Faculty Excellence Week 2025

April 29-May 2, 2025

Faculty Excellence Week Logo

2025 Events open to all faculty include:  

Faculty Excellence Week Kickoff  

Tuesday, April 29, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. 

Faculty Excellence Week Kick Off – Mizzou Events Calendar (missouri.edu) 

Co-hosted by President Choi, Provost Martens and Faculty Council 

Stop by the south steps of Jesse Hall to enjoy food and camaraderie, a performance from Marching Mizzou, giveaways, and an appearance from Truman! 

Faculty Book Authors Celebration 

Thursday, May 1, 4 – 6 p.m. 

Reynolds Alumni Center, second floor 

Faculty Excellence Week: Faculty Book Authors Celebration – Mizzou Events Calendar (missouri.edu) 

Hosted by President Choi and Provost Martens 

This event will celebrate faculty members who published a book during the 2024 calendar year. 

2025 Faculty Authors 

2025 Invite-only events include: 

William T. Kemper Fellowships for Teaching Excellence Award Ceremony and Reception  

Wednesday, April 30 

Co-hosted by President Choi and Provost Martens in partnership with Commerce Bank 

This special event, hosted in partnership with Commerce Bank, honors the newest class of Kemper Teaching Fellows, MU’s highest teaching distinction. For more information on the William T. Kemper Fellowships, visit kemperawards.missouri.edu or watch this video

Faculty Recognition Awards Ceremony 

Friday, May 2 

Co-hosted by President Choi and Provost Martens 

This event will celebrate recipients of UM System Awards as well as a variety of Chancellor and Provost Awards for teaching, research, service, leadership, and extension, and prestigious and highly-prestigious external awards from the past year. 

Faculty Award Winners