering |
YEARYEAR
2020-2021 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER | DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
History |
YEARYEAR
2020-2021 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Carol Wickstrom |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Teacher Education and Administration |
YEARYEAR
2019-2020 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Gloria Cox |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Political Science |
YEARYEAR
2019-2020 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Margie Tieslau |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Economics |
YEARYEAR
2019-2020 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Robert Upchurch |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
English |
YEARYEAR
2018-2019 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Kyle Jensen |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
English |
YEARYEAR
2018-2019 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Eric M. Nestler |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Instrumental Studies |
YEARYEAR
2018-2019 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Miroslav Penkov |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
English |
YEARYEAR
2018-2019 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Andrew J. Torget |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
History |
YEARYEAR
2016-2017 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Sheri Broyles |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Mayborn School of Journalism |
YEARYEAR
2016-2017 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Ruthanne (Rudi) Thompson |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Biological Sciences |
YEARYEAR
2015-2016 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Robin Henson |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Educational Psychology |
YEARYEAR
2015-2016 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Lee Hughes |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Biological Sciences |
YEARYEAR
2015-2016 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Rick Reidy |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Materials Science and Engineering |
YEARYEAR
2014-2015 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Phillip Foster |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Engineering Technology |
YEARYEAR
2014-2015 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Nicole Smith |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
English |
YEARYEAR
2014-2015 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Jacqueline Vanhoutte |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
English |
YEARYEAR
2013-2014 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Michael Greig |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Political Science |
YEARYEAR
2013-2014 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Dee Ray |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Counseling and Higher Education |
YEARYEAR
2013-2014 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Francisco Guzman |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Marketing and Logistics |
YEARYEAR
2013-2014 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Paul Dworak |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Music Theory |
YEARYEAR
2012-2013 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Neal Brand |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Mathematics |
YEARYEAR
2012-2013 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Alexander Pettit |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
English |
YEARYEAR
2012-2013 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Elizabeth Turner (retired) |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
History |
YEARYEAR
2011-2012 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Keith Johnson (retired) |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Instrumental Studies |
YEARYEAR
2011-2012 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Eric Ligon |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Communication Design |
YEARYEAR
2011-2012 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Corey Marks |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
English |
YEARYEAR
2011-2012 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Richard Tas (retired) |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Hospitality Management |
YEARYEAR
2010-2011 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Kimi King |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Political Science |
YEARYEAR
2010-2011 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Richard White |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Management |
YEARYEAR
2009-2010 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Gopala Ganesh |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Marketing and Logistics |
YEARYEAR
2009-2010 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Joseph Klein |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Composition Studies |
YEARYEAR
2009-2010 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
Sam Matteson (retired) |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Physics |
YEARYEAR
2009-2010 |
FACULTY MEMBERFACULTY MEMBER
John Quintanilla |
DEPARTMENTDEPARTMENT
Mathematics |