Prestigious & Competitive Prize Winners
The University of Georgia is committed to academic excellence. Our distinguished community of scholars has been recognized both nationally and internationally. Listed here are some of the most prestigious and competitive awards bestowed upon UGA faculty.
Professional Societies
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Members
| 1998 |
Wyatt Anderson |
Genetics |
| 1994 |
John Avise |
Genetics |
| 1981 |
O. Brent Berlin |
Anthropology, Emeritus |
| 2003 |
Stephen P. Hubbell |
Plant Biology |
| 1987 |
William McFeely |
History, Emeritus |
| 2006 |
Keith Poole |
Political Science |
| 2004 |
Henry Schaefer |
Chemistry |
| 2007 |
Paul Schleyer |
Chemistry |
| 2007 |
Susan Wessler |
Genetics / Plant Biology |
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National Academy of Sciences Members
| 1991 |
Norman Allinger |
Chemistry, Emeritus |
| 1987 |
Wyatt Anderson |
Genetics |
| 2004 |
Jeffrey Bennetzen |
Molecular Genetics |
| 1980 |
Brent Berlin |
Anthropology, Emeritus |
| 1975 |
Glenn Burton |
Agronomy, Emeritus |
| 1966 |
Norman Giles |
Genetics, Emeritus |
| 1997 |
Lois Miller |
Entomology / Genetics, Emeritus |
| 1970 |
Eugene Odum |
Zoology / Ecology, Emeritus |
| 1998 |
Susan Wessler |
Genetics / Plant Biology |
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Prestigious Fellowships
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows
| 1983 |
Peter Albersheim |
CCRC |
| 2010 |
Jonathan Amster |
Chemistry |
| 1998 |
Wyatt Anderson |
Genetics |
| 1992 |
Gerald Arkin |
CAES |
| 2002 |
Marjorie Asmussen |
Genetics |
| 2011 |
Jonathan Arnold |
Genetics |
| 2005 |
Michael Arnold |
Genetics |
| 1995 |
Mary Atwater |
Science Education |
| 2010 |
Clifton Baile |
Foods & Nutrition / Animal & Dairy Science |
| 1990 |
Gary W. Barrett |
Ecology |
| 2005 |
Jeff Bennetzen |
Genetics |
| 1976 |
Clanton Black |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Emeritus |
| 2000 |
Lynne Billard |
Statistics |
| 2009 |
Barry Bozeman |
Public Administration and Policy |
| 1990 |
Gale Buchanan |
CAES |
| 2002 |
Chung Chu |
Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Science |
| 2010 |
Daniel Colley |
Microbiology |
| 2007 |
Sarah F. Covert |
Forest Biotechnology |
| 2011 |
Barbara Crawford |
Mathematics and Science Education |
| 2009 |
Harry Dailey |
Microbiology / Molecular Biology |
| 2010 |
Alan Darvill |
Plant Piology |
| 2007 |
R. Kelly Dawe |
Plant Biology |
| 2012 |
Lisa Donovan |
Plant Biology |
| 2004 |
Michael Duncan |
Chemistry |
| 2010 |
Jorge Escalante |
Microbiology |
| 1961 |
William Flatt |
Foods and Nutrition, Emeritus |
| 2009 |
Dorothy Fragaszy |
Psychology |
| 1963 |
Frank Golley |
Ecology, Emeritus |
| 1989 |
James Hamrick |
Plant Biology |
| 1967 |
John Henkel |
Physics and Astronomy, Emeritus |
| 1967 |
Norman Herz |
Geoarchaeology, Emeritus |
| 1983 |
Richard Hill |
Chemistry |
| 2009 |
James Hollibaugh |
Marine Sciences |
| 1987 |
Carl S. Hoveland |
Crop and Soil Sciences, Emeritus |
| 2005 |
Robert Ivarie |
Genetics |
| 2010 |
Scott Jackson |
Crop and Soil Sciences |
| 1994 |
David Kissel |
Crop and Soil Sciences |
| 2002 |
David Knauft |
Horticulture |
| 2008 |
Stephen Kowalewski |
Anthropology
|
| 2009 |
Duncan Krause |
microBiology |
| 1989 |
Sidney Kushner |
Genetics |
| 2003 |
David C. Lee |
OVPR |
| 1972 |
David S. Leonard |
Psychology, Emeritus |
| 2007 |
Lars Ljunghdahl |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Emeritus |
| 2009 |
Julie Luft |
Mathematics and Science Education |
| 2010 |
Robert Maier |
Microbiology |
| 2012 |
Nancy Manley |
Genetics |
| 2005 |
Richard Meagher |
Genetics |
| 1992 |
Lois Miller |
Genetics and Entomology |
| 2008 |
Michelle Momany |
Marine Sciences |
| 2012 |
Allen J. Moore |
Genetics |
| 2009 |
Mary Ann Moran |
Marine Sciences |
| 1998 |
Vasu Nair |
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences |
| 1998 |
Vasu Nair |
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences |
| 1966 |
John Neter |
Statistics, Emeritus |
| 2009 |
Peggy Ozias-Akins |
Horticulture |
| 2008 |
Andrew Paterson |
Plant Biology / Crop & Soil Science / Genetics |
| 1972 |
Robert Pollack |
Psychology |
| 1983 |
James W. Porter |
Ecology |
| 1965 |
Gayther Plummer |
Botany, Emeritus |
| 1960 |
Lawrence Pomeroy |
Marine Sciences, Emeritus |
| 1988 |
Lee Pratt |
Plant Biology, Emeritus |
| 1997 |
James Prestegard |
CCRC |
| 2010 |
Catherine M. Pringle |
Ecology |
| 2007 |
Daniel Promislow |
Genetics |
| 2012 |
Elizabeth Reitz |
Anthropology |
| 2002 |
Henry Schaefer III |
Chemistry |
| 1981 |
Paul Schleyer |
Chemistry |
| 2006 |
Lawrence Shimkets |
Microbiology |
| 2008 |
Michael Strand |
Entomology
|
| 1994 |
Anne Summers |
Microbiology |
| 2012 |
Sally Walker |
Geology and Marine Sciences |
| 2006 |
William B. Whitman |
Microbiology
|
| 2006 |
Juergen Wiegel |
Microbiology, Emeritus
|
| 1965 |
Richard Wiegert |
Marine Sciences, Emeritus
|
| 1997 |
Judith Willis |
Cellular Biology, Emeritus
|
| 1995 |
John S. Willis |
Cellular Biology, Emeritus
|
| 2007 |
Ying Xu |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
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American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellows
| 1977 |
Louis DeVorsey |
Geography, Emeritus |
| 1980 |
Richard E. Friedman |
Religion |
| 2002 |
Erika Hermanowicz |
Classics |
| 1989 |
Allan Kulikoff |
History |
| 2005 |
Michael Kwass |
History |
| 2008 |
Ari Daniel Levine |
History |
| 2000 |
Laura A. Mason |
History |
| 1997 |
Susan P. Mattern |
History |
| 2008 |
Stephen A. Mihm |
History |
| 1982 |
Naomi J. Norman |
Classics |
| 1981 |
William W. Stueck |
History |
| 1984 |
Anne Williams |
Literature |
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Ford Fellows
| 2002 |
Melissa Boneta Davis |
Genetics |
| 2007 |
Michelle M. Espino |
Education |
| 1993 |
Carolyn Jones Medine |
Religion |
| 1986 |
R. Baxter Miller |
English |
| 1999 |
Reinaldo Roman |
History |
| 1994 |
Eve Trout Powell |
History |
| 1992 |
Jace Weaver |
Religion |
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Guggenheim Fellows
| 2000 |
Douglas Anderson |
English |
| 2008 |
Jeffrey Bennetzen |
Genetics |
| 1984 |
Jose Gomez-Martinez |
Spanish |
| 2007 |
Andrew Paterson |
Genetics / Plant Biology / Crop and Soil Science |
| 2008 |
Pejman Rohani |
Ecology |
| 2011 |
A.E. Stallings |
FCAS Alumna |
| 1986 |
Anne O. Summers |
Microbiology |
| 2003 |
Kevin Young |
Creative Writing |
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Sloan Research Fellows
| 1996 |
Valery Alexeev |
Mathematics |
| 1966 |
James C. Cantrell |
Mathematics, Emeritus |
| 1964 |
Charles H. Edwards |
Mathematics, Emeritus |
| 1958 |
Marion K. Fort |
Mathematics |
| 2000 |
William A. Graham |
Mathematics |
| 1992 |
Andrew Granville |
Mathematics |
| 1967 |
R. Bruce King |
Chemistry, Emeritus |
| 1969 |
John K. Ruff |
Chemistry, Emeritus |
| 1983 |
Robert S. Rumely |
Mathematics |
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External Faculty Award Winners
Fulbright Scholars
| 2008 |
Jeffrey Bennetzen |
Genetics |
| 2000 |
Dawn Bennett-Alexander |
Legal Studies |
| 1998 |
Clanton C. Black |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| 2000 |
Ray F. Broussard |
History |
| 2004 |
Ralph Goodman Brown, III |
Art |
| 2007 |
Karen Burns |
Anthropology |
| 2006 |
Charles B. Carabello |
Admissions |
| 2008 |
John P. Carroll |
Forestry and Natural Resources |
| 2002 |
Terence J. Centner |
Agricultural and Applied Economics |
| 2003 |
Thomas J. Clees |
Communication Sciences and Special Education |
| 2003 |
Alan Paul Covich |
Ecology |
| 2009 |
Lisa A. Donovan |
Plant Biology |
| 2010 |
Diane Edison |
Art |
| 2009 |
Michael Ferrara |
Kinesiology |
| 2005 |
Dorothy M. Fragaszy |
Psychology |
| 1999 |
Jennifer Frum |
Public Service and Outreach |
| 2004 |
Maria E. Gimenez |
Law |
| 2000 |
Ted Gragson |
Anthropology |
| 2001 |
Edward Halper |
Philosophy |
| 2007 |
Valerie Havill |
Child and Family Development |
| 2000 |
Richard L. Hayes |
Counseling and Human Development Services |
| 2008 |
Thomas P. Holland |
Social Work, Emeritus |
| 2005 |
Hui-Chin Hsu |
Child and Family Development |
| 2010 |
Jared S. Klein |
Linguistics |
| 2006 |
Allan Kulikoff |
History |
| 2012 |
Colleen P. Larson |
Office of International Education |
| 2000 |
Edward J. Larson |
History / Law |
| 2001 |
William M. Leary |
History |
| 2008 |
David Stuart Leigh |
Geography |
| 2009 |
Ari Levine |
History |
| 2005 |
Tammy Jo Lyskowinski |
International Education |
| 2012 |
Barbara A. McCaskill |
English |
| 2001 |
Don McCreary |
Linguistics |
| 2012 |
Bryan McCullick |
Kinesiology |
| 2009 |
Nancy G. McDuff |
Admissions |
| 2002 |
H. James McLaughlin |
Elementary Education |
| 2004 |
Brooks Collat Mendell |
Forestry and Natural Resources |
| 1998 |
Sharan B. Merriam |
Lifelong Education, Administration & Policy, Emeritus |
| 2007 |
Thomas Mote |
Geography |
| 2008 |
Abdulahi Osman |
International Affairs |
| 2004 |
Chris J. Peterson |
Plant Biology |
| 2004 |
Leigh A. Poole |
Intercultural Affairs |
| 2005 |
James K. Reap |
Environment and Design |
| 2002 |
Robert E. Rhoades |
Anthropology |
| 2010 |
Peter B. Rutledge |
Law |
| 2004 |
Fausto Sarmiento |
Geography |
| 2000 |
Thomas J. Schoenbaum |
Law |
| 2006 |
David Smilde |
Sociology |
| 2001 |
Charles Platter |
Classics |
| 2002 |
Sara H. Schweitzer |
Forestry and Natural Resources |
| 2010 |
Richard Siegesmund |
Art Education |
| 1999 |
Julie Inez Litchfield Tallman |
Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology |
| 2002 |
Kim H. Tan |
Crop and Soil Sciences, Emeritus |
| 2001 |
Deborah J. Tippins |
Mathematics and Science Education |
| 2007 |
Jaroslav Tir |
International Affairs |
| 2006 |
John Douglas Toma |
Institute of Higher Education |
| 2012 |
S. Mark Tompkins |
Infectious Diseases |
| 2007 |
Elizabeth Wright |
Romance Languages |
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Humboldt Research Award
| 1998 |
Jon F. Carlson |
Mathematics |
| 1990 |
Terence Centner |
Agricultural and Applied Economics |
| 2001 |
Richard A. Dluhy |
Chemistry |
| 2007 |
Michael A. Duncan |
Chemistry |
| 1982 |
Michael G. Hahn |
Plant Biology/Plant Pathology/Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 1974 |
Lars Ljungdahl |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Emeritus |
| 1982 |
Peggy Ozias-Akins |
Horticulture |
| 2012 |
Gregory Robinson |
Chemistry |
| 2011 |
Henry Schaefer |
Chemistry |
| 1974 |
Paul Schleyer |
Chemistry |
| 2002 |
Susanne Ullrich |
Physics & Astronomy |
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NSF CAREER Awards
| 2007 |
Sonia Altizer |
Ecology |
| 2007 |
Adrian Burd |
Marine Sciences |
| 2009 |
Wei-Jun Cai |
Marine Sciences |
| 2005 |
Daniela Di Iorio |
Marine Sciences |
| 2004 |
Timothy Dore |
Chemistry |
| 2009 |
Prashant Doshi |
Computer Science |
| 2011 |
Gary Douberly |
Chemistry |
| 2012 |
Kelly Dyer |
Genetics |
| 1998 |
Eileen Kraemer |
Computer Science |
| 2001 |
Michael Geller |
Physics |
| 2009 |
Susan Goldstein |
Geology, Marine Sciences |
| 2010 |
Todd Harrop |
Chemistry |
| 2009 |
Robert Hawman |
Geology |
| 2009 |
Natarajan Kannan |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| 2001 |
Steven P. Lewis |
Physics |
| 2009 |
William Lanzilotta |
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| 2009 |
Marcus Lay |
Chemistry |
| 2009 |
Jason Locklin |
Chemistry |
| 1998 |
David Lowenthal |
Computer Science |
| 2009 |
Abhyuday Mandal |
Statistics |
| 2009 |
Christof Meile |
Crop and Soil Sciences |
| 2012 |
Douglas Menke |
Genetics |
| 2010 |
Zhengwei Pan |
Physics and Engineering |
| 2005 |
Vladimir Popik |
Chemistry |
| 2006 |
Geoffrey Smith |
Chemistry |
| 2004 |
Eric Stabb |
Microbiology |
| 2012 |
Joachim Walther |
Engineering |
| 2009 |
Lily Wang |
Statistics |
| 2009 |
Sandra Wyld |
Geology |
| 2009 |
Patricia Yager |
Marine Sciences |
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