Dear UW students,
Did you have an excellent teacher of History or Social Studies when you were in high school in Washington state? Each year the UW Department of History gives an award to one excellent teacher of History or Social Studies in the state. This is a chance to let the world know how influential, effective, engaging, or important they were to you and the community. Please nominate them for the Pressly Endowed Prize for Outstanding History or Social Studies Teacher in a Washington School! Scroll to the bottom of the webpage for the Google link to the form, or click here: https://forms.gle/tzNnM3ZTKyBQ96RX9.
If you’d like to see your outstanding History or Social Studies Teacher get recognition for their hard work and passion, please explain in the application tool what made your teacher extraordinary and how have they have given you an extraordinary understanding of the past. All UW students are welcome to nominate someone, so please feel free to encourage your friends to nominate their teachers, too!
The deadline to nominate a teacher is Friday, February 21, 2025
Thank you! Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at histadv@uw.edu if you have an questions.