The American Economic Association has recently honored Dr. Ginther, professor at the University of Kansas, for her work to advance women working in the field of economics. Throughout her career, she has conducted extensive research on understanding and addressing barriers facing women economists working in the profession and in academia.
Known as the “Godmother of Title IX,” Dr. Sanders played a key role in the 1972 passage of the federal statute prohibiting sex-based discrimination in education programs and activities that receive federal financial assistance.
Since becoming director of fraternity and sorority life at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2008, Guobadia has nearly doubled the number of Greek chapters and student members on campus. In her role, she focuses on hazing prevention and advancing student leadership opportunities.
Dr. Ragan recently retired from her role as director of the Center for Public and Corporate Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, where she worked for the past 16 years. She previously spent nearly two decades as a veterinary epidemiologist for the United States Department of Agriculture.
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland recently honored Professor Wang, dean of the College of Nursing at Florida State University, for her pioneering work in digital health transformation and integrating artificial intelligence into nursing practice.
In addition to teaching oboe performance and music theory at the University of Arkansas, Dr. Delaplain frequently performs as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician. She is the founding organizer of the SHE Festival of Music, an annual international festival to promote music written by women.
The Frederick Douglass Book Prize is presented annually by Yale University in honor of the preceding year's best book on topics of slavery, resistance, or abolition. Dr. Edwards, associate professor at the University of Virginia, was honored for her latest book, Savings and Trust: The Rise and Betrayal of the Freedman's Bank (W.W. Norton and Company, 2024).
The National Society of Genetic Counselors has honored Martha Dudek for her leadership and contributions to the discipline. At Vanderbilt University, she founded a master's degree program and a graduate-level certificate in genetic counseling, as well as a fellowship in genomics research.
A full professor of psychology at Seton Hall University in New Jersey, Susan Nolan is co-founder of the International Collaboration of Undergraduate Psychology Outcomes, an initiative that has defined global competencies in psychology education
Rose Cuison-Villazor, professor at Rutgers University Law School, and Lily Yan Hughes, assistant dean of the Syracuse University College of Law, are among this year's seven recipients of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association's 2025 Trailblazer Award.
The Society for the Anthropology of Work recently presented its highest honor to Kathryn Dudley, professor of anthropology and American studies at Yale University. As a sociocultural anthropologist, she has explored the production of embodied knowledge and social trauma under the regimes of labor marginalized by transformations in global capitalism
Throughout her career, Dr. Selman has conducted extensive research on the privatization of prisons, punitive social control, moral panics, and law-enforcement technology. She currently serves as chair of the department of critical justice studies at Illinois State University.
