Professional Development

Faculty Awards

All awards are available to faculty at all campuses.

DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR

The Distinguished University Professor award recognizes senior faculty members who have distinguished themselves among their peers both within and outside the University. The title is awarded through a process of nomination and external peer review and identifies those holding it as outstanding members of their profession.

EMERITUS PROFESSOR

Emeritus/Emerita status may be conferred upon retirement from USF to faculty and to senior administrators, as recognition of honorable service to the university.

FACULTY HONORS AND AWARDS

Recognizing the success of USF faculty. 

FACULTY SENATE AWARDS

The USF Faculty Senate manages multiple faculty awards, including: the Distinguished Service Award, Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award, Theodore and Venette Askounes-Ashford Distinguished Scholar Award, Kosove Undergrad Teaching and Service Award, and the Kosove Graduate Teaching and Service Award.

Faculty Senate Awards

Distinguished Service Award

Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award

Theodore and Venette Askounes-Ashford Distinguished Scholar Award

Kosove Undergraduate Teaching and Service Award

Kosove Graduate Teaching and Service Award

Excellence in Research Award (Pre-tenure and Tenured)

Innovation in Online Design and Teaching Award

The Award for Innovation in Online Design and Teaching recognizes exceptional online teaching practices and significant contributions to the design, development, and delivery of student-centered online teaching and learning. 

OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY ENGAGED TEACHING AWARD

The Outstanding Community Engaged Teaching Awards recognize excellence, innovation and effectiveness in teaching that demonstrates community collaboration, institutional impact, and deeply engaged, high-quality teaching. See how other USF faculty have incorporated community engagement in their teaching and research.

Outstanding Faculty awards

We proudly celebrate those who have been recognized by the most prestigious organizations and who have most recently been selected as USF Distinguished Professors.

OUTSTANDING LIBRARY FACULTY AWARDS

The Outstanding Library Faculty Award provides recognition to a member of the general faculty of the USF Libraries who demonstrates superior achievement in their professional duties, their research and creative activity, and in their service to the university, profession, or community. 

OUTSTANDING UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING AWARDS

The Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Awards recognize excellence, innovation and effectiveness in teaching in our undergraduate programs. 

UNDERGRADUATE Academic ADVISING Recognition Program

The goal of the Undergraduate Academic Advising Recognition program is to recognize and encourage the excellence, leadership, and effectiveness of professional academic advisors in their contributions toward undergraduate student success at the University of South Florida (USF).

Discontinued Awards

Due to the consolidation of the three campuses, some awards have been combined or discontinued in order to represent OneUSF. Please use the links below to view the past awardees: