There is much undiscovered potential within each of us,
which, if inspired by the right teacher, can change the world.

Most of us are privileged to have had a professor whose care and enthusiasm molded and often changed our lives.

These teachers stand out and continue their inspiration long after our college days.

The Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award seeks out and honors teachers whose ways of life uniquely inspire the potential of each student.

This award is given to a Queens faculty member by his or her peers for having displayed an exemplary love of teaching.

The amount of the award each year is $15,000, half of which goes to the faculty member and half to an academic department or program selected by the recipient.

Criteria

To be eligible for the Hunter-Hamilton Love of Teaching Award, a nominee must:

• be a full-time faculty member, having taught at Queens for the last five years, including any sabbatical leave;
   
• be capable of communicating to students the sheer joy, wonder and awe of learning;
   
• have established a record of contagious enthusiasm for classroom teaching and tutelage;
   
• be dedicated and patient with students, with service to them being of highest priority;
   
• have the ability to stimulate extraordinary accomplishments in students including those with average abilities as well as those with exceptional capabilities;
   
• be able to build self-esteem, self-reliance and instill in students a desire to learn;
   
• have an ability to clarify complex matters for students; and
   
• treat students with dignity and respect as impressionable persons with individual hopes, fears, pains and histories — making every effort to know them by name.

          To view the list or nominate an eligible faculty member, please click here.