In support of the UNC System’s mission, the Board of Governors honors and recognizes excellence in areas of teaching, research, and public service through the following awards.


OLIVER MAX GARDNER AWARD

The Gardner Award is an annual award, first presented in 1949. It recognizes a member of the UNC System faculty who, during the current scholastic year, has made “the greatest contribution to the welfare of the human race.” The award is the highest honor the System confers on faculty. All faculty members, from across all 17 constituent institutions, are eligible. 

2023

Dr. H. Shelton Earp

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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2022

Dr. Yeoheung Yun

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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2021

Ralph Baric

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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2020

Dr. Meltzer-Brody

Samantha Meltzer-Brody

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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THE GOVERNOR JAMES E. HOLSHOUSER, JR. AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE

The Public Service Award is an annual award, created in 2007 to encourage, identify, recognize, and reward public service by faculty of the University. Faculty of any of the 17 institutions of the University of North Carolina are eligible. At its August 2013 meeting, the Board of Governors unanimously approved a resolution to rename the award after Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr.

2022

 Dr. Cherry Beasley

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

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2022

Bonnie Fusarelli

NC State University

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2021

Jane Hoppin

NC State University

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2021

 Arwin D. Smallwood

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

The Teaching Awards were established in 1994 to underscore the importance of teaching and to encourage, identify, recognize, reward, and support good teaching within the University. Every year, a faculty member from each constituent institution receives this award.

2023 AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING

UNC Board of Governors names recipients of 2023 Awards for Excellence in Teaching

Maryam Ahmed

Appalachian State University

Elizabeth Tweedie Ables

East Carolina University

Shyamal Kumar Das

Elizabeth City State University

Sambit Bhattacharya

Fayetteville State University

Meeshay Williams-Wheeler

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Darlene Eberhardt-Burke

North Carolina Central University

Jason Boccarro

NC State University

Keya Maitra

University of North Carolina Asheville

Patrick Conway

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Adriana Medina

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Dan Yasaki

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Jane Haladay

University of North Carolina at Pembroke

Eduardo Varela Sicangco

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

Victor Malo-Juvera

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Yanjun Yan

Western Carolina University

Elva J. Jones

Winston-Salem State University

David Cantrell

North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics


UNIVERSITY AWARD

The University Award, created in 1979, periodically recognizes illustrious service to higher education and is the highest distinction of this nature that the University bestows.  Administrators or faculty members of the University are not eligible for the Award, nor are voting members of the Board of Governors or of the institutional boards of trustees.

2016

Tom Ross

UNC President Emeritus

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