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Faculty Awards

The College of Pharmacy invites educators in the college community (faculty & staff) to submit applications to be considered for the annual Inspire Teaching Award for Instructional Excellence.

The Inspire Teaching Award for Instructional Excellence recognizes three educators who are excellent teaching practitioners. Excellence in teaching can be accomplished in a variety of ways; this award looks at teaching excellence through the lens of pedagogical design, delivery, and assessment, and will highlight qualities of reflective practice, evidence-based pedagogy, and student-centered teaching. Applications will be judged by an external review panel, and awardees will receive a personalized plaque and will be showcased at the College’s 2025 teaching week, Ediphy.


Overview

Applicants should prepare their materials before accessing the application. 

Link to Application and Recommendation form: Inspire Teaching Award Application 

Note for those with Wexner Medical Center emails: If you have trouble accessing the form, send all materials by email to Tanya Bomsta (bomsta.1@osu.edu). 

Applicants should submit a teaching activity they planned and delivered, along with a statement that includes a description of the pedagogical problem they addressed through the activity and an assessment of how well the activity engaged students and resolved the learning problem. A ‘teaching activity’ can be a learning activity or an assessment activity.  

One award will go to an educator in each of the following three teaching categories: Undergraduate, Graduate & Lifelong Learning, and Professional Education. While applicants will apply directly for this award, we also invite recommendations from those who have seen examples of excellent teaching in the college. The award administrators (not the judges) will reach out to recommended individuals to solicit a full application.  

All educators are encouraged to submit their best teaching activities, including those educators who have applied evidence-based pedagogy in novel ways, and those who exemplify the criteria above through effective, reflective pedagogy and documented best practices. Please note that the applicant is responsible for ensuring appropriate credit and permission from anyone involved in the creation, design, and delivery of the activity. 

Applications are due May 30, 2025. Applicants will be notified in July 2025. 

Submit Application or Recommendation here

Inspire Teaching Award Application  

 

Questions? Contact Kathy Kelley (kelley.168@osu.edu) or Tanya Bomsta (bomsta.1@osu.edu).