Alumni Excellence in Education Award Nomination Form - Educator

Continue on this form to nominate a PreK-12 educator, counselor, or resource teacher working with young people in a school setting. Alternatively, nominate an education scholar, higher education faculty member, policy leader, edtech innovator, school administrator, or other education professional here.

The GSE welcomes nominations of PreK-12 educators for the Alumni Excellence in Education Award. Strong candidates will have demonstrated excellence in one or more of the following award criterion:

  • Commitment to dynamic, high-quality educational practice in a PreK-12 classroom
  • Dedication to underserved and low-resourced student populations
  • Devotion to helping students find their voices as learners and realize their fullest human potential
  • Innovation in addressing a timely issue or challenge in education
  • Leadership as a standard-setter in student-centered educational practice

Nominations for all GSE alumni, from recent grads to those with more established careers, are welcome. The person submitting the nomination does not need to have any Stanford affiliation. Self-nominations cannot be accepted.

Each nominee can be reviewed three times.

Recipients are selected by a committee that includes GSE alumni, faculty, and the dean. The GSE Alumni Excellence in Education Award cohort is announced in August of each year. 

We strongly encourage recipients to attend the award reception (typically in October) in person (travel stipend available to recipients who travel to Stanford from beyond the SF Bay Area).

DEADLINE: Nominations for the 2025 award are due March 31. The 2025 Alumni Excellence in Education Award honorees will be announced in August followed by a celebration during Stanford Reunion Homecoming on October 17, 2025.

How to nominate

Please complete the form below to nominate a PreK-12 educator, counselor, or resource teacher working with young people in a school setting. Only nominations received by the due date will be considered. Alternatively, nominate an education scholar, higher education faculty member, policy leader, edtech innovator, school administrator, or other education professional here.

The strongest nominations include details and examples that shed light on the nominee's strengths, achievements, and activities beyond what is stated in the nominee's resume/CV/LinkedIn profile. Note that at least one letter of support (1-2 pages long) written by someone other than the nominator is required. Please be sure that the letter writer's full name and email address are listed at the top of all letters of support. A resume, CV, or LinkedIn profile and second letter of support (written by someone other than the nominator - full name and email address listed at the top) are optional but recommended.

We regret that we cannot confer posthumous awards.

We recommend completing your answers in a word processing application and pasting them in the form below to ensure you retain a record. For assistance with any part of the nomination process, please email Marly Solebello.

1. Nominee
2. Nominator
3. Tell us more
*We strongly recommend completing your answers in another word processing application and then cutting and pasting your responses to have a record of your nomination, and to avoid any chance of losing your work.
*We strongly recommend completing your answers in another word processing application and then cutting and pasting your responses to have a record of your nomination, and to avoid any chance of losing your work.
4. Other considerations
Periodically, the GSE will honor alumni who are at particular points in their careers. Please consider nominee as a(n):
individual who is ten or less years past their terminal degree at the GSE.
individual who is 40 or more years past their terminal degree at the GSE
5. Attachments
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2 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx.
LinkedIn, school website or other profile URL
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2 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx.
One file only.
640 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, doc, docx.
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