Board of Trustees Awards: 2027 Nomination Guidelines Now Available

The nomination guidelines for the 2026-2027 Minnesota State Board of Trustees Awards for Excellence are now available on the BOT Awards Connect Page.

Award nominations, including the nominees’ portfolios, are due 5:00 p.m. on November 1, 2026.

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This recognition is the result of the dedicated work of faculty, students, campus and systemwide award committees. Each year, campus committees review nominations and select faculty names to forward to presidents, who in turn designate teaching faculty as Outstanding Educators, and university administrative service faculty as Outstanding Service Faculty. Presidents then forward these names to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs and to system-level award committees for review.

Out of that pool of outstanding faculty, the Board will identify two (2) college teaching faculty and one (1) university teaching faculty to be named Educators of the Year. In addition, the Board will name one (1) university administrative service faculty as the Service Faculty of the Year.   

At an awards luncheon in April 2027, the Board will honor all Outstanding Educators and Educators of the Year from our colleges and universities, all Outstanding Service Faculty and a Service Faculty of the Year.

On the BOT Awards Connect Page, you will also find rubrics, portfolio examples, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Learn more about the Board of Trustees Awards at MinnState.edu/BOTAwards.

Contact

Questions may be addressed to the Program Director for Educational Development, Catherine Ford, by email at botawards@minnstate.edu.

The program is administered by Minnesota State Academic and Student Affairs.