OUTSTANDING FACULTY AWARDS

The Outstanding Faculty Awards, established by the Academic Senate in 1992, are presented in recognition of the importace of teaching and the role of the faculty in the shared governance of our University to commend the superior acomplishments of faculty, and to acknowledge our sense of community and faculty commitment to excellence in the life of our University and community. 

Recipients of these awards are recognized for having positively affected the life of the University through their teaching, their service, or their scholarly and creative activities, displaying a consistent and engaging collegiality and storng commitment to students throughout their careers at California State University, Sacramento. Click here for a list of the 2017-2018 award recipients. 

• The Outstanding Teaching Award affirms the importance of teaching in the life of the faculty and recognizes and honors outstanding teachers for their teaching effectiveness and their impact on the lives and careers of their students.
• The Outstanding University Service Award affirms the importance of the faculty participation in the governence of the University, recognizes and honors faculty for their outstanding contributions as members of committees, as chairs of committees, for their efforts in curriculum development and advising our special assignments at the department, college and university level.
• The Outstanding Scholarly and Creative Activity Award reflects the importance of scholarship and discipline-related works in the life and role of the faculty and recognizes and honors outstanding researchers, writers, artists, and those who have made signification contributions to their respective fields.
• The Outstanding Community Servivce Award was established to recognize and highlight the important connection between the University's mission and the faculty's application of knowledge and skills in addressing community needs.  The accomplishments of these honorees are representative of the service undertaken by many of our faculty through their active engagement throughout the Sacramento region and the contributins they make in adding to the public good.