President's Distinguished Teacher Award

Application Deadline:  Friday, February 14, 2025

TRU recognizes one individual who best represents significant long-term, career achievements in teaching, pedagogy and the promotion of excellence in learning and teaching. The President’s Distinguished Teacher Award complements and builds on the annual Teaching Excellence Awards.

Nominees for the President’s Distinguished Teacher Award may be full-time or part-time faculty and must have been employed in a faculty role at TRU for at least five continuous years. The winner will receive an engraved plaque plus the opportunity to attend a future meeting of the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education or equivalent teaching and learning conference (to a maximum of $3,000). Recipients must use this award within a two-year period from the date of the award.

Candidates may self-nominate, or be nominated by deans, chairs, faculty members or students.

For details, please refer to the following:

President’s Distinguished Teacher Award description and criteria
President’s Distinguished Teacher Award nomination form*

*The committee recognizes that collecting physical signatures on the nomination form may not be possible. For these reasons we will accept electronic signatures or letters of support in lieu of a signed nomination form.

Awards will be presented at the President's Annual Merit and Service Award reception.