Teaching Awards

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Our team values teaching! Here is a sampling of the teaching awards our team members have received.In September 2018 Keri Stephens will be inducted in the Academy of Distinguished Teachers at The University of Texas at Austin.  This is such an honor and she looks forward to being a part of this distinguished group that works to shape how teaching happens at our University.

teaching excellence award

In 2016 she was awarded the President’s Associates Teaching Excellence Award. She invited a group teachers who had molded her into the teacher she is and they attended a dinner and got to go up to the UT Tower.

academy of distinguished teachers

Some of our proudest teaching moments are when graduate students (and former students) from our teams receive teaching awards. These are a few of the students who are truly amazing teachers! Keri Stephens came to UT Austin on faculty in 2007 and since that time, her students have honored her in some amazing ways. Here are some of those.

Teaching Awards and Honors

  • Professor of the Year, Communication Studies Graduate Student Community, 2017
  • Invited Faculty, Zeta Tau Alpha, Fall Faculty Appreciation Dinner, 2017
  • Invited Faculty, Tri Delta, Spring Faculty Appreciation Dinner, 2017
  • Invited Faculty, Alpha Chi Omega, Spring Faculty Appreciation Dinner, 2017
  • Guest Professor, Camp Texas, Texas Exes, Fall 2017, 2016, 2015
  • The Eyes of Texas Excellence Award, Spring 2013 (student-selected; 10 given campus-wide)
  • Faculty Honoree, Texas Spirits, Fall 2013, Fall 2012

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