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Academic Awards

The University recognizes the work and experience of its academics with distinctions awarded according to the quality of their classes, their contributions to the development of the arts, the impact of their work on society and development of public policies, and to those who leave their mark on the university community.


    The Awards are:
  • Monsignor Carlos Casanueva Award

  • Teaching Excellence Recognition Award (PRED)

  • Artistic Creation Award

  • Abdón Cifuentes Award




Monsignor Carlos Casanueva Award

An award given out by the University’s Senior Leadership since 2002 to recognize academics who have left their mark on the UC community. It is the highest recognition an academic can receive at the institution.

The Monsignor Carlos Casanueva Award is presented annually during the University's Sacred Heart Day ceremony.

Year Winner Academic Unit More Information
2024 Fernando Pérez Oyarzún Escuela de Arquitectura launch
2023 Sol Serrano Pérez Institute of History launch
2022 Aldo Cipriano Zamorano School of Engineering launch
2021 Arturo Yrarrázaval Covarrubias Faculty of Law launch
2020 Bárbara Loeb Luschow Faculty of Chemistry & Pharmacy launch
2019 Rafael Benguria Donoso Institute of Physics launch
2018 Silvia Pellegrini Ripamonti Faculty of Communication launch
2017 Flavio Nervi Odone School of Medicine launch
2016 Francisco Rosende Ramírez Institute of Economics
2015 Jaime Donoso Arellano Institute of Music
2014 Pedro Morandé Court Institute of Sociology
2013 Francisco Claro Huneuss Faculty of Education
2012 Federico Leighton Puga School of Medicine

Teaching Excellence Recognition Award (PRED)

The Teaching Excellence Recognition Award is given to outstanding and committed professors who display creativity and innovation in the classroom. The winner is chosen by professors and students.

The award looks for academics who embody UC’s quality teaching principles, such as the promotion of the University’s values, a commitment to learning, analytical learning and putting theory into practice.

The award, which is presented at the opening ceremony of each academic year, has three categories: initiation, part-time and general. Review the list of the most recent winners.

Category Winner Academic Unit More Information
General Pablo Becerra Osses Institute of Political Science launch
Nancy Hidalgo Cepeda Faculty of Mathematics launch
Rodrigo Ramírez Montecinos School of Psychology launch
Carolina Rojas Quezada Faculty of Education launch
Giovanni Vecchio School of Social Work launch
Ricardo Rodríguez Aragón Faculty of Law
Marcela Moncada Lomeña School of Chemistry and Pharmacy launch
Alejandro Vera Aguilera School of Anthropology
Maureen Boys Loeb Faculty of Mathematics launch
Hannetz Roschzttardtz Choucroun Institute of History launch
Claudia Montero Liberona Institute of Physics launch
Beatriz Contreras Tasso School of Business Administration launch
Román Domínguez Jiménez Institute of Sociology launch
Fredy Núñez Torres School of Construction launch
Isabel Leiva Rodríguez Faculty of Education launch
Jovita Besa Huerta Institute of Economics launch
Margarita Bernales Silva Institute of Biological & Medical Engineering launch
Lorena Isbej Espósito Villarrica Campus launch
María Fernanda Calvo Sánchez School of Engineering launch
Rocío Cortés Rodríguez Institute of Geography launch
Cristián Núñez Durán School of Chemistry launch
João Francisco Botelho Institute of Sociology launch
Initiation Daniel Schwantes School of Chemistry launch
María Luciana Cahadia Faculty of Law launch
Tiziana Fernández Mincone Institute of History launch
Macarena Labra Sotelo School of Social Work
Felipe Toro Franco Institute of Sociology launch
Diego Miranda Toledo School of Engineering launch
Part Time María Escalante Rivas Institute of Economics launch
María Alejandra Vargas Institute of Political Science launch
Claudio Olivares Grez School of Social Work
Marcela Santibañez Gómez School of Construction launch
Natalia Leiva Salum Letras launch
Filipe Temtem da Silva Escuela de Arquitectura launch
Rodrigo Álvarez Gutiérrez Teología launch

Artistic Creation Award

This award is given by the Office of Arts & Culture to the artistic work undertaken by an academic artist from one of the arts-related colleges, whose collective works represent an impactful contribution to the development of the arts in the country and society.

The Artistic Creation Award is presented at the opening ceremony of each academic year.

Year Winner Academic Unit More Information
2023 Paula de Solminihac Escuela de Arte launch
2022 Álvaro Viguera Hayden Escuela de Teatro launch
2021 Cristián Salineros Fillat Escuela de Arte launch
2020 Pedro Alonso Zúñiga School of Architecture launch
2020 Hugo Palmarola Sagredo School of Design launch
2019 Rodrigo Cádiz Cádiz School of Engineering and Institute of Music launch
2019 Andrea Chignoli Barriga Faculty of Communication launch
2018 Andrés Kalawski Isla School of Theater launch
2017 Teodoro Fernández Larrañaga School of Architecture launch
2016 Voluspa Jarpa Saldías School of Arts launch
2015 Magdalena Atria Lemaitre School of Arts launch
2013 Mike Wilson Faculty of Literature launch
2013 Alejandro Guarello Finlay Institute of Music launch
2012 Mónica Bengoa Wünkhaus School of Arts launch

Abdón Cifuentes Award

The Abdón Cifuentes award has been presented by the Public Policy Center since 2013 to academics who have positively impacted Chilean society through their role in developing public policies.

The Abdon Cifuentes award is presented each year during the Sacred Heart Day ceremony.

Year Winner Academic Unit More Information
2024 Ignacio Irarrázaval Llona Centro de Políticas Públicas - Escuela de Gobierno launch
2023 Catterina Ferreccio Readi Escuela de Medicina launch
2022 Eduardo Valenzuela Carvallo Facultad de Ciencias Sociales (Instituto de Sociología y Escuela de Gobierno) launch
2021 Alexis Kalergis Parra Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas launch
2020 Francisco Gallego Yañez Institute of Economics launch
2019 Paula Bedegral García School of Medicine launch
2018 María Elena Santibáñez Torres Faculty of Law launch
2017 Jorge Manzi Astudillo School of Psychology launch
2016 José Luis Cea Egaña Faculty of Law launch
2015 Alejandro Aravena Mori School of Architecture launch
2014 Bonifacio Fernández Larrañaga School of Engineering launch
2013 Joaquín Montero Labbé School of Medicine launch