Awards
CMU’s Celebration of Education recognizes remarkable contributions in teaching, mentoring, advising, outreach, innovation, and service. Below are the major categories of awards, each honoring excellence in a different dimension of education. For complete details, including eligibility and deadlines for each award, please visit the individual award pages.
Substantial and Sustained Contributions to Education
Doherty Award for Sustained Excellence in Education
This award recognizes a member of the Carnegie Mellon University community for substantial and sustained contributions to excellence in education, above and beyond teaching courses and mentoring students
Teaching Excellence and Innovation
Ryan Award for Meritorious Teaching
This award recognizes sustained devotion to and effectiveness in teaching undergraduate or graduate students across one’s teaching career at Carnegie Mellon University.
Teaching Innovation Award
This award recognizes innovative teaching practices at the level of individual Carnegie Mellon University courses, class sessions, or assessments.
Graduate Student Teaching Award
This award recognizes excellence in teaching by graduate student instructors at Carnegie Mellon University based on outstanding and effective.
Advising and Mentorship
Award for Outstanding Contributions to Academic Advising and Mentoring
This award recognizes the achievement of excellence in advising undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon University based on sustained and outstanding.
Lazarus Award for Student and Faculty Mentoring
This award recognizes sustained and exemplary contributions to fostering a welcoming and nurturing environment for graduate students and junior faculty at Carnegie Mellon University.
Outreach and Service
Gelfand Service Award for Educational Outreach
This award recognizes sustained and exemplary contributions in educational outreach.
Graduate Student Service Award
This award recognizes exemplary service provided by graduate students to improve the graduate student experience at Carnegie Mellon University.