SPS Faculty Award Recipients

Annually, the SPS community has the distinct honor of recognizing faculty reaching milestone years of service and continued dedication to the School. As a faculty member, your role in educating the practitioners and leaders of tomorrow is invaluable. Beyond extraordinary teacher, you served (and continue to serve) as a tireless cheerleader, sage counselor, and exceptional mentor to countless SPS students. Your unwavering dedication and commitment to SPS contribute tremendously to the School’s success and to the remarkable academic experience of our students. 

The Longevity Recognition Celebration was held as an in-person event this year on April 16, 2025. Congratulations to the following faculty members!

The Kleinert Faculty Service Award, established in 2022 in honor of Clinical Associate Professor Edward L. Kleinert, recognizes one SPS faculty member each year who has exhibited the dedication and exemplary service to SPS and NYU that were hallmarks of Edward's long career at the School of Professional Studies. The award will go to a faculty member who, like Ed, went above and beyond the call of duty in prioritizing service not only to his students but also to his colleagues, to SPS, and, as a faculty senator and member of university-wide committees, to New York University.

The Adjunct Faculty Service Award is presented to adjunct faculty members who effectively and steadfastly contribute to the goals and mission of the School and University. 

The Teaching Excellence Award is presented to faculty members whose commitment to student success and growth is supported by some or all of the following achievements:

• A record of outstanding effectiveness in teaching in and/or beyond the classroom
• The ability to inspire and sustain the intellectual development of students and enable them to set high goals and succeed in achieving them
• A pedagogical approach that is innovative (new approaches using current or new models of teaching), intellectually rigorous, creative, and engaging
• A consistent practice of integrating new scholarly/professional work into the classroom in a way that fosters critical thinking and challenges students to independent inquiry
• Advising/mentoring of undergraduate or graduate students outside of the classroom and the quality of such interactions
• Contribution to developing or enhancing curricula in the field

The Outstanding Service Award was a legacy award presented to faculty members who effectively and steadfastly contributed to the goals and mission of the School and University. Evidence of such engagement and service included:

• Active engagement and/or leadership on departmental, school- and/or university-wide committees
• Active engagement and/or leadership in program, division, school-wide or university-wide special initiatives
• Participation in faculty development workshops, information sessions, alumni activities, faculty meetings, Wasserman Center activities, orientation and recruitment events, student club sponsored events, graduation, etc.
• Evidence of sustained and active contribution to the proposal and development of curriculum
• Other relevant service