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2023-2024 College Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards Recipients

Dr. Michelle Abrego Profile photo

Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award

Dr. Michelle Abrego

Assistant Professor
Department of Organization and School Leadership

Dr. Zulema Williams profile photo

Outstanding Faculty Teaching Awards

Dr. Zulema Williams

Assistant Professor of Practice
Department of Teaching and Learning 

Dr. Pauli Badenhorst Profile photo

Outstanding Faculty Research Award

Dr. Pauli Badenhorst

Assistant Professor
Department of Teaching and Learning

Dr. Noushin Nouri Profile photo

Outstanding Faculty Service Award

Dr. Noushin Nouri

Associate Professor
Department of Teaching and Learning

Dr. Jim Jupp profile photo

Outstanding Faculty Contributions in Continuous Improvement Award

Dr. Jim Jupp

Chair and Professor
Department of Teaching and Learning

Ms. Belinda Valles profile photo

Outstanding Staff Excellence Award

Ms. Belinda Valles

College of Education and P-16 Integration Dean’s Office 

CEP Faculty Awards

Purpose and Overview

The College of Education and P-16 Integration (CEP) is proud of its faculty’s accomplishments in teaching, research, service, and continuous improvement. The College of Education and P-16 Integration Faculty Awards are one way to highlight and reward faculty who excel in these areas.

The categories for the 2025-2026 Faculty Awards are Faculty Teaching, Faculty Research, Faculty Service, and Faculty Contributions in Continuous Improvement.

Each award comes with a $1,000.00 stipend. The College of Education and P-16 Integration College Council will review the nominations and provide recommendations to Dean Alma D. Rodriguez. Please note that each award must have at least two nominations for a selection to be made.

Guidelines

Faculty Awards Program Guidelines

Awards Details

Table containing awards details such as Award Categories, Criteria and a link to an evaluation rubric.
Award Categories Criteria Evaluation Rubric
Faculty Teaching Faculty Teaching Criteria Faculty Teaching Rubric
Faculty Research Faculty Research Criteria Faculty Research Rubric
Faculty Service Faculty Service Criteria Faculty Service Rubric
Faculty Contributions in Continuous Improvement Faculty Contributions in Continuous Improvement Criteria Faculty Contributions in Continuous Improvement Rubric

CEP Staff Awards

Purpose and Overview

Staff members are invaluable to the College of Education and P-16 Integration (CEP); they are essential to our success and are critical partners in the pursuit of our mission. The CEP annual Outstanding Staff Excellence Award recognizes a staff member who has consistently demonstrated excellence in service to their department or college. The award comes with a $1,000 honorarium. The College of Education and P-16 Integration College Council will review the nominations and provide recommendations to Dean Alma D. Rodriguez. Please note that the award must have at least two nominations for a selection to be made.

Guidelines

Staff Excellence Awards Program Guidelines

Evaluation Rubric

Staff Excellence Award Rubric

Timelines

Table contains the timeline for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley College of Education and P-16 Integration Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards with deadline date for each activity.
Date Activity
December 8 Call for nominations for CEP Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards
January 23 Deadline to submit nomination packet.
February 6 Deadline for the College of Education and P-16 Integration College Council to submit their recommendations of the top applicant for each award category to Dean Alma D. Rodriguez
February 9 Award recipients are announced
March 1 Recipient receives award

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