Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award
Vulcan Materials Company sponsors the Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award, which recognizes an outstanding faculty member who demonstrates strong academic skills in the classroom and provides leadership and support in other areas of campus life.
The recipients are faculty who assist institutions in nurturing an academic climate that fosters teaching and who provide leadership to enhance the campus community.
The award is open to any full-time faculty member.
Things to consider in nominating a faculty member are classroom effectiveness, innovation in teaching, and engagement outside of the classroom with student groups and campus life.
- The dean of each school nominates one (1) faculty member for consideration.
- A dossier is sent to the Provost’s attention and should include: the faculty member's employee ID number, their CV, and a comprehensive letter of justification from the dean. The dean's letter should describe the faculty member's record of achievement, their impact, and supporting reasons for their selection.
- All nomination materials should be sent to Tiffany Worboy at tworboy@emory.edu by Friday, January 29, 2027.
- The Provost and the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs choose the recipient.
Award recipients receive a framed certificate at the diploma ceremony of the school where the faculty member's primary appointment is housed. The recognition also comes with a monetary award of $2,000.
Vulcan Materials Company Teaching Excellence Award Recipients
| Year | School | Name | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | OXFORD | Cristina Tarazona | Associate Teaching Professor of Spanish |
| 2025 | NHWSN | Susan N. Brasher | Assistant Professor, Nursing |
| 2024 | RSPH | Yang Liu | Gangarosa Distinguished Professor and Chair, Department of Environment Health |
| 2023 | ECAS | Tracy McGill | Teaching Professor, Chemistry |
| 2022 | GBS | John Kim | Associate Professor in the Practice of Organization & Management |
| 2021 | CANDLER | Jennifer Ayers | Associate Professor of Religious Education |
| 2020 | NHWSN | Laura Kimble | Clinical Professor, Nursing |
| 2019 | SOM | Maura George | Associate Professor of Medicine |
| 2018 | LAW | Dorothy Brown | Professor of Law |