The award is based on superior teaching performance and demonstrated concern for the students.
All academic ranks are eligible.
Only full-time members of the teaching faculty with three or more years of teaching at Eastern are eligible. Recognizing that there are many dedicated members of the Eastern faculty, honorees are not eligible to repeat for a period of five years. All recognized EKU student organizations are invited to submit nominations. Each nomination must be endorsed by the nominee's department chair. Evidence of campaigning by a faculty member shall be cause for removal of the nominee from consideration.