George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching Award
Undergraduate teaching as a primary responsibility
Full-time appointment at Penn State (fixed-term or standing; 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. Faculty who have previously
received an Eisenhower Award, the university's highest award for teaching, should allow other
faculty members the opportunity to receive the Atherton award.
Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching
Undergraduate teaching as a primary responsibility
Full-time appointment at Penn State (standing or non-term only)
Tenured
Minimum of 10 years at Penn State teaching undergraduates full-time
To be considered for an Eisenhower award, packets must include evidence of:
mentoring other faculty at Penn State
sharing teaching expertise with other faculty
career-long commitment to undergraduate teaching
Previous recipients are not eligible for another Eisenhower Award.
Teaching Fellow: The Penn State Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Teaching
Undergraduate teaching as a primary responsibility
Full-time appointment at Penn State (standing or non-term only)
Tenured
Minimum of 3 years at Penn State teaching undergraduates full-time
Additional Alumni Association obligations
Previous recipients are not eligible for another Teaching Fellow Award.
