All Entries in the "Awards" Category
Gina S. Brown Received the National Humanism in Medicine Medal From the Arnold P. Gold Foundation
Since 2015, Gina S. Brown has dean of the College of Nursing and Allied Sciences at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Dr. Brown was recognized for her leadership and achievements in healthcare, government, and for her positive impact on society.
Universities Announce the Appointment of Eight Women to Dean Positions
The women named deans are Ah-Hyung Park at UCLA, Hopi Hoekstra at Harvard University, Jill Dixon at West Chester University in Pennsylvania, Twinette Johnson at the University of the District of Columbia, Mary Margaret Frank at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Heather Woofter at the University of Texas at Austin, Sharonda Ragland at Virginia Union University, and Camille Su-Lin Johnson at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Khatharya Um Named a Laureate of the Fukuoka Prize
Khatharya Um, associate dean in the Division of Social Sciences and an associate professor of ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley, s being honored for her notable contributions in the fields of political science, Southeast Asian studies, and global education – especially her work on the history of Cambodia.
Jessica Bunch Recognized for Her Work in Veterinary Rehabilitation
Jessica Bunch, an assistant professor of integrated veterinary medicine at Washington State University, recently received the 2023 John J. Sherman III Award for Excellence in Veterinary Rehabilitation from the American Association of Rehabilitation Veterinarians.
The American Academy of Religion Honors Vanderbilt University’s Yolanda Pierce
Yolanda Pierce, who is the new dean of the Divinity School at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, has won the 2023 Martin E. Marty Award for the Public Understanding of Religion. From 2017 to 2023, she wad dean of the Howard University Divinity School.
Eva Nogales Is Sharing the 2023 Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine
Berkeley’s Eva Nogales, who is sharing the Life Science and Medicine Prize with Patrick Cramer, director of the department of molecular biology at the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Germany, is being honored for pioneering structural biology that enabled visualization, at the level of individual atoms, of the protein machines responsible for gene transcription, one of life’s fundamental processes.
Princeton’s Bonnie Bassler Is Sharing the 2023 Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research
Each Princess of Asturias Award laureate receives a Joan Miró sculpture representing and symbolizing the award, a diploma, an insignia, and a cash prize of 50,000 euros (about $53,500). The award will be presented in October by Princess Leonor and King Felipe VI of Spain. Professor Bassler is being honored for her research on quorum sensing, the process by which bacteria communicate.
Martha Finnemore Honored by the Johan Skytte Foundation at Uppsala University in Sweden
Since 1995, the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science has been awarded annually to scholars who have made outstanding and groundbreaking contributions to the understanding of political science and its relevance in the world today. The prize includes a cash award of about $46,000 and a silver medal.
Two Women Scholars to Receive the 2023 Sage-CASBS Award
Established in 2013, the honor is bestowed by Sage, the global academic publisher of books, journals, and library resources and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in the behavioral and social sciences that advances the understanding of pressing social issues.
Vanderbilt University’s Hilda McMackin Receives Award for Mentoring in Research Development
Hilda McMackin, director of research administration systems and reporting at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, has been recognized with the 2023 Mentoring Award from the National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP).
Nineteen Women Among the 33 New Members of the American Philosophical Society
The American Philosophical Society was founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin. This year the society granted membership to 33 individuals. Of these 19 are women and 15 have ties to the academic world in the United States.
University of Mississippi’s Cris Surbeck Honored by the American Society of Civil Engineers
Cris Surbeck, chair and professor of civil engineering at the University of Mississippi, has been selected as the winner of the 2023 Margaret S. Petersen Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers. The award is presented to a woman who has demonstrated exemplary service to the water resources and environmental science and engineering community.
Muhlenberg College Faculty Member Wins Scenic Design Award for Off-Broadway Theater
You-Shin Chen, assistant professor of theater at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, has received the 2023 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Scenic Design from the League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers. A native of Taiwan, Chen joined the faculty at Muhlenberg in 2021.
Michelle Ephraim Awarded the 2023 Juniper Prize for Creative Nonfiction
Michelle Ephraim, a professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, has been awarded the 2023 Juniper Prize for Creative Nonfiction from the University of Massachusetts Press. Professor Ephraim was honored for her book GREEN WORLD: A Tragicomic Memoir of Love and Shakespeare. The book will be published in 2024.
University of Mississippi’s Kathleen Wickham Wins Award for Her Scholarship in Media and Civil Rights History
Kathleen Wickham, a professor of journalism at the University of Mississippi was presented the Ronald T. and Gayla F. Farrar Award in Media and Civil Rights History given by the University of South Carolina’s College of Information and Mass Media. The Farrar Award honors journalists whose articles or chapters in an edited collection depict historical […]
University of Texas’ Lillian Mills Wins the 2023 Outstanding Accounting Educator Award
Dr. Mills chaired the accounting department for four years before becoming the first woman to be named permanent dean of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin in 2021. Early in her career, she taught at the University of Arizona.
Yale University’s Beverly Gage Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Biography
Beverly Gage, a professor of 20th-century U.S. history at Yale University, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in the biography category. She was honored for her book G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century.
Georgia State University’s Natalie King Wins a 2023 Waterman Award From the National Science Foundation
The annual award is the nation’s highest honor for early-career scientists and engineers. In addition to a medal, the awardee receives a grant of $1,000,000 over a five-year period for scientific research or advanced study in the science and engineering disciplines. Dr. King is one of three recipients – and the only woman – of the 2203 Waterman Award
Shu Yang Honored for Her Work in the Field of Colloid and Surface Chemistry
Dr. Yang, who has taught at the University of Pennsylvania since 2004, was selected to receive the award from the American Chemical Society for “contributions to the geometric design and controlled assembly of colloids and liquid crystals at surfaces and interfaces.”
Martha Gulati Honored by the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Martha Gulati is the Anita Dann Friedman Endowed Chair in Women’s Cardiovascular Medicine and Research at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, a nonprofit medical center that offers a wide range of graduate degree programs. She joined Cedars-Sinai in 2022 after working as a professor and cardiology chief at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Phoenix.
Boise State University’s Cynthia Clark Recognized for Her Research in Nursing Education
Cynthia Clark, professor emeritus in the School of Nursing at Boise State University in Iowa, received the inaugural Marilyn H. Oermann Award for Distinguished Research in Nursing Education from the National League for Nursing.
Cynthia Orozco Honored by the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies
Cynthia Orozco recently retired as a professor of history and the humanities at the Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College. She will now be devoting her attention to planning the 100th-anniversary celebration in 2029 of the League of United Latin American Citizens.
Princeton’s Bonnie Bassler Wins the Canada Gairdner International Award
Professor Bassler and her colleagues were honored “for their discoveries of how bacteria communicate with each other and surrounding non-bacterial cells, providing a new paradigm for how microbes behave and yielding novel avenues for therapeutics against infectious diseases.”
Daniela Elliott of Leeward Community College Honored by the American Association of Community Colleges
Daniela Elliott, an assistant professor and sustainable agriculture program coordinator at Leeward Community College in Honolulu, Hawai’i, received the Dale P. Parnell Faculty Distinction Recognition Award from the American Association of Community Colleges.
University of Chicago’s Ling Ma Wins Three Awards for Her Short Story Collection
Ling Ma, an assistant professor of practice in the arts at the University of Chicago, has been awarded the National Book Critics Circle fiction prize, the Story Prize, and the Windham Campbell Prize.
U.S. Navy Renames Ship to Honor Marie Tharp, a Columbia University Oceanographer
The U.S. Navy has announced it is renaming one of its oceanographic survey ships after Marie Tharp, a Columbia University geologist, oceanographer, and cartographer who drew the first modern maps of the ocean floors and was one of the first scholars to espouse the idea of plate tectonics.
Nanette Veilleux Recognized for Her Mentoring of Undergraduate Students in Computing Research
Nanette Veilleux, professor of mathematics, computing, and statistics at Simmons University in Boston, has received the Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentoring Award from the Computing Research Association-Education. The award recognizes faculty members within the field of computer science who have provided exceptional mentorship to undergraduates.
Carrie Mae Weems of Syracuse University Is the Winner of the 2023 Hasselblad Award
The Hasselblad Award is an international photography prize that is granted annually to a photographer recognized for major achievements. The award is often referred to as the “Nobel Prize” of photography. The award includes a monetary prize of about $188,000 and a gold medal.
Society of Pediatric Psychology Honors University of Alabama at Birmingham Scholar
Aaron Fobian, an associate professor in the Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, was honored for making significant contributions to the field of pediatric psychology in research, clinical training, and service.
The Labor and Working Class History Association Recognizes the Work of Wayne State University’s Elizabeth Faue
Elizabeth Faue, professor and chair of the department of history at Wayne State University in Detroit, was selected to receive the Distinguished Service Award from the Labor and Working Class History Association, an organization she helped to establish.
Soraya Coley Honored by the American Council on Education for Advancing Women in Academia
Soraya M. Coley, president of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, has been selected to receive the 2023 Donna Shavlik Award from the American Council on Education. The award honors an individual who demonstrates a sustained commitment to advancing women in higher education through leadership and career development.
Three Women Scholars Share the 2023 BBVA Ecology and Conservation Biology Frontiers of Knowledge Award
Three women scientists are sharing the 2023 Ecology and Conservation Biology Frontiers of Knowledge Award from the BBVA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. Three three award winners are Jeanne Altmann of Princeton University, Susan Alberts of Duke University, and Marlene Zuk of the University of Minnesota.
Victoria Chang of Antioch University Wins the 2023 Chowdhury Prize in Literature
The Chowdhury Prize in Literature is awarded by the department of English at the University of Southern California through the auspices of the Subir and Malini Chowdhury Foundation and in collaboration with Kenyon College and The Kenyon Review. Professor Chang is the first poet to win the award.
Heather Smith Receives Mentoring Award From the American Association of Geographers
Dr. Smith is a professor of geography at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. According to the award committee, Professor Smith was recognized for a commitment to providing more access, opportunity, attention, care, critical engagement, and professional development than is considered typical in academia.
The Women’s Philanthropy Institute Has Recognized the Work of Spelman College President Helene Gayle
The Shaw-Hardy Taylor Achievement Award from the Women’s Philanthropy Institute recognizes philanthropists, nonprofit leaders, volunteers, change agents, fundraisers, and researchers who have moved women’s philanthropy forward and demonstrated significant impact on the field. The award has been presented triennially since 2008.
