Acorn Award - The prestigious Acorn Award goes to only one Kentucky Professor chosen from any University in the state of Kentucky who exemplifies excellence, innovation and creativity in teaching and research. Information on past recipients is available at http://cpe.ky.gov/calendar/statewide/Trusteeship+Conference.htm.

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching - The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an independent policy and research center with a primary mission "to do and perform all things necessary to encourage, uphold, and dignify the profession of the teacher and the cause of higher education."