Campus & University Awards

The campus-level processes for the Provost's Faculty Achievement Awards are administered through the Office of Faculty Affairs:

Provost's Faculty Achievement Awards

The Provost’s Faculty Achievement Awards recognizes and celebrates the research, scholarship, and creative work of CU 鶹ӰԺ's faculty members. There aretwo sets of awards: one to recognize the work and promise of pre-tenured faculty, and the second to recognize the accomplishments of recently tenured associate professors.

Please review the award guidelines.For more information, please contact the Office of Faculty Affairs at FacultyAffairs@Colorado.EDU.

In addition, the following awards and honors from across the campus and university are bestowed to CU 鶹ӰԺ faculty:

The title "Distinguished Professor" is the highest honor that the University of Colorado bestows on its own faculty members. The nomination process policy is governed by . For more information, please contact the Provost's Office at VCAA@Colorado.EDU.

Distinguished Research Lectureship

Administered by the Research and Innovation Office, this honor is bestowed upon tenured, research or adjoint faculty for theirdistinguished body of academic or creative achievement and prominence, as well as contributions to the educational and service missions of CU 鶹ӰԺ.

鶹ӰԺ Faculty Assembly (BFA) Excellence Awards
The BFA Excellence Awards specifically recognize outstanding work of faculty and theirconcerted effort to make advances in the academy.

Hazel Barnes Prize
The Hazel Barnes Prize is the largest and most prestigious single faculty award funded by CU 鶹ӰԺ. Established in 1991 in honor of Philosophy Professor Emerita Hazel Barnes, the awardrecognizes the enriching interrelationship between teaching and research.


This annual award recognizes significant achievements of full-time CU faculty with the rank of professor;associate professor; assistant professor;senior instructor;or instructor,in developing a culturally and intellectually diverse university community reflective of inclusive excellence.


Lifetime appointment as a CU President’s Teaching Scholar constitutes the university’s recognition of excellence in, and active commitment to, learning, scholarly teaching and research and creative work.


The award was first established at the University of Virginia in 1951 by the Robert Earll McConnell Foundation to honor teaching faculty who exemplified the humanistic ideals associated with the country’s third president. By 1962, six other institutions had established a Jefferson Award, including the University of Colorado.


This award provides $10,000 to a full-time University of Colorado faculty member who, in addition to his or her university responsibilities, has, pro bono, provided exceptional educational, humanitarian, civic or other service in the community.

Best Should Teach Awards
Managed by the Center for Teaching & Learningin coordination with the School of Education and the College of Arts and Sciences,the Best Should Teach Initiativestrives to acknowledge excellence in teaching and academic leadership.

Eugene M. Kayden Awards
These awardsare intended to promote the completion of research and creative work in the arts and humanities, research leading to publication, and the celebration and dissemination of excellent arts and humanities research.There are three kinds of awards: Kayden Book Awards, Kayden Research Grants,Kayden Translation Awards.

Robert L. Stearns Award
The award recognizes members of the faculty and staff for extraordinary achievement or service in any one or combination of the following areas: teaching, service to the University, work with students, research or off-campus service.

Frascona Teaching Excellence Award
This annual award presented to one member for Leeds School's award winning faculty was established by the Falkenberg family to honor Dr. Joseph L. Frascona, “who, as both inspired teacher and mentor, encouraged their intellectual development and created a profound, lasting impact on their lives.”