Faculty Awards and Nominating Procedures

Faculty Awards - Call for Applications The 2025 Faculty Awards call for nominations is due February 28, 2025.

• Faculty Award Winners:

  • John P. Ellbogen Lifetime Teaching Award - To recognize the long, distinguished and exemplary career of one senior faculty member who has excelled as a teacher at the University of Wyoming.

    • Past winners

  • John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award - To “reward excellence in classroom teaching at the University of Wyoming."

    • Past winners

  • George Duke Humphrey Distinguished Faculty Award - To recognize a faculty member who, in addition to acclaim as a teacher, has achieved distinction as a scholar in research or other creative activity, and who has given distinguished service to the university.

    • Past winners

  • Hollon Family Award for Online Teaching Excellence - To recognize teaching excellence in off-campus academic courses and programs.

    • Past winners

  • Laramigo Award for Community Engagement - Created by anonymous donors, the award recognizes a UW faculty member or administrative professional for their exemplary work both at UW and in service to the Laramie Community. An award shall be made to the UW employee recipient as well as a Laramie-based non-profit organization of the recipient’s choice. 

    • Past winners