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he Office of University Relations and the Center For Teaching sponsor the CASE Professor of the Year Award.  Also, the Provost's Office and the Center For Teaching sponsor the College Outstanding Teacher Award (COTA) and the Distinguished Teaching Award.

Case Professor of the Year Award
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education's (CASE) Professor of the Year Award identifies an outstanding undergraduate professor who has contributed to the lives and careers of students.  The Distinguished Teaching Award Committee chooses the university's nominee for this award and the Office of University Relations and the CFT coordinates the process.

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College Outstanding Teacher Award
The College Outstanding Teacher Award program was instituted as a complement to the Distinguished Teaching Awards given by the Graduate School.  The purpose of the award is to honor individual faculty members for their teaching accomplishments within their own colleges.  The $1,000 awards are given during the spring semester, and recipients are recognized at Undergraduate Commencement.

Award Guidelines for 2006-2007 (pdf)

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The Distinguished Teaching Award
The purpose of this award is to honor exemplary teaching at the highest institutional level.  Both faculty and graduate students, nominated by students or alumni are eligible to be considered for this award. Nancy Buffone, Director of Special Initiatives, skillfully administers the program out of the Provost's Office.

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