This award symbolizes UT Austin's commitment to teaching excellence and provides the means to recognize and reward an outstanding tenured or tenure-track teacher from the Colleges of Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences. The person selected should demonstrate a warmth of spirit, a concern for society and for the individual, and the ability to impart knowledge while challenging his/her students to independent inquiry and creative thought, as well as a respect for the understanding of the permanent values of our culture. A committee of 5 faculty members and 10 students review the nominees submitted and make a final selection. Cash honorarium. Award is handled by Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences.
- 1972 Stephen A. Monti (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
- 1976 James W. Vick (Mathematics)
- 1980 Peter A. Tomas (Mathematics)
- 1989 Alan Campion (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
- 1992 Melvin E. L. Oakes (Physics)
- 1993 David A. Laude (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
- 1995 Michael P. Starbird (Mathematics)
- 1996 Raymond E. Davis (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
- 1998 John M. (Mike) White (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
- 1999 Eric Anslyn (Chemistry & Biochemistry)
- 2001 Brent Iverson (Chemistry & Biochemistry
- 2006 Arturo De Lozanne (Biological Sciences)
- 2008 Austin M. Gleeson (Department of Physics)
- 2009 Alan Cline (Computer Science)
- 2010 John Wallingford (MCDB)
- 2011 Sheldon Ekland-Olson (Human Ecology)
- 2013 Calvin Lin (Computer Science)
- 2019 Nace Golding (Neuroscience)
- 2021 Amanda Hager (Mathematics)
