The Chancellor's Cup is given annually for "the greatest contribution outside the classroom to undergraduate student-faculty relationships in the recent past." The faculty member's contribution "shall be one of educational importance, relevant to the central purpose of the University."

Established by the Nashville Vanderbilt Club in 1963, the award is presented by the president of the Club during Homecoming week in the fall. The award consists of a cash prize of $2,500 contributed by the Club, an engraved pewter cup as a permanent trophy, and one year's custody of a silver bowl by Tiffany bearing the names of all recipients since 1963.

Full-time faculty in all undergraduate schools who are actively engaged in teaching are eligible. Selection is made by the Chancellor on the basis of recommendations submitted by Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa, deans of the undergraduate schools, and administrators in the division of Student Life.

 





1986 Susan Ford Wiltshire (Classical Studies)
1987 Robert A. Baldwin (Fine Arts & Theatre)
1988 Robert B. Innes (Psychology)
1989 John H. Siegfried (Economics)
1990 Jimmie L. Franklin (History)
1991 Robert E. Stammer, Jr. (Engineering)
1992 Robert V. Dilts (Chemistry)
1993 Howard M. Sandler (Psychology)
1994 Marshall C. Eakin (History)
1995 Michael A. Rose (Blair School)
1996 T. Aldrich Finegan (Economics)
1997 Lawrence Wilson Dowdy (Engineering)
1998 James J. Lang (Sociology)
1999 Kathleen V. Hoover-Dempsey (Psychology)
2000 Samuel T. McSeveney (History)
2001 David A. Weintraub (Astronomy)
2002 Lucius Turner Outlaw, Jr. (Philosophy)
2003 M. Fräncille Bergquist (Spanish)
2004 Ann M. Neely (Education)
2005 Ellen H. Fanning (Biological Sciences)
2006 Douglas H. Fisher (Computer Science)