Teaching Prizes
Yale College Faculty Prizes for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching
Each year, on behalf of the Yale College Faculty, the dean of Yale College awards as many as six prizes of varying amounts to members of the faculty for distinguished undergraduate teaching. The recipients are selected by the Committee on Teaching and Learning of Yale College on the basis of nominations from students. The prizes are presented during Class Day exercises on the day before Commencement.
William Clyde DeVane Medals
The Yale Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa awards medals to honor the memory of William Clyde DeVane, dean of Yale College from 1938 to 1963. The awards recognize character, scholarship, and distinguished undergraduate teaching. The Yale Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa awards two DeVane Medals annually. One medalist is a retired member of the Yale College Faculty selected by the graduate officers and graduate advisers of the society. The other medalist is an active member of the faculty who has tenure or who has taught at Yale for at least five years; this recipient is elected by the members of the senior class in Phi Beta Kappa. The DeVane Medals are awarded at the chapter dinner of Phi Beta Kappa in the spring.
