The "Excellence in Teaching" Awards were initiated by engineering undergraduate students in the fall of 1988 in an effort to enhance the quality of education at Princeton. Any professor or teaching assistant for an undergraduate engineering, mathematics, physics, or related course is eligible to receive an award. The Engineering Council looks for dedication, talent, and a commitment to student learning that surpasses the norm. Nominees are evaluated according to their ability to present the course material in a clear and effective manner, their responsiveness to student needs, their concern for student learning, and their innovative and creative teaching methods. The number of awards granted in a given semester to members of each department is not predetermined. Finally, since the awards are granted on behalf of particular classes to their professors, an individual may receive multiple awards. Each award reflects the appreciation of a specific group of students. Should a five-time recepient win a Teaching Award, he or she will not receive a sixth teaching award but rather the Lifetime Achievement Award.
Spring 2009 Nominations
Nominations for Spring 2009 teaching awards are about to begin. Let your best professors from last semester know that they did an awesome job! You can fill out the nominations questionnaire here.
(Members of the Engineering Council Teaching Awards committee can access the results here; to request access, e-mail bboswort@princeton.edu.)