At the annual Faculty Awards Dinner, the college recognizes faculty excellence in research and creative achievement by presenting three levels of awards, at the junior, midcareer, and distinguished senior levels.
Eligibility
These awards are available to Arts & Sciences full-time faculty members who are pre-tenure or who have received tenure, and who have spent at least two years at UT immediately preceding the nomination. We seek to recognize faculty members who excel in scholarship and creative activity while also being fully engaged in the other responsibilities of faculty jobs, primarily teaching and service (to the department, university, and profession). Individuals who have received a Convocation research award within the last five years may not be renominated for the same award. In 2021, a maximum of two awards will be made at each level except the Distinguished Senior level, where one award will be made.
- Early-Career Awards
Full-time tenure-track or tenured faculty with at least two years on the UT tenure track immediately prior to the nomination, and no more than 8 years after the terminal degree are eligible for early career research awards. - Midcareer Awards
These individuals will be 8 to 15 years after the terminal degree, and who have spent at least two years at UT immediately prior to the nomination. - Senior Awards
These individuals will be at least 15 years after the terminal degree, and who have spent at least two years at UT immediately prior to the nomination. - Distinguished Senior Awards
These awards are designated for tenured full Professors who have spent the previous 20 years or more at UT.
This year nominations for recognition in research/creative achievement will be online. When you click on the “Research Nomination Form” link below you will be taken to a page where you enter the information regarding the nomination. The page includes a box into which to paste the text of a statement on how faculty members were involved in the nomination process. The nomination letter and the nominee’s CV should be attached to the nomination using the link provided.
The complete nomination consists of:
- A completed nomination form.
- A supporting letter from the appropriate Department Head/Program Chair, no longer than two pages. This letter should describe the accomplishments that resulted in the nomination.
- A statement of how faculty members were involved in the nomination process.
- The nominee’s current curriculum vitae.
Department Heads and Program Chairs are encouraged to involve faculty and students (where appropriate) as fully as possible in the recommendation process. Units may make more than one nomination in each category, but in such cases, the Head or Program Chair needs to compare the nominees. An award of $500 will be transferred to the awardee’s academic department to be used for her or his professional development. Awards will be presented at this year’s Winter Convocation.
Nominations should be submitted to Larry McKay no later than December 12 at 5:00 p.m.
Recipients
| Year | Faculty Award/Recipient | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Distinguished Career: Hanno Weitering Senior: Dawn Szymanski Senior: Steven Wise Mid-career: Elaine McMillion Sheldon Mid-career: Rachel McCord Early Career: Kelli Wood Early Career: Xingli Giam |
Physics & Astronomy Psychology Mathematics Art BCMB Art EEB |
| 2021 | Distinguished Career: Shih-Lung Shaw Senior: Monica Black Senior: Janice Musfeldt Mid-career: Patrick Grzanka Mid-career: Stephanie Kivlin Early Career: Kirsten Gonzalez Early Career: Quisheng Wu |
Geography History Chemistry Psychology EEB Psychology Geography |
| 2020 | Distinguished Career: Karen W. Hughes Senior: Adriana Moreo Senior: Bin Zhao Mid-career: Brian C. O’Meara Mid-career: Sara Ritchey Early Career: Aaron T. Buss Early Career: Stephen A. Collins-Elliott |
EEB Physics & Astronomy Chemistry EEB History Psychology Classics |
| 2019 | Distinguished Career: Steven Wilhelm Senior: Andrew Steiner Senior: Nancy Henry Mid-career: Elizabeth Derryberry Mid-career: Charles Sanft Early Career: Jian Liu Early Career: John Kelley |
Microbiology Physics and Astronomy English EEB History Physics and Astronomy Art |
| 2018 | Distinguished Career: Yuri Efremenko Senior: Erin E. Hardin Senior: Heather Anne Hirschfeld Mid-career: Jessica Sari Fleming Hay Mid-career: Brandon Matheny Early Career: Tore C. Olsson Early Career: Matt Buehler |
Physics & Astronomy Psychology English EEB Psychology History Political Science |
| 2017 | Distinguished Career: Mike Lofaro Senior: Kate Jones Mid-career: John Powers Mid-career: Haidong Zhou Early Career: Sarah Eldridge Early Career: Patrick Grzanka |
English Physics & Astronomy Art Physics & Astronomy MFLL Psychology |
| 2016 | Distinguished Career: Suzanne Lenhart Senior: Robert Grzywacz Senior: Anthony J. Nownes Mid-career: Yingkui Li, Mid-career: Tina Shepardson Early Career: Erin Darby Early Career: Karen G. Lloyd |
Mathematics Physics and Astronomy Political Science Geography Religious Studies Religious Studies Microbiology |
| 2015 | Distinguished Career – Sally Horn Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Todd Freeberg Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Robert Norrell Mid. Research/Creative Achievement – Shawn Campagna Mid. Research/Creative Achievement – Daniel Magilow Mid. Research/Creative Achievement – Lois Presser Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Abner Salgado Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Shellen X. Wu |
Geography Psychology History Chemistry MFLL Sociology Mathematics History |
| 2014 | Distinguished Career – Carol Harden Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Aleydis van de Moortel Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Shih-Lung Shaw Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Jay Rubenstein Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Thomas Papenbrock Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Kristina Gordon Mid. Research/Creative Achievement – Emily Bivens Mid. Research/Creative Achievement – David Jenkins Mid. Research/Creative Achievement – Steven Wise Mid. Research/Creative Achievement – Greg Reynolds Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Micheline van Riemsdijk Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Vasileios Maroulas |
Geography Classics Geography History Physics Psychology School of Art Chemistry Mathematics Psychology Geography Mathematics |
| 2013 | Distinguished Senior Research/Creative Achievement – Gordon Burghardt Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Misty Anderson Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Henri Grissino-Mayer Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Stefan Spanier Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Annette Engel Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Joshua Inwood |
Psychology & EEB English Geography Physics EPS Geography |
| 2012 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Jon Camden Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Aimee Classen Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – David Anderson Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Gregory Stuart |
Chemistry EEB Anthropology Psychology |
| 2011 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Devon Burr Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – David Gold Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Larry Taylor |
EPS English EPS |
| 2010 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Dawn A. Duke Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Stephen M. Wise Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Xiaobing H. Feng Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Asafa Jalata |
MFLL Mathematics Mathematics Sociology |
| 2009 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Katherine L. Grzywacz-Jones Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Jered B. Sprecher Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Stephen H. Blackwell Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Elizabeth E. Howell |
Physics Art MFLL BCMB |
| 2008 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Kathleen Buckley Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Taylor Feild Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Barry Bruce Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Kenneth Stephenson |
Theatre EEB BCMB Mathematics |
| 2007 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – James Conant Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Thomas Hallam |
Mathematics EEB |
| 2006 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Lowell Gaertner Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Suzanne Lenhart |
Psychology Mathematics |
| 2005 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Michael Kulikowski Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Sergey Gavrilets |
History EEB |
| 2004 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Heather Hirschfeld Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Michael Langston |
English Computer Science |
| 2003 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Henri Grissino-Mayer Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Palmira Brummett |
Geography History |
| 2002 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Jake Weltzin Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Robert Compton |
EEB Chemistry |
| 2001 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Mark Dadmun Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Witek Nazarewicz |
Chemistry Physics |
| 2000 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Larry McKay Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Leonard Handler |
Geological Sciences Psychology |
| 1999 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Hanno Weitering Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Spiro Alexandratos |
Physics Chemistry |
| 1998 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Deborah Welsh Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Harry McSween |
Psychology Geological Sciences |
| 1997 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Todd Diacon Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – James Nelson |
History Philosophy |
| 1996 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Ben Xue Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Susan Metros |
Chemistry Art |
| 1995 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Claudia Mora Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Stuart Pimm |
Geological Sciences Zoology |
| 1994 | Jr. Research/Creative Achievement – Carol Harden Sr. Research/Creative Achievement – Gary Sayler |
Geography Microbiology |