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, should not be put forward as an Atherton Award candidate
because the faculty member has already received the university's highest award for teaching excellence.
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:
serving as a teaching mentor for other faculty at Penn State
sharing teaching expertise with other faculty
a career-long commitment to undergraduate teaching excellence
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.
