Faculty Awards

Every year, DePauw University honors members of the faculty with a variety of awards for significant achievement and exceptional dedication in teaching, scholarly and creative work, and service to the University. Present and past recipients are listed below.

University Professorship: University Professorships are awarded for sustained excellence in teaching, professional development and service. A minimum of 10 years of service is required for consideration for a first review; and at least eight years must have elapsed since a first award before a second award may be offered. Click for information about the recipients: Summary List, 2009-13, 2008-12, 2007-11, 2006-10, 2005-09, 2004-08, 2003-07, 2002-06, 2001-05, 2000-04, 1999-03.

Distinguished Professor Award: The Distinguished Professor Award is given for sustained excellence in teaching and service. These may be awarded only once in a career. Click for information about the recipients: Summary List, 2009-11, 2008-10, 2007-09, 2006-08, 2005-07, 2004-06, 2003-05, 2002-04, 2001-03, 2000-02, 1999-01.

Mr & Mrs. Fred C. Tucker Jr. Distinguished Career Award: Traditionally, the Tucker award is made annually by the President of the University to a senior member of the faculty to recognize the achievements of those faculty members who have made notable contributions to DePauw by their commitments to students, to teaching excellence, to their chosen disciplines, and to University service. A $10,000 stipend accompanies the award. The award was presented to Robert J. Stark, Professor of Biology in 2009. Click for a Summary List of recipients.

Edwin L. Minar Jr. Scholarship Award: Established in 1981, the Minar Award is presented in recognition of exceptional scholarly achievement and is named in honor of its first recipient, a former professor in the department of classical studies. The award was presented jointly in 2009 to Deborah R. Geis, Associate Professor of English, and Thomas D. Hall, Edward Myers Dolan Professor of Anthropology and Professor of Sociology and Anthropology. They are the 15th and 16th recipients of the honor. Click for a Summary List of recipients.

G. Bromley Oxnam Award for Service: Established in 2009, the Oxnam Award is presented in recognition of significant contributions to either the University, academic professional world, the local Greencastle community or to the wider arena of civic contributions through social outreach or social justice. The award is named for DePauw's thirteenth president (1928-1936). The inaugural award was presented in 2009 to Bridget L. Gourley, John Price Durbin John Distinguished Professor, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Chair of the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department. Click for a Summary List of recipients.

Exemplary Teaching Award: The "Exemplary Teaching Award" is to be given to one who exemplifies excellence in teaching; civility and concern for students and colleagues; commitment to value-centered education; and service to students, the institution and the community. The award was given jointly in 2009-10 to Jennifer Adams, Assistant Professor of Communication and Theatre, Dana Dudle, Associate Professor of Biology and Gregory Schwipps, Associate Professor of English. Click for a Summary List of recipients.

Fully Endowed Departmental Chairs: Each of these is awarded to a faculty member for exemplary teaching and contributions to the profession. Awards of these chairs are for a specified term, and carry a salary supplement and a modest professional expense budget.

Cassel Grubb University Professor of Music: In April 1999, Trustee Gary P. Drew '61 and his wife Sandra Aldrich Drew '62, who was a piano major and voice minor in the School of Music, established an endowment for the Cassel Grubb University Professor of Music. This professorship honors emeritus professor Cassel Grubb who served as Professor of Music and Director of the School of Music for many years. He was a member of the faculty from 1949 to 1989. The Drews' gift created a professorship of distinction and significance equivalent to those of the University Professorships for which the first appointments were announced in 1999. The principal difference is that the Grubb Professorship is restricted to only a portion of the DePauw faculty. Click for information about the recipients: Summary List, 2004-09, 1999-04.

Tenzer Family University Professor in Instructional Technology: The Tenzer Family University Professorship is to be awarded to a faculty member who has been exemplary in using information technology in enhancing teaching and student learning and who will devote time during the term of the professorship to working with faculty colleagues to enhance their use of instructional technologies. Click for information about the recipients: Summary List, 2006-11.

Major Faculty Development Awards

Fisher Fellowship: One faculty member per academic year may receive the designation of "Fisher Fellow." The Fellow is granted a one-semester paid leave to complete a major scholarly, creative, teaching, or curricular project. The Fellow also receives a $5,000 stipend and $1,000 for project expenses. Click for information about the recipients and projects: Summary List, 2009-10, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05, 2003-04, 2002-03.

Faculty Fellowships: The Faculty Fellowship program is designed to stimulate and facilitate projects by faculty members to improve their teaching, to advance their scholarly and creative work, to enhance the University's academic programs, and to realize institutional goals. Click for a list of recipients and projects: 2009-12, 2008-11, 2007-10, 2006-09, 2005-08, 2004-07, 2003-06, 2002-05, 2001-04, 2000-03, 1999-02.

Fisher Time-out Awards: A Fisher Time-Out is reassigned time from one course or its equivalent in a given semester in order for a colleague to complete a professional project, either for teaching or scholarly/artistic work. At least six time-outs will be granted in an academic year. Click for a list of recipients and projects: 2009-10, 2008-09, 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05, 2003-04, 2002-03.

Faculty Summer Stipends: The summer stipend program is designed to enhance the range of faculty development possibilities by taking into account that scholarly and creative pursuits take a variety of forms and may go through a series of stages before fruition. They acknowledge that individuals need time and encouragement to develop new courses or renew existing ones. Click for a list of recipients and projects: 2009 (no awards given), 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999.

Faculty Sabbaticals and Pre-Tenure Leaves: Click for a list of faculty members awarded a sabbatical or pre-tenure leave: 2008-09, 2007-08, 2006-07, 2005-06, 2004-05, 2003-04.

Faculty Development Student\Faculty Summer Research Awards: The objective of the summer research fund is to increase the opportunities for faculty and students to work together on research projects in the summer. The project and the proposal should be a collaborative effort of the faculty member and the student. The project should be of value to both the faculty member and the student. The student is expected to have the qualifications to do successful work and a product from the research is expected by the end of the summer. Click for a list of student/faculty collaborative projects funded by Faculty Development Summer Research fund: 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999.

All Student/Faculty Summer Research Awards (Internal & External Funding Combined): Includes Faculty Development Committee, Science Research Fellows, Supplemental, and Grant funded projects. The objective of the summer research fund is to increase the opportunities for faculty and students to work together on research projects in the summer. The project and the proposal should be a collaborative effort of the faculty member and the student. The project should be of value to both the faculty member and the student. The student is expected to have the qualifications to do successful work and a product from the research is expected by the end of the summer. Click for a list of student/faculty collaborative research projects funded by all sources: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999.

Faculty Development Achievement Recognition Program: The Faculty Achievement Recognition program is an annual event, held at the close of every spring term, to celebrate the year’s work and honor colleagues who have made significant professional contributions and reached important milestones. Click for a list of publications, presentations, exhibits, concerts, recordings, grants, and other ways the DePauw faculty carried its work and accomplishment beyond the confines of campus: 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003.

Ethics-related Awards: Please view the Prindle Institute for Ethics website for a list of awards.