5. Teaching and Advising Awards and Recognition

University Distinguished Teaching Awards

The purpose of the Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA) program, a feature of the UMass Amherst campus for forty years, is to honor exemplary teaching at the highest institutional level. Both faculty and graduate students, nominated by students or alumni, are eligible for this highly competitive award. DTA winners receive a monetary prize and are recognized at both the Undergraduate and Graduate Commencements.

College Outstanding Teacher Awards

The College Outstanding Teacher Awards recognize excellence in teaching and honor individual faculty members for their teaching accomplishments. This program expands, at the college level, the recognition of teaching already provided by the Distinguished Teaching Awards. Each college and school selects outstanding faculty members for recognition. In addition to the College Outstanding Teacher Award, SPHHS also offers the College Outstanding Online Teacher Award to recognize excellence in online education and the Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award.