51青楼

Faculty Awards & Honors

Faculty Awards & Honors

In areas such as astronomy, medicine, optics, entrepreneurship, and dance, 51青楼 faculty and programs are among the nation's best.

51青楼 faculty are also globally recognized for their leadership, scholarship and service by world-renowned academic societies and programs. Below is a listing of our national and international program awards, and our University of 51青楼 awards and honors recipients.

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National & International Awards

Research Fellowships

2021Brandon Levin, Elisabeth Krause
2016Matthias Morzfeld,
2011
2009Dong "Jeffrey" Chul Pyun
2008Toufic Muadda Suidan**
2007
2003
2002 Daniel Eisenstein**
1999***, **
1998***, Jacquelyn Gervay**
1996Hans R. Rix**
1995Mani Ramaswami**
1993**, Paul Bloom**
1992Bruce J. Bayly
1980Adrian Patrascioiu*
1979
1976, **
1974
1973John G. Hildebrand
1972**
1967**
1966John D. McCullen**
1964Ray Weymann**

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty
***Award received while not at 51青楼

2020
2017Juanita L. Merchant***
2015
2010Roy R. Parker**
2007
2006Nancy A. Moran**
2005
2003
2001John G. Hildebrand,
1998Jane H. Hill
1994
1993Margaret G. Kidwell**
1992, , Seymour Reichlin**
1991Frank J. Low*
1990
1988
1979Arthur D. Code*
1977, Edward A. Boyse* ***
1975Gerry Neugebauer*
1959**
1956*

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty
***Award received while not at 51青楼

AAAS Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science

2019

AAAS Fellow

2020Gregg Garfin
2019
2018**, , 
2017Kimberly Andrews Espy**, , Mari N. Jensen, , ,
2016**
2015**, ,
2014* **,
2013, , **
2012, , ,
2011
2010**,
2009, , , , Jonathan T. Overpeck**, , , , Mary J. Wirth**
2008, **
2007, Nancy A. Moran**, , Feiyue Wang**, Jason X.-J. yuan**
2006George Bowden*, , , *
2005**
2004**
2003, Lisa Graumlich**, **
2002, **, Jonathan Lunine**, **
2001, H. Jay Melosh**,
2000**
1999Michael A. Cusanovich*
1998William Dickinson*, , Robert Sloviter**
1997
1996**
1995, Li-Zhi Fang*
1994
1993**
1992D. M. Hunten*, **, James F. Hays**, William Hoffman**
1991**,
1990**
1989, , **
1988
1987**,
1986**
1984John G. Hildebrand, **, **
1982**, *
1977Jane H. Hill*
1972William Swindell**
1971**, **, **, **, **, Thomas Lindell**, **, Neil Mendelson**, *, Cornelius Steelink*, John Sumner*
1969Roald Wangsness**
1959William Longacre*
1958Arthur Jelinek** ***, **
1950r*, *

AAAS IF/THEN Ambassador

2019, Jessie Rack

AAAS Newcomb Cleveland Prize

2009

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty
***Award received while not at 51青楼

ACLS Fellows

2018
2017,
2016
2014, ,
2011Scott R. Selisker, **
2010
2005Paul Richard
1992
1988Jean E. Hampton*
1985
1977John Boe**
1974Helen Nader**, Dana A. Nelson*
1972**
1971John Pollock*
1964Heiko Oberman*

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty

Membership

2014John G. Hildebrand
2013
2004***
1991Heiko A. Oberman*
1974Edward H. Spicer*
1969Emil W. Haury*
1945Carl S. Marvel*

Franklin Grants

2016Irene Bald Romano
2013
2011Uriah Kriegel**, Cheryl K. Malone
2008
2007

Phillips Fund Grant Recipients

2003**
1995**

Sabbatical Fellowships

2017Annette Joseph-Gabriel**
1999

John Frederick Lewis Award

1993

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty
***Award received while not at 51青楼

2020Eric Butcher, Megan Carney, Christopher Hamilton, Snuggye Hong, David Pietz, JoEllen Russell, Christopher Scott, Kimberly Shea
2019, , , Lisa Molomot, , , , , , ,
2017, ,
2016Jefferey Burgess, , , , Zain Khalpey**
2015, , , **, **, Anna Koosmann**, Nicolette Teufel-Shone**
2014, , , , **, , **
2013, **, Wendell Ela**, , Dale LaFleur,
2012Thomas DeGomez**, , **, , Virginia Lebaron**, ,
2011**, **, , **, , Avigdor Leftin**, Lesley P. Newman**
2010Rodney D. Adam**, , **, Jefferey Burgess, Lesley D. Frame**, **, ,
2009Emmanuel T. Akporiaye**, Stephanie J. Buechler, , Reid Fontaine**, Marie A. Griego-Jones**, , , Romy Elyse Taylor**,
2008**, Nicole Guidotti-Hernandez**, Beretta Smith-Shomade**, Gonda VanSteen**
2007**, **, , , ,
2006, , **,
2005Miguel Angel Quinones**, Ana Maria Merico-Stephens**, , ,
2004Carol M. Carpenter**, **, **, , Russell Keith Monson
2003Alfred James Quiroz, Aldeline Lee Karpiscak**, Barbara Jo Morehouse**, Roger Louis Nichols**, Terry W. Sprouse**
2002, Susan Aimee Crane, Brian Ford Crisp**,**, **, David Greg Williams**, Muluneh Yitayew
2001, **, Peter Michael Beudert**, George Nikolas Frantziskonis, Mark Paul Frederickson**, , , Muluneh Yitayew
2000John R. Bichsel**, Michael Frederick Brown, Elizabeth Jessie Garber**, , David Charles Lynch**, Edward J. Williams**
1999Katherine E. Miller**, Steven Michael Stralser**
1998, James W. Clarke**, Roger W. Fox**

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty

2023
2021Sama Raena Alshaibi
2020David Pietz
2017, Ander Monson**
2016Feryal 应zel
2015, Jack Walsh***
2014
2013
2008, , , Jason X.-J. Yuan**
2007
2006
2005**
2004
2003**
2002Ellen B. Basso**, Craig Walsh**,
2000, Elizabeth Vierling**
1999Steve Orlen*
1998Russel K. Monson, Jay Rosenblatt
1996H. Jay Melosh**, Irene Maxine Pepperberg**
1994
1991Harmony Hammond**
1989**
1988**
1987**, Arthur J. Jelinek**
1986**
1985Robert H. Colescott**
1984, **, Hermann George Rebel**, **
1983
1982Jonathan Beck**, **,
1981**, **,
1980C. Vance Haynes**
1978**, J.P. Wearing**
1977Jonathan Penner**
1976Jon Anderson**, **, , *
1975, , Alvin Ira Goldman**
1974Joel Feinberg*, Eliot S. Hearst*
1972John A. Mills**
1969Rubin Bressler*
1968Harold Clark Fritts**, Ursula S. Lamb*, Charles Philip Sonnet*
1966
1965Paul Schultz Martin*
1964*
1961Herbert E. Carter**
1960Willis Eugene Lamb*
1959Jean-Jacques Demorest**
1957Richard Meredith Hosley*
1953*
1950Lawrence Clark Powell*
1937Robert Guyn McBride*

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty
***Award received while not at 51青楼

2012
1999
1997Nancy A. Moran**, Brackette F. Williams**
1996
1995
1990
1984Arthur Winfree*

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty

NAE Members

2011**
1998**

NAE Fellows

2015Sara Tolbert
2014
2013Francesca Lopez
2005** ***
1998***

**No longer 51青楼 faculty
***Award received while not at 51青楼

NAE Members

2025
2025  
2014**
2010Larry Peterson**
2007**
2006
2005**, *
2003Soroosh Sorooshian**
1997**
1996
1992**, **
1989
1986Ernest T. Smerdon*
1984*, **
1977James Wait**
1975W. David Kingery*
1968William Sears*

US Frontiers of Engineering Participant

2012
2011

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty

NAI Senior Member

2022Steven Goldman, Stanley Pau, Robin Polt, Judith Su
2021Meredith Hay, May Khanna
2020Joseph Valacich, James Schwiegerling, Rajesh Khanna, Eugene Gerner, Thomas Milster, Luca Caucci, Minying Cai
2019Dong Chul "Jeffrey" Pyun, , Jordan Lancaster

NAI Fellows

2021Mark Van Dyke, Liesl Folks, Terry Matsunaga
2020Laurence Hurley, Robert A. Norwood
2019,
2018**,  
2017
2016
2015, **
2013

**No longer 51青楼 faculty

NAM Members

2015Kenneth S. Ramos**
2012
2011
2009
2008Juanita L. Merchant***
1998J. Lyle Bootman**
1988**
1984Allan Beigel*

Robert Wood Johnson Policy Fellowship

2007

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty
***Award received while not at 51青楼

2015Kirk Emerson
2005
1991**

**No longer 51青楼 faculty

NAS International Secretary

2022John G. Hildebrand

NAS Award for Scientific Reviewing

2019

NAS Members

2020Diana Liverman
2018
2015
2012
2011
2007John G. Hildebrand
2006
2003H. Jay Melosh**
2002Vicki L. Chandler**
2001**
2000
1996**, Brian A. Larkins**
1994William Bowers**
1992John H. Law - Emeritus
1990**
1985**
1981Donald M. Hunten*
1979Edward A. Boyse* ***
1976Alistair G.W. Cameron* ***
1975Edward H. Spicer*
1974Frank J. Low*, Frederick S. Hulse*
1972***
1971Arthur D. Code*
1968Bart J. Bok*
1956Emil W. Haury*
1938Carl S. Marvel* ***

Gulf Research Program/Early-Career Research Fellowship

2017

Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellows

2017
2016,
2015**
2014,
2013
2011, **
2010,
2009, , Megan McEvoy**
2008,
2006Scott Kroken**
2005, , David Reiley, Jr.**
2004, , Bradley Moore**
2003Ralph Lorenz**
2002Daniel Eisenstein**
2001**
2000

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty
***Award received while not at 51青楼

2005* ***
1981* ***
1955Willis E. Lamb, Jr.* ***

*Deceased
***Award received while not at 51青楼

2022Jessica Tierney

2015Juan Felipe Herrera

1996Terry Wimmer**
1969

**No longer 51青楼 faculty

Recent Awards & Accolades on Campus

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University Awards & Honors

Recognizes faculty who have made outstanding contributions to outreach at the University of 51青楼, in the State of 51青楼, the nation, and the world.

Visit the University Distinguished Outreach Faculty page to submit a nomination and browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2025, 
2024
2023,
2022,
2021,
2020,
2019
2018,
2017David G. Armstrong**,
2016,
2015, Frans Tax
2014, **
2013**,
2012,
2011**, Edward F. Reid
2010
2009**
2008,
2007
2005Timothy Dennehy**, **
2004Charles (Corky) Poster**, **

**No longer 51青楼 faculty

Honors faculty who have made sustained contributions of consistent educational excellence and have demonstrated outstanding commitment to undergraduate education.

Visit the University Distinguished Professors page to submit a nomination and browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2025,
2024
2024
2023
2022
2021Faten Ghosn,
2020Jeff Stone
2019
2018,
2017
2016,
2015
2014,
2013Eric A. Betterton, **
2012,
2011**,
2010
2009
2008**, **
2007**
2006, **
2005, **
2004,
2003
2002**, Harold W. Dixon**, **,
2000James W. Clarke**,
1999**, **
1998**, **
1997**, **
1996**, **
1995Christopher Franklin Carroll**, James F. LaSalle**, Clifford M. Lytle*, Raymond E. White, Jr.*

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty
***Award received while not at 51青楼

Granted to outstanding recently tenured and mid-career faculty who are making transformative contributions to their disciplines and to our University鈥檚 teaching, research, and outreach priorities.

Visit the Distinguished Scholar page to submit a nomination and browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2025Michelle T茅llez, Millard (Ladd) Keith, Kristopher Klein
2024Elise Gornish
2023David Baltrus, M贸nica Ram铆rez-Andreotta, Michael Marty
2022Rebecca Mosher, Daniel Mart铆nez, Weigang Wang
2021Lynn M. Carter, Allison S. Gabriel, Elisa Tomat

Recognizes outstanding early career faculty who are at the forefront of their disciplines and make highly valued contributions to the teaching, creative activity, and service priorities set out in the University's Strategic Plan.

Visit the Early Career Scholars Award page to submit a nomination and browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2025Kerri Rodriguez, Nicole Antebi, Melanie McKay-Cody, Elizabeth (Beth) Tellman
2024Harris Kornstein, Michelle Berry
2023Yuanyuan (Kay) He, Anna Josephson, Andrew Curley, Andrew Paek, Alex Craig, Jeehey Kim
2022Molly Gebrian, Thomas Gianetti, Tammi Walker, Ashley Dixon, David Enard
2021Laura Condon, Lindsay M. Montgomery, Stefano Bloch, Jameson D. Lopez, Antonio Jos茅 Bacelar da Silva, Jessica Brown

 

Created through a gift from the Thomas R. Brown Foundation in honor of Professor Emeritus Gerald J. Swanson, this award recognizes excellence in undergraduate teaching.

Visit the Early Career Scholars Award page to submit a nomination and browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2025Lani (Tori) Hidalgo, Katie Hemphill, Ellen Bledsoe, Daniel Charbonneau
2024Afrooz Jalilzade, Carrie Langley, Teresa Rosano, Hal Tharp
2023Amy Graham, Darin Knapp, Patrick Baliani, Maria Letizia Bellocchio, Susan Holland
2022Na Zuo, Dean Papajohn, Hank Stratton, Lisa Dollinger, Suzanne Dovi
2021Paul Blowers, John Pollard, Ashley Jordan, Robert Stephan, Shawn Jackson

2025TBA
2024Erin Galyen, Heleni Kasaki
2023Ana Carvalho, M. Leandro Heien
2022Sheilah Nicholas
2021Desire茅 Vega, Mary Carol Combs
2020Ian L. Pepper, Melissa L. Tatum
2019, 
2018,
2017Edward J. Kerschen**,
2016,
2015,
2014Susan Shaw**, **
2013,
2012**,
2011,
2010, **
2009,
2008, ,
2007Russell Cropanzano**, Cindy Rankin
2006**, ,
2005, **
2004, **
2003Herbert E. Pollock*,
2002**, **
2001**, **, **
2000**, Brian Crisp**

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty

Established through the generosity of Henry and Phyllis Koffler in 2000, recognize outstanding accomplishment in the areas of teaching; research/scholarship/creative activity; or public service/outreach.

Visit the Henry and Phyllis Koffler Prizes page to browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2022Ana Cornide
2021Vance T. Holliday
2020Dirk Mateer
2019Donata Vercelli, Ubirajara Van Kolck
2018Jamie Edgin
2014Bruce Bayly
2009
2008John Marchello**
2007Joel Meister*
2006
2005Sherry C. Betts**
2004**
2003Michael A. Wells*
2002

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty

Established through the generosity of Henry and Phyllis Koffler in 2000, recognize outstanding accomplishment in the areas of teaching; research/scholarship/creative activity; or public service/outreach.

Visit the Henry and Phyllis Koffler Prizes page to browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2025Ilaria Pascucci
2023Henk Granzier
2021Vance Holliday
2019Ubirajara Van Kolck, Donata Vercelli
2017
2015
2013
2011
2009Jane H. Hill*
2008
2007
2006John G. Hildebrand
2005
2004Pamela Decker
2003Brian A. Larkins**
2002

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty

Established through the generosity of Henry and Phyllis Koffler in 2000, recognize outstanding accomplishment in the areas of teaching; research/scholarship/creative activity; or public service/outreach.

Visit the Henry and Phyllis Koffler Prizes page to browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2024Lisa Elfring
2016
2012
2009
2008**
2006Richard W. Shelton**
2005Renate A. Schulz**
2004
2002JoLaine Reierson Draugalis**

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty

2012Laura G. Gutierrez**, Thomas B. Wilson
2011
2010**,
2009 Barnet Pavao-Zuckerman**
2007
2006
2004, John Kupfer**, Ralph Price*, Timothy Swindle,
2003**, Suzanne Delaney, **
2002*, Gregory Jackson**, James O'Brien**,
2001**, , ,
2000, , Helle Mathiasen**,
1999, , **, John McCullen*
1998Kari McBride**, , Cindy Rankin,
1997Janice Dewey**, **

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty
***Award received while not at 51青楼

The highest of faculty ranks is reserved for full professors with exceptional achievements that have brought them national or international recognition.

Visit the Regents Professors page to submit a nomination and browse resources on the overall nomination process.

 

2025, ,
2023, , , ,
2022, , , ,
2021, Sonia Colina, , , ,
2020, , Peter Chesson, ,
2019, , , Rod Wing,
2018, , Barbara Mills, ,
2017, , **
2016, ,
2015,
2014**,
2013Neal R. Armstrong, ,
2012, **
2011,
2010**, **,
2009**, , **
2008Howard Ochman**, Elizabeth Vierling**, **
2007, ,
2006, , , Mark A. Nichter**
2005Michael A. Cusanovich*, Michael J. Drake*, Paula Ya-Mei Fan**, , , , Vladimir E. Zakharov
2004H. Jay Melosh**, , John L. Pollock*,
2003, Vicki L. Chandler**, , Muriel R. Saville-Troike**
2002**, Roy R. Parker*, **, **, Michael A. Wells**
2000Brian A. Larkins**, Nancy A. Moran**, **, Dr. Soroosh Sorooshian
1999**, **, Barbara Timmermann**
1998**, **, **,
1997**, , Gordon Tollin**, Henry I . Yamamura*
1995, **, Jane H. Hill*
1994J. Douglas Canfield*, **, ,
1993Barbara A. Babcock**, Allen S. Whiting**
1992**, *
1991**, **, C. Vance Haynes**, John H. Law**, Robert M. Netting*, Richard W. Shelton**
1990, **, Robert H. Colescott*, Ralph E. Griswold*, **, Willis E. Lamb, Jr.*, **, Charles P. Sonett**, *
1989**, John G. Hildebrand, Travis W. Hirschi*, **, Frank J. Low*, Sydney E. Salmon*, Arthur T. Winfree*
1988, Joel Feinberg*, Donald M. Hunten**, **, **, Heiko A. Oberman*, James R. Wait*

*Deceased
**No longer 51青楼 faculty

Recognizes excellence in the art of teaching at all levels, but the Foundation places particular emphasis on teaching at the undergraduate level.

Visit the Creative Teaching Award page to submit a nomination and browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2025Diana Daly
2024Robert Stephan
2023Jennifer Wolfe
2022Liudmila Klimanova
2021Tori Hidalgo
2020Joela M. Jacobs

Honor those who have demonstrated significant involvement in expanding the impact of research to the public good through innovation and commercialization and are committed to promoting the translation of research to the benefit of society.

Visit the University Innovation and Entrepreneurship page to submit a nomination and browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2025Marvin Slepian
2024Joseph Valacich
2023Joyce Schroeder
2022Jeffrey Pyun

Recognizes faculty who have made exceptional contributions to our service mission, within their department or college, across campus, or in their scholarly community around the world.

Visit the University Faculty Service Award page to submit a nomination and browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2025Sabrina V. Helm, Amy Kimme Hea
2024Laura Hollengreen, Leila Hudson
2023Wolfgang Fink, Paul Wagner

Recognizes outstanding performance by an academic department head or director.

Visit the Distinguished Head/Director's Award page to submit a nomination and browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2025Judd Ruggill, Kimberly Ogden
2024Buell Jannuzi, Chris Castro
2023Diane Austin
2022Karen Seat, John Galgiani

Visit the University Innovation and Entrepreneurship page to submit a nomination and browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2025George Sutphin
2023Tsu-Te 鈥淛udy鈥 Su
2022Thomas Gianetti

Visit the MENTOR Institute page to submit a nomination and browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2025Gary Rhoades
2024Daniela Triadan
2023Judith Gordon

Visit the MENTOR Institute page to submit a nomination and browse resources on the overall nomination and selection process.

 

2025Desiree Vega, Purnima Madhivanan
2024Hayriye Kayi-Aydar, Jessica Rainbow
2023Kevin Gosner, Lillian Gorman