Faculty Excellence
Dean Jeff Bumpous is pleased to announce the 7th Annual Celebration of Faculty Excellence. University of Louisville School of Medicine will honor our faculty who bring distinction to our University through their commitment to the areas of service, education and research on Wednesday, November 19th (4:30-6:30pm) at the CTR. Below are links to the criteria (under the title of each award category) for each of the Faculty Excellence Awards for the 2025 celebration. All nominations must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM on Friday, September 19, 2025.
How to Submit a Nomination:
Please note that once you begin to fill in the form you cannot save your responses and come back; therefore, to submit a nomination, the nominator will need to upload a current copy of the nominee's CV and if the nomination is for an educational award (other than Gratis Faculty Teaching Award), a copy of their Teaching Philosophy. After collecting these documents, follow the link "Submit a Nomination" and answer the questions completely and thoroughly, sharing as much detail as possible to assist the review committee in the selection process. You will be asked to provide detailed information of evidence for at least three major accomplishments for your nominee.
Additional notes: 1. Your nominee should have been employed by the University for at least 5 years for all awards other than Career Awards. 2. If your nominee is a career nominee, they will need to have been in their particular field for at least 15 years.
2024 SOM Faculty Excellence & Recognition Awardees
2023 SOM Faculty Excellence & Recognition Awardees
2022 SOM Faculty Excellence Awardees
Past Recipients of Outstanding Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity Awards
Past Recipients of Distinguished Service Awards
Past Recipients of Educator & Multicultural Teaching Awards
- Outstanding Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity Awards
- Basic & Applied Sciences (includes clinical and translational research) ..... $500
- Social Sciences (includes educational research) ..... $500
- Career Achievement in Research ..... $750
- Distinguished Service Awards
- Service to UofL ..... $500
- Service to Profession ..... $500
- Service to the Community, Commonwealth, and/or the Region ..... $500
- National / International Service ..... $500
- Career of Service (must be a combination of the above) ..... $750
- Educator Awards
- Gratis Faculty Teaching Award ..... $500
- Outstanding Educator ..... $500
- Career Achievement in Education ..... $750
- Distinguished Retiree Excellence Award ..... $500
If you have any questions please feel free to contact our office at 502-852-6266 or pdharr11@louisville.edu.