This award was established to recognize outstanding teaching in Women’s and Gender Studies undergraduate and graduate courses.

Eligibility: Nominees must have:

• taught at least one undergraduate or graduate WGST (or WGST cross-listed) course within one academic year of the time of nomination.
• demonstrated a history of effective and sustained integration of race, class, gender, and sexuality issues into course materials and requirements.
• evidence of teaching effectiveness via student and peer teaching evaluations.

Award Amount: A $1,000 award will be presented to a faculty member (tenure-track, teaching faculty, or adjunct). Awardees will be recognized at the Women's and Gender Studies Awards Ceremony.

Application Process: Nominations (which may be self-nominations) will be sought from students and faculty members on all USC campuses offering WGST courses. 

Nominees will be asked to provide copies of student evaluations, peer evaluations, and course syllabi.

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Applications are due by March 1, 2025 at 5 PM. If you have questions, please email wgst@sc.edu.