The Thomas Jefferson Teaching Award is awarded at William & Mary's Charter Day, and is a tribute to several members of the faculty who influenced and encouraged Thomas Jefferson. The award is intended to recognize today's teachers on the faculty. It is made annually to a younger teaching member of the university community who has demonstrated, through concern as a teacher and through character and influence, the inspiration and stimulation of learning to the betterment of the individual and society as exemplified by Thomas Jefferson.
Thomas Jefferson Teaching Award Recipients
1970 - 1999
| Year | Recipient |
| 1970 | Thomas Hearn |
| 1971 | Bruce K. Goodwin |
| 1972 | John W. Conlee |
| 1973 | Hans Christian von Baeyer |
| 1974 | Elsa S. Diduk |
| 1975 | Gerald H. Johnson |
| 1976 | Alan E. Fuchs |
| 1977 | James J. Thompson, Jr. |
| 1978 | Trudier Harris |
| 1979 | Allen R. Sanderson |
| 1980 | Terry L. Meyers |
| 1981 | Craig N. Canning |
| 1982 | Jean Conover Wyer |
| 1983 | Morris A. McCain, Jr. |
| 1984 | Mark S. Conradi |
| 1985 | Joel D. Schwartz |
| 1986 | Joanne M. Braxton |
| 1987 | Helen Campbell Walker |
| 1988 | Talbot S. Taylor |
| 1989 | Virginia Kerns. '70 |
| 1990 | R. Heather MacDonald |
| 1991 | David A. Dessler |
| 1992 | Susan V. Donaldson |
| 1993 | John S. Strong |
| 1994 | Tomoko Hamada |
| 1995 | John E. Graves |
| 1996 | Teresa Longo |
| 1997 | Barbara J. King |
| 1998 | Colleen Kennedy |
| 1999 | Karen Locke |
2000 - present
| Year | Recipient |
| 2000 | Carol Sheriff |
| 2001 | Linda C. Schaffner |
| 2002 | Christopher M. Bailey |
| 2003 | Carey K. Bagdassarian |
| 2004 | Kris E. Lane |
| 2005 | Thomas J. Linneman |
| 2006 | Elizabeth A. Canuel |
| 2007 | Vladimir Bolotnikov |
| 2008 | Alexander Prokhorov, Modern Languages and Literature |
| 2009 | Rowan Lockwood, Geology |
| 2010 | Mark H. Forsyth, Biology |
| 2011 | Elizabeth Harbron, Chemistry |
| 2012 | Laura Heymann, School of Law |
| 2013 | Michael J. Tierney '87, M.A. '88, International Relations & Government |
| 2014 | Cheryl Dickter, Psychology |
| 2015 | John Riofrio, Hispanic Studies |
| 2016 | Jeremy Pope, History |
| 2017 | Kara Thompson, English and American Studies |
| 2018 | Jonathan Glasser, Anthropology |
| 2019 | Jennifer Gülly, German Studies |
| 2020 | Leslie Cochrane '05, English and Linguistics |
| 2021 | Katherine Barko-Alva, School of Education |
| 2022 | Christopher J. Hein, Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) |
| 2023 | Stacy Kern-Scheerer, W&M Law School |
| 2024 | Claire McKinney, Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies |