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Excellence in Teaching Award

The Excellence in Teaching Award at the University of Nebraska Omaha was established in 1969 to recognize superior efforts, dedication and exemplary conduct in the performance of the university's first task - the education of its students.

Dedicated and effective teachers are a university's most important asset. At UNO, we have among us those whose performance merits special attention. It is to these that the university community presents the Excellence in Teaching Award. 

Important Dates

  • March 1, 2020: Nomination Deadline
  • April 1, 2020: Nominee documentation due 
    Jennifer Riley    

    Brian Dorn

  • Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science
  • Recipient of the 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award

 

Nomination Information

Click here to download the Excellence in Teaching Award nomination criteria and forms.  

Most Recent Excellence in Teaching Award Recipients:

Year Recipient Department/School
2019 Brian Dorn Computer Science
2018 Jennifer Riley Accounting
2017 Tammie Kennedy English
2016 Abby Syrek Communication
2015 William Mahoney Interdisciplinary Informatics
2014 John McCarty Biology

Click here for a complete list of previous award recipients