Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching

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President Emeritus J. Earl Danieley and his late wife, Verona Daniels Danieley, established the Daniels-Danieley Award for Excellence in Teaching in honor of their parents to give recognition to outstanding teachers.

The following people may nominate a candidate for this award:

• Each faculty member or academic department
• Each administrative staff member
• Seniors who are members of Phi Kappa Phi and/or Omicron Delta Kappa, and/or seniors who are slated to be inducted into Phi Beta Kappa in the spring.

Each nominator may put forth the name of one nominee only. 

The nomination must include a letter of support containing the following:

• Name and department of the nominee, plus the name of the nominator
• A description of the nominee’s creative, innovative, effective methods of teaching at Elon
• Evidence of the nominee’s contributions to student learning
• Any information pertinent to the nomination, such as the nominee’s role in curriculum development at Elon or involvement in scholarly activities related to teaching and learning.

Competitive nominations usually include two to five letters commenting on the candidate from different perspectives (for example, one letter from colleagues and one from former students). Nominators may include supplemental materials, but the entire nomination packet should not exceed 20 pages.

Nominations should meet the following criteria:

• Nominees must be full-time faculty
• Because this award recognizes sustained excellence in teaching, preference ordinarily will be given to candidates with 7+ years of teaching at Elon.

A selection committee consisting of three senior members of the Elon faculty, two previous Daniels-Danieley Award recipients, and one student from each honor society (PBK, ODK and PKP) evaluates the nomination materials and chooses a recipient by secret ballot.

The recipient will be honored at the annual faculty-staff awards luncheon with a plaque and a cash award. The recipient is automatically invited to present a mini-course in the following year’s Family Weekend.