The Michigan Tech Distinguished Teaching Award is presented annually. Since 1982, an Award has been given in each category:
- Associate Professor or Professor
- Lecturer, Professor of Practice, or Assistant Professor
Year | Associate Professor or Professor | Lecturer, Professor of Practice, or Assistant Professor |
| 2012 | Will Cantrell - Physics | Roger Woods - Business and Economics |
| 2011 | Brian Barkdoll - Civil and Environmental Engineering | Michael Meyer - Physics |
| 2010 | Blair Orr - School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science | Charles Margraves - Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Mechanics |
| 2009 | Dean Johnson - Business and Economics | Sean Clancey - Chemical Engineering |
| 2008 | Randall Freisinger - Humanities | Robert Mark - Business and Economics |
| 2007 | Bryan Suits - Physics | Guy Hembroff - School of Technology |
| 2006 | John Sandell - Chemical Engineering | Heidi Bostic - Humanities |
| 2005 | Charles W. Nelson - Humanities | Brian T. Davis - Electrical & Computer Engineering |
| 2004 | Terry S. Reynolds - Social Sciences | Ann Humes - School of Technology |
| 2003 | Mary Ann Beckwith - Fine Arts | Joel C. Tuoriniemi - School of Business and Economics |
| 2002 | William J. Sproule - Civil and Environmental Engineering | David J. Flaspohler - Forestry and Wood Products |
| 2001 | Michael J. Irish - Fine Arts | Gordon G. Parker - Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Mechanics Anne F. Wysocki - Humanities |
| 2000 | Martin F. Jurgensen - Forestry and Wood Products | Dean L. Johnson - Business and Economics |
| 1999 | Ashok K. Ambardar - Electrical Engineering | David A. Olson - Mathematical Sciences |
| 1998 | Madhukar Vable - Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Mechanics | Donna Michalek - Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Mechanics |
| 1997 | Fredrick Williams - Chemistry | Dennis Lewandowski - Mathematical Sciences |
| 1996 | Robert Stebler - School of Technology | Mary Ann Beckwith- Fine Arts |
| 1995 | Jimmy Diehl - Geological Engineering and Sciences | Allan Struthers - Mathematical Sciences |
| 1994 | Donald Daavettila - Physics Janice Glime - Biological Sciences | Ghatu Subhash - Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Mechanics |
| 1993 | Peck Cho - Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Mechanics | Jeffrey Bell-Hanson - Fine Arts |
| 1992 | Warren Weingarten - School of Technology | John Sutherland - Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Mechanics |
| 1991 | Edmund Vandette - Social Sciences | Peck Cho - Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Mechanics |
| 1990 | Mark Plichta - Metallurgical and Materials Engineering | Panayiotis Charalambides - Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Mechanics |
| 1989 | C. Edwin Haltenhoff - Civil and Environmental Engineering | Charles Van Karsen - Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Mechanics |
| 1988 | Sidney Graham - Mathematical Sciences | Steven Loughrin-Sacco - Humanities |
| 1987 | Robert Weidman - Physics | Michael Ohadi - Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Mechanics |
| 1986 | Billie Wahlstrom - Humanities | William Bulleit - Civil Engineering |
| 1985 | Paul Lewis - Electrical Engineering | George Meese - Humanities |
| 1984 | William Predebon - Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Mechanics | William Gregg - Geological Engineering |
| 1983 | Duane Abata - Mechanical Engineering / Engineering Mechanics | Ashok Ambardar - Electrical Engineering |
| 1982 | Ralph Horvath - Electrical Engineering | Cheryl DePuydt - Physical Education Grace Swartz - Chemistry |
From 1952-1981, only one Distinguished Teaching Award was given each year.
Year | Award Winner |
| 1981 | Anton Pintar - Chemical Engineering |
| 1980 | Gene Hesterberg - Forestry |
| 1979 | Bertwell Whitten - Biological Sciences |
| 1978 | Helmuth Steinhilb - Forestry |
| 1977 | Harold Evensen - Mechanical Engineering/ Engineering Mechanics |
| 1976 | Jack Holland - Biological Sciences |
| 1975 | Vernon Johnson - Forestry |
| 1974 | Howard Anderson - Mathematics |
| 1973 | Frederic Erbish - Biological Sciences |
| 1972 | Carmen DelliQuadri - Business and Engineering Administration |
| 1971 | Myron Berry - Chemistry |
| 1970 | Kiril Spiroff - Geology and Mineralogy |
| 1969 | M. D. Laitinen - Metallurgical Engineering |
| 1968 | D. O. Wyble - Physics |
| 1967 | Gene Ortner - Mathematics |
| 1966 | George Young - Civil Engineering |
| 1965 | Clyde Work - Engineering Mechanics |
| 1964 | Edgar Wiedenhoefer - Civil Engineering |
| 1963 | C. Ernest Kemp - Geology (Sault Ste. Marie Branch) |
| 1962 | Janis Inveiss - Mechanical Engineering |
| 1961 | Arthur Weaver - Engineering Mechanics |
| 1960 | Thomas Vichich - Mathematics |
| 1959 | Gilbert Boyd - Metallurgical Engineering |
| 1958 | Raymond Chelberg - Chemistry (Sault Ste. Marie Branch) |
| 1957 | Walter Anderson - Electrical Engineering |
| 1956 | David Chimino - Physics Walter Koepp - Institute of Wood Research |
| 1955 | U. John Noblet - Forestry |
| 1954 | B. Franz Schubert - Music |
| 1953 | Edwin Niemi - Mechanical Engineering |
| 1952 | William Longacre - Physics |