December 8, 2025

Dear Colleagues:

The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President is pleased to announce the call for nominations for several prestigious Celebrate! Awards. We encourage the campus community to nominate outstanding individuals. All awards listed below will be presented in the spring and have a submission deadline of Monday, February 2, 2026. 

Provost and Executive Vice President’s Celebrate! Awards

Each year, Colorado State University celebrates the teaching, research and service achievements of CSU students, alumni and friends, academic faculty, administrative professionals and staff as part of the Celebrate! Colorado State Awards. The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President invites nominations for the following awards to recognize distinguished teaching and scholarship, excellence, service, advising and leadership on behalf of the academic enterprise:

• Board of Governors Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award
• Board of Governors Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award
• Community Engagement Scholarship Awards (sponsored by the Office of Engagement and Extension)
• Exceptional Achievement in Community Engaged Learning Awards (sponsored by TILT)
• Gordon and Joan Bishop Professorship
• Inclusive Excellence Award (co-sponsored with the Office for Inclusive Excellence)
• Jack E. Cermak Advising Award – Graduate Advising
• Jack E. Cermak Advising Award – Undergraduate Advising
• Kevin Ann Oltjenbruns Award for Outstanding Leadership
• Monfort Professor Award
• N. Preston Davis Award for Instructional Innovation (sponsored by TILT)
• Oliver P. Pennock Distinguished Service Award
• Provost and Executive Vice President’s Faculty Excellence Awards:
  • Lincoln Laureate Award
  • 14’er Award
  • Teaching Scholar Award
  • Research Scholar Award

Nomination information, criteria and forms are available on the Awards Information page of the Provost and Executive Vice President’s website, as well as past recipients and contact information for these awards.

We are fortunate at CSU to have outstanding faculty and staff who are dedicated to our mission and elevating our excellence. Please consider nominating your colleagues for their exceptional contributions and achievements.

Sincerely,
Marion

Marion K. Underwood, Ph.D.
Provost and Executive Vice President