Award:
This annual award, named for UNT alumnus Joe Houston Shelton, recognizes annually a full-time faculty member (including lecturers) for a record of outstanding teaching at the University of North Texas for at least a five-year period. The recipient of this honor will receive a $1,500 award to be presented at the Salute to Faculty Excellence Dinner and Ceremony in the fall.
Selection Process/Eligibility:
Faculty may be nominated for this award by the Personnel Affairs Committee (PAC) of a department, division, school, or college or by any ad-hoc committee of three or more tenured/tenure-track faculty members. Previous recipients of these awards are not eligible for nomination for five years following receipt of the award.
The selection criteria, requirements and application form can be found at the Faculty Senate website.
Past Recipients:
Year | Faculty Member | Department |
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2018 | Michael Greig | Political Science |
2017 | Kimi King | Political Science |
2016 | Andrew Torget | History |
2015 | Wendy Watson | Political Science |
2014 | Jacqueline Vanhoutte | English |
2013 | Robert Upchurch | English |
2012 | Carol Wickstrom | Teacher Education and Administration |
2011 | Nicole Smith | English |
2010 | Harry Ellis | Economics |
2009 | Laura Stern | History |
2008 | Karen Weiller-Abels | Kinesiology/Health/Recreation |
2007 | Michael McPherson | Economics |
2006 | Margie Tieslau | Economics |
2005 | Samuel Matteson | Physics |
2004 | Jeanne Tunks | Teacher Education and Administration |