Faculty members of the English Department at Rutgers - New Brunswick have received some of the highest awards that the University has to offer, for excellence in teaching, research, and public service.

Warren I. Susman Award for Excellence in Teaching

The Warren I. Susman Award for Excellence in Teaching is Rutgers University’s highest honor for outstanding and innovative performance in the classroom by a tenured faculty member. It is named in memory of Professor Susman, a prominent cultural historian and popular teacher.

Rutgers English is home to more Susman Award winners than any other department.

2009 – Emily C. Bartels

2006 – John A. McClure
2004 – Ronald Levao
2003 – Marianne DeKoven
1999 – Carolyn Williams
1997 – Cheryl A. Wall
1996 – Ann Baynes Coiro
1994 – Harriet Davidson
1993 – Daniel A. Harris
1990 – Thomas R. Edwards
1989 – Bridget G. Lyons
1987 – Maurice M. Charney
1985 – Barry V. Qualls

Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Research

The Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Research is Rutgers University's highest honor for outstanding research contributions to a discipline or to society by a tenured faculty member.

2008 – John Kucich

2007 – Kate Flint

2006 – Cheryl A. Wall
2005 – Marianne DeKoven

2004 – William H. Galperin
2002 – Michael Warner
1998 – Bruce Robbins
1997 – John Belton
1996 – Susan Crane
1995 – Myra Jehlen
1994 – Derek Attridge
1992 – Michael McKeon
1990 – George Levine
1987 – Alicia Ostriker
1984 – Elaine Showalter
1982 – John Richetti
1978 – Richard Poirier
1971 – Paul Fussell
1967 – Frances Ferguson

Board of Trustees Research Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence

The Board of Trustees Research Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence honors faculty members who have recently been promoted with tenure and whose work shows exceptional promise.

2009 – Gregory S. Jackson

Rutgers University Presidential Fellowship for Teaching Excellence

2009 – Gregory S. Jackson

2009 – Edlie L. Wong

FAS/SAS Award for Distinguished Contributions to Undergraduate Education

2009 – Emily C. Bartels

2006 – Martin Gliserman

NJ CASE Professor of the Year

2006 – Barry V. Qualls

Rutgers College Class of 1962 Presidential Public Service Award

This award, sponsored by the Rutgers College Class of 1962, recognizes distinguished, uncompensated service that reaches beyond the university community.

2001 – Barry V. Qualls
1991 – Carol Smith
1987 – Cheryl A. Wall

Faculty Scholar-Teacher Award

The Scholar-Teacher Award was established in 2000 to honor tenured professors who make exceptional connections between their academic research and their teaching. Professor Spellmeyer is the first faculty member in English to receive this award.

2006 – Richard E. Miller
2004 – Kurt Spellmeyer