University honors teaching award winners

Chancellor Douglas A. Girod recognized the 2026 University Teaching Awards recipients from the Lawrence, Edwards and KU Medical Center campuses during a ceremony Oct. 13 at the Jayhawk Welcome Center. Dr. Deb Smith, professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, received the Chancellors Club Career Teaching Award and Dr. Gerrit de Boer, emeritus professor in the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, received the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Teaching Excellence.

Read more about the additional recipients and awards here University announces 2026 recipients of annual teaching awards | KU News.