Awards
Dr. Lauren Gutterman (center), winner of the 2024 Gilbert Award, being congratulated by WGSS Chair Lisa Moore (l) and Faculty Manager Grayson Hunt (r)
Gilbert Teaching Award
The Lucia, John, and Melissa Gilbert Teaching Excellence Award honors faculty members with an outstanding record of undergraduate and/or graduate teaching in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies courses.
One award is given each year, alternating between untenured faculty members and tenured faculty members. This award includes a $1000 cash honorarium and is presented to the recipient at the Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Annual Spring Awards Reception Tuesday, April 28th 2026, 3:30pm-5pm in RLP 1.302C.
The Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies will accept names of tenured faculty members (Associate Professor and Full Professor) from the WGSS Faculty until January 15th 2026. Self-nominations are permitted. The Department will then contact the individuals to inform them that they have been nominated.
Nominees must:
- Be tenured in rank (Associate Professor and Full Professor);
- Hold regular, on-going faculty positions at UT Austin;
- Actively engage in the instruction of undergraduate and graduate students in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies courses;
- Have completed at least their third year of teaching at UT;
- Demonstrate active involvement in Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies.
Nominate faculty here.
Deadline for Nominations: Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 11:59pm.
All eligible nominees will receive application instructions via email. Supporting materials, including recommendation letters, are due Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 at 11:59pm.
Previous Gilbert Teaching Award Recipients
2024-2025 Nicole Ramsey, Departments of Mexican American Studies and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies.
2023-2024 Lauren Gutterman, Departments of American Studies, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
2022-2023 Lina Chhun, Departments of American Studies and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
2021-2022 Alison Kafer, Department of English and the Center for Women's & Gender Studies
2020-2021 Pavithra Vasudevan, Department of African and African Diaspora Studies and the Center for Women's & Gender Studies
2019-2020 Megan Alrutz, Department of Theatre and Dance and the Center for Women's & Gender Studies
2018-2019 Curran Nault, The Center for Women's & Gender Studies, LGBTQ Studies and Department of Radio Television Film
2017-2018 Omise’eke Tinsley, Department of African and African Diaspora Studies and the Center for Women's & Gender Studies
2016-2017 Julie Minich, Department of English, Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies and the Center for Women's & Gender Studies
2015-2016 Matt Richardson, Department of African and African Diaspora Studies, Department of English and the Center for Women's & Gender Studies
2014-2015 Sofian Merabet, Department of Anthropology
2013-2014 Hector Dominguez-Ruvalcaba, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
2012-2013 Rebecca Rossen, Department of Theater and Dance
2011-2012 Gloria Gonzalez-Lopez, Department of Sociology
2010-2011 Germine Awad, Department of Educational Psychology
2009-2010 Ann Reynolds, Department of Art and Art History
2008-2009 Juliet Hooker, Department of Government
2007-2008 Noel Busch-Armendariz, School of Social Work
2006-2007 Mary Kearney, Department of Radio Television Film
2005-2006 Lynn Miller, Department of Theatre and Dance
2004-2005 Joanna Brooks, Department of English
2003-2004 Katherine Arens, Department of Germanic Studies
2003-2004 Ann Cvetkovich, Department of English
2002-2003 Sharmila Rudrappa, Department of Sociology
2001-2002 Carol H. Mackay, Department of English
2000-2001 Sabrina Barton, Department of English
1999-2000 Janet Staiger, Department of Radio Television Film
1998-1999 Pauline T. Strong. Department of Anthropology
1997-1998 Desley A. Deacon, Department of History
1996-1997 Lisa L. Moore, Department of English