Grand Valley State University honors our excellent faculty in a range of areas of accomplishment: faculty who teach in and outside of the classroom, contribute significant scholarship that advances their profession and enriches their teaching, offer inspired mentoring to our students, and provide dedicated service to the campus and community. Click on the award name below for further information and criteria for each award. Links are provided for a list of previous recipients.

Glenn A. Niemeyer Award
Faculty selected are honored for their excellence, enthusiasm and loyalty to teaching., scholarship and service. Nominees should have a superior student-centered approach to teaching with continued development of excellence in the classroom that instills students with a love of learning. They create new knowledge and explore its applications through scholarly activity. They also contribute their expertise and service to the University, professional organizations, and/or the community.
Niemeyer Award Criteria Previous Niemeyer Award Recipients Current Niemeyer Award Recipients

University Outstanding Teacher Award
Faculty members honored must use multiple approaches in classroom/laboratory instruction and evaluation; stimulate intellectual curiosity in students; show evidence of being current in field/disciple; demonstrate commitment to student learning as instructor, role model, or positive influence on career development of students; and reflect on past teaching experience to improve current practice. In addition, faculty must demonstrate characteristics of outstanding teaching by demonstrating that course expectations have consistently high standards and designing pedagogies to maximize students' engagement in their learning and provide exemplary support so that all students can be successful.
University Outstanding Teacher Award Criteria Previous University Outstanding TEacher Award Recipients

Distinguished Contribution in a Discipline Award 
Award honors a faculty member whose performance in scholarly or creative activities, or whose contributions through service to professional organizations, is clearly outstanding. The award may recognize a single, clearly exceptional accomplishment or a continued record of achievement.
Distinguished Contribution in a Discipline Award Criteria Previous Distinguished Contribution in a Discpline Award Recipients  Current Distinguished Contribution in a Discpline Award Recipient
 

Outstanding University Service Award
Faculty member committed to service to the university.
Outstanding Unveristy Service Award Criteria Previous Outstanding University Service Award Recipients CUrrent Outstanding University Service Award Recipent 

Outstanding Community Service Award 
Faculty member committed to community service that uses the faculty member's professional expertise.
Outstanding Community Service Award Criteria Previous Outstanding Community Service Award Recipients Current Outstanding Community Service Award Recipient
 

Outstanding Academic Advising & Student Services Award
One faculty member and one AP staff member who consistently demonstrate outstanding academic advising and service to students.
Outstanding Academic Advising & Student Services Award Criteria Previous Outstanding Academic Advising & Student Services Award Recipients Current Outstanding academic Advising & Student Services Award Recipient
 

Haas-Stiner Undergraduate Mentoring Award
This prestigious award is given to honor an early career faculty member at GVSU who demonstrates their understanding of their disciplines through writing, research, and active engagement of undergraduate students.

Haas-Stiner Undergraduate Mentoring Award Criteria Previous Haas-Stiner Undergraduate Mentoring Award Recipients Current Haas-Stiner Undergraduate Mentoring Award Recipient

Internationalization Award
Award honors a faculty member for significant service, teaching, program development, international projects, and other contributions to the internationalization of the University and campus community. It recognizes the achievements of tenured, tenure-track, or affiliate faculty members who advance international education and the global learning mission at GVSU.
Internationalization Award Criteria Previous Internationalization Award Recipients Current Internationalization Award Recipient

The Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center presents several awards that honor excellent teaching in the classroom.

Pew Teaching Excellence Award
(Previous Excellence Award Recipients)

Pew Teaching with Technology Award
(Previous Technology Award Recipients)

Pew Excellence Award for Library Faculty
(Previous Award for Library Faculty Recipients)

Pew Teaching Excellence Award for Part-Time Faculty
(Previous Award for Part-Time Faculty Recipients)

Pew Excellence Award for Teaching and Learning Enrichment
(Previous Award for Teaching and Learning Enrichment Recipients)

Burch, Jacobs, and Moore Diversity Teaching Excellence
(Previous Diversity Teaching Excellence Recipients)

The Center for Scholarly and Creative Excellence presents several awards that honor excellent scholarship.

Distinguished Early Career Scholar Award 
(Previous Early Career Scholar Recipients)

Distinguished Undergraduate Mentoring Award 
(Previous Undergraduate Mentoring Recipients)

Distinguished Graduate Mentoring Award
(Previous Graduate Mentoring Recipients)

Outstanding Educator Award
Faculty member who has had the most significant impact on the careers of alumni. Presented by the Alumni Association.
(Previous Outstanding Educator Recipients)

Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year - Michigan Association of State Universities
The Michigan Distinguished Professor of the Year program recognizes the outstanding contributions made by the faculty from Michigan's public universities to the education of undergraduate students.
(Previous MASU Recipients)

Michigan Association of Governing Boards Award
no longer presented
(Previous Michigan Association of Governing Boards Recipients)

State Excellence in Teaching Award
no longer presented
(Previous State Excellence in Teaching Recipients)