Teaching Awards Eligibility Criteria

Atherton Award

Undergraduate teaching as a primary responsibility
Full-time appointment at Penn State (term or non-term)
Pre-tenure, tenured, teaching or clinical faculty
Minimum of 3 years at Penn State teaching undergraduates full-time

Previous recipients are not eligible for another Atherton award.

Eisenhower Award

Undergraduate teaching as a primary responsibility
Full-time appointment at Penn State (non-term only)
Tenured
Minimum of 10 years at Penn State teaching undergraduates full-time
Evidence of:
- mentoring other Penn State faculty
- sharing teaching expertise with other faculty
- career-long commitment to undergraduate teaching
Previous recipients are not eligible for another Eisenhower Award.

Alumni/Student Award for Excellence in Teaching

Undergraduate teaching as a primary responsibility
Full-time appointment at Penn State (standing only)
Tenured
Minimum of 3 years at Penn State teaching undergraduates full-time
Additional Alumni Association obligations

Previous recipients of a Teaching Fellow or this award are not eligible for another.

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