The University of Oklahoma celebrates the great achievements of its talented faculty through a variety of awards and recognitions. More Information about the awards listed below, including selection criteria, submission timelines, nomination procedures, and selection processes can be found on the Norman Campus Faculty Awards website.
The following awards are available to eligible faculty on all campuses:
The following awards are available to eligible faculty appointed to Norman-based programs, including those at OU-Tulsa:
Provost’s Outstanding Academic Advising Administrator Award was established to recognize and reward Academic Advising Administrators who have demonstrated outstanding guidance and leadership in the management of advising centers within the academic advising community, as well as, in the academic advising of undergraduate and/or graduate students.
The Provost’s Outstanding Academic Advising Award was established in spring 1991 to recognize outstanding contributions made by University of Oklahoma advising professionals who demonstrate the qualities associated with outstanding academic advising of students.
The Provost's Outstanding New Advisor Award recognizes outstanding contributions made by an employee serving as an academic advisor for three or fewer years.
The Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award is designed to recognize outstanding contributions made by staff, who have been determined to have demonstrated the qualities associated with good stewardship.
The Nancy L. Mergler Dissertation Completion Fellowship is an award for Ph.D. candidates who are in the final phases of dissertation writing. The purpose of the award is to recognize especially meritorious projects and to support their completion.
Beginning in 2019, the Nancy L. Mergler Dissertation Completion Fellowship is administered by the Graduate College using funds provided by the Office of the Provost. More information is available on the Graduate College website.
To recognize and reward outstanding performance by graduate students, the Office of the Provost offers two annual awards: the Doctoral Dissertation Prize and the Graduate Teaching Assistant Award.
Each year one Doctoral Dissertation Prize is awarded in each of the following three academic areas:
One Graduate Teaching Assistant Award is also awarded in each of the following three academic areas:
The Provost's Office encourages you to consider nominating both doctoral and master’s students for these awards.
