Friar Society recommends recipient to the President. Recipent honored at Faculty Council. This award symbolizes UT Austin's commitment to teaching excellence and provides the means to recognize and reward an outstanding tenured or tenure-track teacher from the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences. A committee of 5 faculty members and 10 students review the nominees submitted and make a final selection. Award is handled by Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences.
Selection committee solicits nominations from students.
Nominations submitted to selection committee. This award was established in the fall of 1980 to recognize excellence in undergraduate teaching at UT Austin. Awardees are based upon selections received from the deans and department chairs in the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences. All selections are reviewed by the Vice Provost, who then makes recommendations to the Provost for final approval. Professors of the Year Award Honors outstanding professors dedicated to undergraduate teaching.