Is the Distinguished Teacher Award restricted to professors?
No. The Senate guidelines state that the award is open to all those who teach students at the University of Waterloo and its federated and affiliated colleges. This includes lab instructors and clinical associates, as well as professors and lecturers at all ranks [part-time and full-time]. From 1989 to 2005, one of the four annual awards was set aside for “non-regular” instructors, but in 2005 Senate passed a motion stating “that the categories of Distinguished Teacher Award – DTA, DTA [Non regular] – be removed, and that up to 4 awards be made each year to Distinguished Teachers.” The overriding criterion is a record of excellent teaching at UW over an extended period, usually at least five years.
