The Outstanding Teacher Award is nominated by faculty and students. It is presented annually at Founders' Day Convocation. 

Outstanding Teacher Recipients
(1963 – 2023)

1963 - Dr. Mary Warters
1964 - Dr. John B. Entrikin
1965 - Dr. Woodrow Pate
1966 - Dr. Walter Lowery
1967 - Dr. Webb Pomeroy
1968 - Dr. Wilfred Guerin
1969 - Dr. Bryant Davidson
1970 - Dr. Wayne Hanson
1971 - Dr. Virginia Carlton
1972 - Dr. Leroy Vogel
1973 - Dr. Rosemary Seidler
1974 - Dr. Lee Morgan
1975 - Dr. Earle Labor
1976 - Dr. Robert Ed Taylor
1978 - Dr. Robert Hallquist
1979 - Mr. Willard Cooper
1980 - Dr. Alton O. Hancock
1980 - Dr. Dorothy B. Gwin 
1981 - Dr. Betty McKnight Speairs  and Prof. B.P. Causey, Sr.
1982 - Dr. Bradley McPherson
1983 - Dr. Nolan Shaw
1984 - Dr. Earle Labor
1985 - Dr. Harold Christensen
1986 - Dr. Mark Dulle
1987 - Dr. Webb Pomeroy
1988 - Dr. David Throgmorton
1989 - Dr. Frank Carroll
1990 - Prof. Miles Hitchcock
1991 - Dr. Sam Shepherd
1992 - Dr. Austin Sartin
1993 - Dr. Jan Greer
1994 - Dr. Gale Odom
1995 - Dr. Elizabeth Rankin
1996 - Dr. Jeff Trahan
1997 - Dr. Dana Kress
1998 - Dr.Rodney Grunes
1999 - Mr. Ron Dean
2000 - Dr. George Newtown
2001 - Dr. Barrie Richardson
2002 - Dr. David Hoaas
2003 - Dr. Beth Leuck
2004 - Prof. Derrick Head
2005 - Dr. Michelle Wolkomir
2006 - Dr. Chris Ciocchetti
2007 - Dr. Tom Ticich
2008 - Dr. David Thomas
2009 - Dr. Julia Thorn
2010 - Dr. David Otto
2011 - Dr. Susan Brayford
2012 - Dr. Ed Leuck
2013 - Dr. Ed Leuck
2014 - Dr. R. Matthew Weeks
2015 - Dr. David Thomas
2016 - Prof. Don Hooper
2017 - Dr. Scott Chirhart
2018 - Prof. Jessica Hawkins
2019 - Dr. Joshua Lawrence
2020 - Dr. Amy Hammond
2021 - Dr. Helen Sikes
2022 - Dr. Kathrine Weeks
2023 - Dr. Barbara Davis & Dr. Jarret Richardson
2024 - Dr. Rebecca Murphy