Nominations can be submitted by any faculty, staff, and students from UNC SOM and surrounding AHEC sites. Where appropriate, the Awards Committee recommends that awards come from peer nominations via letters from the Course Director, Faculty Course Members, Department Chairs, Division Chiefs, or someone who has worked with you in a supervisory capacity. The nomination letter should provide information on the nominee’s teaching contributions and, if available and applicable to the specific award, evaluations. The nominator could solicit support letters from other course faculty and/or students. Nominations are due on April 1, 2026.

A completed nomination packet includes the following:

• A Nomination Letter from the Nominator (unless self-nominating*)
• A SOM formatted CV from the Nominee in PDF format
• A Letter from the Division Chief, Department Chair, Center Director, or someone who has worked with the nominee in a supervisory capacity
• OPTIONAL Additional Letters of Support (one additional letter required if self-nominating*)

*Self-Nominations: Interested educators should not wait to be nominated if they feel they qualify for an award.   All potential awardees are encouraged to request their own letters and submit their packet as a self-nomination.  Self-nominations should at a minimum include the Division Chief/Chair/Center Director letter AND one additional letter of support from someone who can speak to the nominee’s skills and accomplishments as an educator.