The College of Design recognizes excellence in our faculty and staff annually. These awards are granted by a committee of their peers, and bring attention to the outstanding achievement that helps the College stand out nationally.

The Outstanding Faculty Award recognizes outstanding achievement in teaching, scholarship, creative activity, and service by a tenured or tenure-track faculty member of the College of Design.  The award is given to a faculty member who has made significant contributions to the College in one or more areas of teaching, research, scholarship, creative activity or service.  Such contributions should have brought recognition to the faculty member and to the School or College and should show promise of a career of excellence.

The Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award recognizes outstanding achievements in the initiation, execution, and completion of research or creative projects. This award is given to academic faculty within the College who have established an exemplary record of research development, scholarship, or creative practice over the previous academic year with measurable impact on society or communities.

The Outstanding Research Faculty Award recognizes outstanding achievements in the initiation, execution, and completion of research projects and contracts within the College of Design. This award is given to research faculty within the College who have established an exemplary record of research development over the previous academic year. Criteria include numbers of contracts, amount of externally funded support, and contributions to the research aims of the College.

The Outstanding Staff Award recognizes the importance of the sustained and outstanding support of students, faculty, and administration by staff members within the College of Design.  The award is given to members of the administrative staff of the College who have contributed in an exemplary manner over a period of years to the missions of their programs, centers, or of the College in general and to the needs of administrators, faculty, researchers, students, and the general public.