University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Tenured/Tenure-Track Leadership and Service winners Hyeyoung Oh Nelson, Jingting Liu, Bryn Harris, and campus winner Storm Gloor with Chancellor Christensen

Office of Faculty Affairs

Denver Campus Award Criteria 2026

In 2026 CU Denver will select award winners for Excellence in Teaching (IRC, Tenured/Tenure-Track, and Lecturer), Leadership and Service (IRC and Tenured/Tenure-Track), Research/Creative Work (IRC and Tenured/Tenure-Track), Librarianship, and Faculty Inclusive Excellence.

For the Excellence in Teaching, Leadership and Service, and Research/Creative Work awards, the schools and colleges and library select winners, who become the nominees for the campus-level awards. Committees comprised of the winners (school-, college- and library-level, as well as campus-level) from the past two years select the campus-level winners for Teaching (IRC and Tenured/Tenure-Track), Leadership and Service (IRC and Tenured/Tenure-Track), and Research/Creative Work (IRC and Tenured/Tenure-Track).

The winner of the Award for Teaching by a Lecturer is selected by a committee of faculty members on the IRC Roadmap Committee.

The winner of the Faculty Inclusive Excellence Award is selected by a five-person selection committee with broad campus representation.

The winner of the Librarianship Award is selected by the Auraria Library faculty.

Nominations for the 2026 awards are due in the Office of Faculty Affairs by Monday, February 16, 2026.

Award winners will be announced in April.

Click on the links below for information on eligibility, criteria, and procedures/documentation:

Details on nominations for the Excellence in Librarianship Award are forthcoming.

Questions? Contact Betsy Metzger at [email protected] or 303-315-2107.