All Entries in the "Awards" Category
Emma Sepúlveda Becomes First Latin American Woman to Receive the International Mercouri Prize
The Melina Mercouri International Prize from UNESCO-Greece honors individuals who champion human rights through creative expression. Dr. Sepúlveda is a scholar of Latin American and Spanish literature and the author of 17 books that span several creative disciplines.
American Heart Association Recognizes Jane Newburger for Outstanding Mentorship in Academia
In addition to her own clinical work as a pediatric cardiologist, Dr. Newburger has mentored dozens of researchers and healthcare professionals as a professor at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital.
April Paschall Honored for Contributions to Adult Learning and Continuing Education
April Paschall has received national recognition for advancing adult learning at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, where she founded a new bachelor’s degree program in multidisciplinary studies.
Sudha Raj Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Nutrition and Dietetics
The Dietitians in Integrative and Functional Medicine subgroup of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics has honored Sudha Raj, professor at Syracuse University, for her lifetime achievements in nutrition research and education.
Anne Chin Recognized for Distinguished Career in Geomorphology
In her work as a geographer, Dr. Chin focuses her research on human interactions with geomorphological and ecological processes in river landscapes. She currently serves as chair of the department of geography at Florida State University.
Monic Ductan Receives Inaugural Tennessee Book Award in Fiction
Monic Ductan was honored for her first book, Daughters of Muscadine: Stories. She currently teaches creative writing and literature at Tennessee Tech University.
Two Women Academics Named Recipients of the 2024 Rolf Schock Prize
Irene Heim, professor emerita at MIT, has received the 2024 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy and Lai-Sang Young, a professor of mathematics at New York University, has received the 2024 Rolf Schock Prize in Mathematics.
Kristy Pabilonia Recognized for Contributions to Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Medicine
Dr. Pabilonia is a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Biomedical Sciences and the executive director of clinical diagnostics for the Veterinary Health System at Colorado State University.
National Press Photographers Association Presents Its Highest Honor to Julie Jones
Julie Jones has been recognized by the National Press Photographers Association for her lifetime achievements in photojournalism. Dr. Jones currently serves as a lecturer at the University of Oklahoma.
Kristin Hutchins Receives Rising Star Award From the American Chemical Society
Presented by the American Chemical Society’s Women Chemists Committee, the Rising Star Award honors a mid-career scientist with outstanding potential in their field.
Victoria Chang Wins The Forward Prize for Best Poetry Collection
Professor Chang is the first Asian American and first woman to hold the Bourne Chair of Poetry at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She was honored by The Forward Foundation for her new poetry collection, With My Back to the World
Toni Jensen Receives 2024 Porter Literary Fund Prize
Dr. Jensen is an associate professor of fiction and director of the program in creative writing and translation at the University of Arkansas. She also teaches in the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts.
Carolina Harada Receives National Award for Outstanding Medical School Teaching and Advising
The Association of American Medical Colleges has presented the 2024 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award to Carolina Harada, professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.
Lynne Maquat Honored for Outstanding RNA Research Contributions
Over 40 years ago, Dr. Maquat discovered the biological process known as nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. Her research has resulted in significant breakthroughs in the understanding of a wide range of diseases, including cystic fibrosis and cancer.
Kimberlé Crenshaw Honored With Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal
Since 2000, Professor Crenshaw has held joint faculty appointments with Columbia Law School in New York and the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.
Barbara Savage Receives Book Award for Her Recent Biography of Merze Tate
The Before Columbus Foundation has honored Barbara Savage, professor emerita at the University of Pennsylvania, with their 2024 American Book Award for Merze Tate: The Global Odyssey of a Black Woman Scholar.
Jody Lewen Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Higher Education
Dr. Lewen has received the 2024 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education. She is the founder and president of Mount Tamalpais College, a higher education institution which offer courses at San Quentin State Prison in California.
Erin Calipari Recognized by the Society for Neuroscience for Outstanding Early-Career Research
Dr. Calipari was recognized for her outstanding research on drug addiction and treatment. She currently serves as an associate professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and is the director of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research.
Jennifer Borland Receives Book Award From the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship
Dr. Borland was honored for her book Visualizing Household Health: Medieval Women, Art, and Knowledge in the Régime du corps. She has been a member of the Oklahoma State University for nearly two decades.
Seattle University Professor Sonora Jha Receives 2024 Prize for Fiction from the Washington State Book Awards
Dr. Jha was recently recognized by the Washington State Book Awards for her novel, The Laughter. In addition to authoring several books throughout her career, she has spent the past two decades teaching communication studies at Seattle University.
American Theatre and Drama Society Honors Ann Folino White for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Folino White is an associate professor of theatre studies at Michigan State University. In addition to her academic interests in theatre and drama, she is an advocate for advancing student accessibility on campus.
Rajaa Shindi Receives National Recognition for Contributions to Information Systems Industry and Students
The Association of Information Systems has awarded Dr. Shindi with their Volunteer of the Year Award. She currently teaches as an assistant professor at New Mexico State University, where she oversees the university’s Association of Information Systems student chapter.
Michele Kozimor Wins Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Sociological Association
As a professor of sociology at Elizabethtown College, Dr. Kozimor is dedicated to innovative instruction, mentoring, and professional development for both students and faculty.
Rhetoric Society of America Recognizes Rebecca Dingo for Outstanding Mentorship
Dr. Dingo currently serves as the associate director of the Office of Faculty Development and a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she teaches courses on composition and rhetoric.
Gilda Barabino Awarded the 2024 Carnegie Mellon Dickinson Prize in Science
Dr. Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts, has conducted extensive research on the understanding of sickle cell disease and orthopedic tissue engineering, as well as advancing diversity and belonging in engineering education and research.
Xuguang Wang Honored by American Meteorological Society for Contributions to Earth System Predictability Research
Dr. Wang, endowed professor at the University of Oklahoma, was honored for her research that has advanced the predictability of global hurricane and convective-scale models.
Giulia Galli Wins the Joseph O. Hirschfelder Prize in Theoretical Chemistry
Dr. Galli current serves as a professor in the School of Molecular Engineering and department of chemistry at the University of Chicago and conducts research as a senior scientist with the Argonne National Laboratory
Margaret Hagerman Wins National Award for Early Career Research in Children and Youth Studies
As a scholar, Dr. Hagerman focuses her work on how children’s social contexts shape their understanding of race, racism, and racial privilege, and what that means for racial inequality on a broader scale.
Three Women Named Laureates of the Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists
This year’s Blavatnik National Award for Young Scientists laureates are Cigal Kadoch of Harvard Medical School, Markita del Carpio Landry of the University of California, Berkeley, and Britney Schmidt of Cornell University.
Katherine de Kleer Honored for Outstanding Early-Career Research in Planetary Sciences
Katherine de Kleer’s research has contributed to the broader understanding of the atmospheric composition and environmental properties of Uranus, Neptune, Jupiter, Io, Europa, Callisto, and Ganymede.
Dixie Watts Dalton Earns Recognition for Distinguished Graduate Teaching in Agricultural and Applied Economics
Dixie Watts Dalton has over three decades of higher education experience. She currently teaches several graduate level courses on agribusiness marketing, management, and policy at Virginia Tech.
National League of Nursing Recognizes Sharon Irving for Outstanding Clinical Practice Leadership
Sharon Irving, professor of pediatric nursing at the University of Pennsylvania, has conducted extensive research on clinical care delivery, particularly nutrition care delivery for critically ill infants and children.
The White House Presents Its Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award to Karen Ivy
Dr. Ivy was recognized by The White House for her outstanding background in community service. She is known for creating the U.S. to Uganda Connections Program, an international initiative that uses technology to inspire and empower youth through educational exchanges and leadership development.
Maryam Naghibolhosseini Honored by Sigma Xi for Innovative Research on the Human Voice
Dr. Naghibolhosseini has been a member of the Michigan State University community for the past decade. Her research centers around the irregularities in the human voice, which can be a sign of a neurological disease or a mental health disorder.
American Sociological Society Recognizes Robin Isserles for Distinguished Contributions to Community College Teaching
A professor at the Borough of Manhattan Community College within the CUNY system for nearly three decades, Dr. Isserles focuses her career on advancing community college education.
