The College of Arts and Sciences is dedicated to recognizing and rewarding faculty and staff for their commitment to excellence, outstanding performance, and selfless contributions. We highly encourage each department to consider nominating in as many categories as they can to showcase the outstanding work in their area.
Department Heads may wish to form committees or establish designees to assist with their departmental awards process.
Nomination Process
- Letter of Nomination: With each nomination, we require a letter of nomination of up to 2 pages. This can be written by the department head or their designee.
- CV: The college dean’s office will pull an abbreviated CV from Watermark for all faculty nominations to be included with their materials.
For awards that go to the university-level, the college will send forward the top two winners.
Deadline
All materials will be accepted through a box folder during the open nomination window between December 1-15, 2025. Department Heads have access to the Box folder, please contact them if you are a designee for access.
Award Categories
The following are awards for faculty, staff, and students.
| Faculty Awards |
|---|
| Cazier Professor Lifetime Achievement Award * |
| Faculty Researcher of the Year * |
| Eldon J Gardner Teacher of the Year * |
| Lawrence O. Cannon Teaching Excellence Award |
| Distinction in Creativity |
| Faculty University Service Award * |
Outstanding Graduate Mentor of the Year *
|
| Undergraduate Faculty Mentor of the Year * |
| Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year * |
| Lecturer of the Year |
| Professional Practice/Clinical Faculty of the Year |
| Staff Awards |
|---|
| Professional Advisor of the Year * |
| Staff Excellence Award |
| Student Awards |
|---|
| Doctoral Student Researcher of the Year * |
| Master’s Student Researcher of the Year * |
| Undergraduate Researcher of the Year * |
Graduate Student Teacher of the Year *
|
| Legacy of Utah State Award * |
| Scholar of the Year * |
| Valedictorian * |
| Aggie First Scholar Award |
| Students of the Year |
| All |
|---|
| Community-Engaged * |
| Aggie Spirit Award |
* Denotes University Level awards