Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowships

About the Fellowships

At its August 1983 meeting, The University of Texas System Board of Regents established two Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowships. Funds for one endowed fellowship were raised by the UT Austin Dads’ Association under the leadership of Mr. Ralph Spence, and the other endowed fellowship was established with matching funds under the Centennial Teachers and Scholars Program. Faculty members considered to these fellowships should be actively engaged in the instruction of freshman undergraduates.

Deadline

Submissions are now closed.

Number of Nominations

Up to three (3) faculty nominees per college/school. Individuals interested in nomination should contact their dean’s office for information on their internal CSU nomination process.

Nominee Qualifications

The Dads’ Association Centennial Teaching Fellowships acknowledges professional-track faculty members primarily engaged in freshmen instruction. The award also acknowledges innovative instructional approaches, and impactful student engagement (mentorship and advising). Fellowship holders must be on campus during their appointments. Eligible nominees must be in good standing with the University.

Nomination Materials Required

Nomination packets should be submitted as a single PDF file using the following naming format: FacultyLastName_FacultyFirstName_College/School_Dads_Year.pdf. Nomination packets for institutional awards will be limited to 10 pages total (not including the cover page) and should include the following:

Cover page and evidence of minimal eligibility requirements met (1 page)

• Nominee’s name, job title, and EID
• College/School and Department (if applicable)
• Nominee email address
• Evidence of minimal eligibility requirements – list the freshman course(s) the nominee has taught in the past three academic years.
• Permission for the award packet to be published on UT Austin award website should the nominee be selected for the award.

Nominee statement with response to award-specific questions (2 pages)

• In response to the questions below, the faculty member must include insights and examples of how they have had broader impacts on the campus and their communities (For example, in their discipline, course content, administrative and/or committee work).
  • How have you evolved your pedagogical approach to increase freshmen student engagement in the course? How have you defined success in this endeavor? Please include supporting evidence or examples.
  • What evidence or examples do you have of innovation in course design, instructional delivery, and/or approach?

Supporting Materials (up to 8 pages)

• Materials included must demonstrate with data and supporting evidence the faculty’s effectiveness in terms of student learning/development. In this section, nominees should include:
  • Course Instructor Surveys (up to 3 pages)
    • Nominees will include in the CIS template chart relevant information from the three most recent years of applicable courses.
    • Nominees may include up to two pages of representative student comments from applicable courses in the three most recent years.
  • Brief/condensed CV that includes the following sections (up to 2 pages):
    • Teaching-related service and research
    • Advising
    • Teaching awards/honors
  • Two letters of support (up to 3 pages)
    • Letters may be written by any of the following: faculty colleagues (no more than one colleague external to UT), department chair, dean, university administrator or student (no more than one student letter).
  • Optional: Nominees may include up to 10 minutes of multimedia, digital, and other forms of content. Please provide content as an accessible link(s) on a single page.

Award Amount

Based on anticipated endowment income, we expect to appoint four fellowship holders annually with a salary supplement of $5,000* each.

*Amount of honorarium varies depending on endowment income