Awards
Academic Senate Awards
The Faculty Research Lecturer, Distinguished Teaching Award, Distinguished Campus Service Award and the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research are presented annually by the Academic Senate.
Faculty Research Lecturer
From its inception well over half a century ago, the Faculty Research Lecturer Award has been the highest honor that the Academic Senate bestows. The recipient of the Faculty Research Lecturer award is an individual who has made a distinguished record in research to deliver a lecturer upon the topic of his selection. The 2008–09 Faculty Research Lecturer is Ivan A. Strenski.
Distinguished Teaching
The Distinguished Teaching award recognizes exceptional effort and achievement in teaching by a professional faculty member. A maximum of two awards are selected annually by the Academic Senate Committee for Distinguished Teaching. Recipients receive $5,000 in compensation.
- 2008–09 Distinguished Teaching Awards
- Previous Distinguished Teaching Award Recipients
- Call for Nominations
Distinguished Campus Service
The Distinguished Campus Service Award recognizes exceptional effort and achievement in campus service by a UCR faculty member. Honorees are recognized for demonstrating sustained dedication to the Academic Senate and/or temporary administrative posts.
- 2008–09 Distinguished Campus Service
- Previous Distinguished Campus Service Recipients
- Call for Nominations
Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research
The Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research is given annually to two graduating seniors who have conducted outstanding research or creative work and to two faculty members with a distinguished record of fostering undergraduate research or creative activity.