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The University Cup

The University Cup, established in 1995, is the highest honour this University can bestow on a member of its academic staff and is granted only to those individuals who have achieved outstanding distinction in each of the areas of scholarly research, teaching, service to the University, and service to the community at large. Thus, the recipient of the University Cup is a leader whose scholarly work has merited international attention; whose teaching and student supervision ability is highly esteemed by colleagues and students alike as exceptional; and who has earned outstanding regard from the community. In brief, the University Cup is intended to provide incentive, encouragement, and guidance for others to significantly contribute to their fields.

Award recipients are recognized at the annual Celebration of Teaching and Learning. They receive a monetary award of $5,000 and a replica of the University Cup, and their names are engraved on the base of the original cup.

The Cup itself is a sterling silver soup tureen that was used in the Athabasca Hall dining room. It bears the crest of the University and is mounted on a base made from a tree grown on campus. The name of the Cup and winners of the award are engraved on plaques on the base of the Cup.

The selection committee consists of the Provost and Vice-President (Academic), the Vice-Provost, the Vice-President (Academic) of the Students' Union, the Vice-President (Academic) of the Graduate Students' Association, the Dean of Graduate Studies and Research, and a previous winner of the Cup.

Nominations may be submitted by current or past students, faculty members, Deans or Chairs to the Provost and Vice-President (Academic). The significance attached to this award by the University community in the future will depend on the quality and stature of the winners.

Nominators play a crucial role in ensuring that the candidates considered are the most accomplished members of the University and that the letters of support give appropriate testimony to nominees' achievements.

Any full-time member of the academic teaching staff with 20 years of service as a faculty member in a university community and at least 10 years of service as a faculty member at the University of Alberta may be nominated. The University Cup is a capstone career award. Faculty members who are or will be retired at the time the award is conferred are not eligible for this award.

Below is a list of past recipients of the University Cup.