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This award recognizes outstanding innovation in teaching, curriculum design, or assessment. Nominees may be individuals or teams. Teams may include both members and non-members of the Academy; however, only Fine Family Academy of Educators (FFAOE) members will be officially recognized as recipients. Nominations should clearly articulate the educational innovation and its impact. This award is meant to encourage FFAOE faculty members to creatively apply their talents to improve the experience of our learners.

A nominating statement (not to exceed two pages) should provide details of the nominee’s contribution, using Glassick’s criteria for scholarly work as a guide. If the statement exceeds two pages, only the first two pages will be reviewed.

• Clear goals
• Adequate preparation
• Appropriate methods
• Significant results
• Effective presentation

Eligibility & Award

All FFAOE faculty members in good standing with at least one year of service by June 30, 2025 are eligible to receive recognition with this award. The nominees may not have had any formal disciplinary action or report of professional misconduct within 36 months prior to the nomination date and must meet or exceed an overall performance rating of "Exceeds Expectation" on their most recent faculty annual review. Each recipient will receive a monetary stipend and a commemorative award. A FFAOE faculty member previously recognized with a Fine Family Academy of Educators Award for Educational Excellence is not eligible to receive the same award for a period of five years (see listing at the bottom of this webpage).

This award acknowledges and celebrates exemplary leadership at various levels of seniority that had a significant and positive impact on advancing the educational experience of our learners. This award will be given to a FFAOE faculty member who demonstrated a record of significant leadership which matches or exceeds the record presented in the standard-setting examples. Examples include serving as director of a module, course, program, or clerkship; chairing or serving on an education-related committee; leading an Academy of Educators work team or helping with the development of the Academy; or receiving an educational-related grant that supports training or programs.

A nominating statement (not to exceed two pages) should provide details of one of the most significant/best achievements in educational leadership using the criteria below as a guide. If the statement exceeds two pages, only the first two pages will be reviewed.

• Title of the project
• Year implemented
• Describe the need, problem or opportunity
• Rationale for change or innovation
• Goals
• Leadership role(s)
• Specific contribution or impact
• Target audience
• Connection to prior work, literature and best practices

Eligibility & Award

All FFAOE faculty members in good standing with at least one year of service by June 30, 2025 are eligible to receive recognition with this award. The nominees may not have had any formal disciplinary action or report of professional misconduct within 36 months prior to the nomination date and must meet or exceed an overall performance rating of "Exceeds Expectation" on their most recent faculty annual review. Each recipient will receive a monetary stipend and a commemorative award. A FFAOE faculty member previously recognized with a Fine Family Academy of Educators Award for Educational Excellence is not eligible to receive the same award for a period of five years (see listing at the bottom of this webpage).

This award recognizes excellence in educational scholarship that has been disseminated through presentations, publications, or other scholarly outlets. Nominees may be individuals or teams. Teams may consist of members and non-members, but only Academy members will be recognized as award recipients. Nominations should demonstrate how the work contributes to the scholarship of teaching and learning. We seek to define scholarship broadly. According to Boyers Model of Scholarship it can include:

• Scholarship of Discovery: This research contributes to the knowledge and the intellectual climate, and focuses not only on outcomes but the process.
• Scholarship of Integration: Work which makes connections across disciplines, seeks to interpret, draw together, and bring new insight to bear on original research.
• Scholarship of Application: Considers how scholarly investigation and knowledge can be applied to identify problems/issues.
• Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Link between educational theory and knowledge and application to teaching practice. For example, teaching which stimulates active learning and encourages critical, creative thinking.

A nominating statement (not to exceed two pages) should provide details of the nominee’s contribution, using Glassick’s criteria for scholarly work as a guide. If the statement exceeds two pages, only the first two pages will be reviewed.

• Clear goals
• Adequate preparation
• Appropriate methods
• Significant results
• Effective presentation

Eligibility & Award

All FFAOE faculty members in good standing with at least one year of service by June 30, 2025 are eligible to receive recognition with this award. The nominees may not have had any formal disciplinary action or report of professional misconduct within 36 months prior to the nomination date and must meet or exceed an overall performance rating of "Exceeds Expectation" on their most recent faculty annual review. Each recipient will receive a monetary stipend and a commemorative award. A FFAOE faculty member previously recognized with a Fine Family Academy of Educators Award for Educational Excellence is not eligible to receive the same award for a period of five years (see listing at the bottom of this webpage).