Competitive Institutional Awards

Regents’ Professorships recognize truly distinguished faculty whose scholarship or creative activity is recognized both nationally and internationally as innovative and pace-setting. The honor is the highest professorial recognition bestowed by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia. Additional details about the honor, nomination requirements and the review process are available on the Regents’ Professorships page.

2025-2026

Elena Karahanna
Department of Management Information Systems
Terry College of Business

J. Marshall Shepherd
Department of Geography
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2024-2025

Andrew Herod
Department of Geography
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

M. Stephen Trent
Department of Infectious Diseases
College of Veterinary Medicine

2023-2024

Diana Downs
Department of Microbiology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Amanda Murdie
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

2022-2023

Jenna Jambeck
College of Engineering

David P. Landau 
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Center for Simulational Physics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Michael Terns
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2021-2022

John Drake
Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases
Odum School of Ecology

Claudio Saunt 
Department of History
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2020-2021

Diane Marie Amann
School of Law

Steven R.H. Beach
Department of Psychology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2019-2020

Pejman Rohani
Odum School of Ecology
Department of Infectious Diseases
College of Veterinary Medicine

Ronald L. Simons
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2018-2019

Samantha Joye
Department of Marine Sciences
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2017-2018

Mary Ann Moran
Department of Marine Sciences
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2016-2017

Rick Tarleton
Department of Cellular Biology
Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2015-2016

Michael K. Johnson
Department of Chemistry
Center for Metalloenzyme Studies
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2014-2015

Levon Ambartsumian
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2013-2014

Richard T. Watson 
Department of Management Information Systems
Terry College of Business

2012-2013

Michael Strand
Department of Entomology
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2011-2012

Andrew Paterson
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Department of Plant Biology
Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2010-2011

Paul Roman
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Owens Institute for Behavioral Research

2008-2009

Monique LeClerc
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2007-2008

James Hamrick
Department of Plant Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2006-2007

Michael Duncan 
Department of Chemistry
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2005-2006

Judith Ortiz Cofer
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Barry Bozeman 
Department of Public Administration and Policy
School of Public and International Affairs

2004-2005

Susan R. Wessler
Department of Plant Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2003-2004

Gene Brody
Department of Child and Family Development
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2002-2003

Alan Darvill
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2001-2002

Stanley Kleven 
Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center
College of Veterinary Medicine

2000-2001

J. David Puett 
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1999-2000

Rex L. Forehand
Department of Psychology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Owens Institute for Behavioral Research

1998-1999

M. Howard Lee
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1997-1998

H. Ronald Pulliam
Odum School of Ecology

1996-1997

Michael Doyle
Center for Food Safety
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

1993-1994

Edward Kanemasu
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

1992-1993

Jeremy Kilpatrick
Department of Mathematics, Science and Social Studies Education
Mary Frances Early College of Education

1991-1992

Charles Hoffer
Department of History
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1990-1991

Malcolm E. Sumner
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

1989-1990

Loch Johnson 
Department of Political Science
School of Public and International Affairs

1986-1987

Emory H. Thomas 
Department of History
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1985-1986

Bernard C. Patten
Odum School of Ecology

1982-1983

W. Gary Love
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Mack Allen Player 
School of Law

1981-1982

Delmer D. Dunn
Department of Public Administration and Policy
School of Public and International Affairs

1980-1981

Cameron Fincher 
Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education

1977-1978

Robert Perry Sentell, Jr. 
School of Law

1975-1976

Norman A. Polansky 
School of Social Work

1972-1973

Robert Bruce King
Department of Chemistry
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1967-1968

Calvin Clyde Murray
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

1947-1948

Ellis Merton Coulter
Department of History
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

William Lamar Dodd
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Tomlinson Fort

Hugh Hodgson
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Julian Howell Miller
Department of Plant Pathology
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

The title of University Professor is bestowed on faculty at UGA who have made a significant impact on the university in addition to fulfilling their normal academic responsibilities. The impact may be in the areas of policy development, teaching, curricular change, innovative programs or academic leadership. Additional details about the honor, nomination requirements and the review process are available on the University Professorships page.

2025 -2026

Wayne Parrott 
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics
Center for Applied Genetic Technologies
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Olin E. “Gene” Rhodes, Jr. 
Odum School of Ecology
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory

2024-2025

K. Paige Carmichael
Department of Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine

Jessica Kissinger
Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2023-2024 

Keith Langston 
Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies
Department of Linguistics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Paula Lemons
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2022-2023

John Maltese
School of Public and International Affairs

Jean F. Martin-Williams
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2021-2022

Michael Bartlett
College of Pharmacy

Libby V. Morris
Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education

2020-2021

Timothy Adams Jr. 
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

James N. Moore
Department of Large Animal Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine

2019-2020

William Kisaalita
College of Engineering

George Vellidis
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2018-2019

Usha R. Rodrigues 
School of Law

2017-2018

Juanita Johnson-Bailey
Institute for Women’s Studies
Department of Lifelong Education, Administration and Policy
Mary Frances Early College of Education

2016-2017

Cham Dallas
Institute for Disaster Management
Department of Health Policy and Management
College of Public Health

2015-2016

Corrie Brown
Department of Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine

2014-2015

Charles S. Bullock III 
Department of Political Science
School of Public and International Affairs

2013-2014

Russell Malmberg
Department of Plant Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2012-2013

Hugh Ruppersburg
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2011-2012

Marcus Fechheimer 
Department of Cellular Biology
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Microbiology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2010-2011

Fran Teague
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2009-2010

Milton Masciadri
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2007-2008 

Peter Shedd
Terry College of Business

2006-2007

Lioba Moshi
African Studies Institute
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2005-2006

John Inscoe
Department of History
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2004-2005 

Dan Coenen 
School of Law

2003-2004

Josef Broder 
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2002-2003

Zolinda Stoneman 
Center on Human Development and Disability
Department of Human Development and Family Science
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2001-2002

Han Park 
Center for the Study of Global Issues
School of Public and International Affairs

1998-1999

Stanley Lindberg 
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1997-1998

Thomas Dyer
Louise McBee Institute of Higher Education

1996-1997

Carl Glickman 
Mary Frances Early College of Education

1995-1996

Gary Bertsch 
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

1994-1995

Betty Jean Craige 
Department of Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1991-1992

Lynne Billard 
Department of Statistics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1990-1991

Bernard P. Dauenhauer 
Department of Philosophy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1989-1990

Melvin S. Fuller
Department of Plant Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1985-1986

Terrel H. Bell 

1983-1984

Robert C. Anderson

Herman B. Smith Jr. 

1982-1983

Scott Munson Cutlip 
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

1981-1982

William C. Flewellen Jr. 
Terry College of Business

1977-1978

William A. Owens Jr. 
Owens Institute for Behavioral Research

1975-1976

S. William Pelletier 
Department of Chemistry
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1973-1974

James Ralph Beaird 
School of Law

The Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorship recognizes excellence in instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The award is the university’s highest honor for sustained excellence in teaching. Additional details about the honor, nomination requirements and the review process are available on the Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorships page.

2025-2026

Jennifer A. Brown 
Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Moon Jung Jang
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Teena Wilhelm
Department of Political Science
School of Public and International Affairs

2024-2025 

Gayle Andrews
Department of Educational Theory and Practice
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Walter K. Schmidt
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Maggie Snyder
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2023-2024

Melisa Cahnmann-Taylor
Department of Language and Literacy Education
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Tina D. Carpenter
J.M. Tull School of Accounting
Terry College of Business

Erin Dolan
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Keith Dougherty
Department of Political Science
School of Public and International Affairs

Leslie Gordon Simons
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences; and

Julie Stanton
Department of Cellular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.

2022-2023

Tessa Andrews
Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Sonia Hernandez
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
College of Veterinary Medicine

Maria Navarro
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Kimberly Skobba
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2021-2022 

Steven P. Lewis
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Rebecca Matthew
School of Social Work

Patricia Moore
Department of Entomology
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Lance Palmer
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Sarah Shannon
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2020-2021 

Joseph Goetz
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics 
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

John Mativo
Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Lori A. Ringhand
Dean Rusk International Law Center
School of Law

Jo Smith
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine 

Zachary Wood
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2019-2020 

Nick Fuhrman
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

John Knox
Department of Geography
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Puliyur MohanKumar
Veterinary Biosciences and Diagnostic Imaging
College of Veterinary Medicine

Richard Morrison
Department of Chemistry
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Andrew Owsiak
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

2018-2019 

Lonnie T. Brown Jr.
School of Law

George Contini
Department of Theatre and Film
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Gary T. Green
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Ronald B. Pegg
Department of Food Science and Technology
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Shelley E. Zuraw
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2017-2018 

Santanu Chatterjee
John Munro Godfrey, Sr. Department of Economics
Terry College of Business

Michael Marshall
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Patricia Richards
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2016-2017 

James (Jeb) Byers
Odum School of Ecology

Markus Crepaz
Department of Political Science
School of Public and International Affairs

John Maerz
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Karen Miller Russell
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Annette Poulsen
Department of Finance
Terry College of Business

2015-2016 

Timothy L. Foutz
College of Engineering

Stephanie Jones
Department of Educational Theory and Practice
Mary Francis Early College of Education

Karen Whitehill King
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Rodney Mauricio
Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Timothey J. Smalley
Department of Horticulture
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2014-2015 

Malcolm Adams
Department of Mathematics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Mark Harrison
Department of Food Science and Technology
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Erica Hashimoto
School of Law

Cynthia Ward
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine

2013-2014 

James F. Hamilton
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Audrey A. Haynes
Department of Political Science
School of Public and International Affairs

David B. Mustard
John Munro Godfrey, Sr. Department of Economics
Terry College of Business

2012-2013 

Peggy Brickman
Department of Plant Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Marisa Anne Pagnattaro
Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate
Terry College of Business

2011-2012 

Jeffrey Berejikian
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

William Finlay
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Jean Martin-Williams
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

James N. Moore
Department of Large Animal Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine

2010-2011 

Sybilla Beckmann Kazez
Department of Mathematics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Jody Clay-Warner
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Karen Cornell
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine

Christy Desmet
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Wan-I Oliver Li
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
College of Veterinary Medicine

2009-2010 

Carolina Acosta-Alzuru
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Allan M. Armitage
Department of Horticulture
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Tina M. Harris
Department of Communication Studies
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Juanita Johnson-Bailey
Department of Lifelong Education, Administration and Policy
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Naomi J. Norman
Department of Classics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2008-2009 

Charles Atwood
Department of Chemistry
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Mark Compton
Department of Poultry Science
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Michael Wetzstein
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2007-2008 

Christopher Allen
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

James Coverdill
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Catherine M. Jones
Department of Romance Languages
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Lynne Sallot
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

2006-2007 

Ronald Ellington
School of Law

Michael A. Tarrant
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

David S. Williams
Department of Religion
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2005-2006 

Paige Carmichael
Department of Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine

Karl E. Espelie
Department of Entomology
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Edward C. Halper
Department of Philosophy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Robert L. Shewfelt
Department of Food Science and Technology
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Janice Simon
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2004-2005 

E.M. Beck
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Charles Bullock III
Department of Political Science
School of Public and International Affairs

Marcus Fechheimer
Department of Cellular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Carole Henry
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Tricia Lootens
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2003-2004 

Corrie C. Brown
Department of Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine

David Hazinski
Department of Journalism
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

John Maltese
School of Public and International Affairs

Richard Neupert
Department of Theatre and Film
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Scott Shaw
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2002-2003

Scott A. Brown
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
College of Veterinary Medicine

Marshall Darley
Department of Plant Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

James W. Porter
Odum School of Ecology

Frances N. Teague
Department of Theatre and Film
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Cynthia Trim
Department of Large Animal Medicine
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
College of Veterinary Medicine

2001-2002

Ronald L. Bogue
Department of Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Jeffry M. Netter
Department of Finance
Terry College of Business

2000-2001

Edward A. Azoff
Department of Mathematics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Michael A. Dirr
Department of Horticulture
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Jere W. Morehead
Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate
Terry College of Business

Thomas Purinton
Department of Anatomy and Radiology
College of Veterinary Medicine

1999-2000

Frank R. Harrison III
Department of Philosophy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Linda Medleau
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine

Robert J. Warren
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Rebecca H. White
School of Law

1998-1999

James C. Anderson Jr.
Department of Classics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Michelle Henry Barton
Department of Large Animal Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine

Dean G. Rojek
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Anne L. Sweaney
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

1997-1998

Jeanne A. Barsanti
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine

Dan T. Coenen
School of Law

Shawn M. Glynn
Department of Educational Psychology
Mary Frances Early College of Education

John G. Hollingsworth
Department of Mathematics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Judith C. Reiff
Mary Frances Early College of Education

1996-1997

Thomas W. Ganschow
Department of History
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Hubert H. McAlexander
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Theodore Shifrin
Department of Mathematics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Frederick J. Stephenson
Department of Marketing
Terry College of Business

Katharina M. Wilson
Department of Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1995-1996

Ileana Arias
Department of Psychology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Lee Reed Jr.
Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate
Terry College of Business

Keith J. Karnok
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

1994-1995

Cal M. Logue
Department of Communication Studies
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Brenda H. Manning
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Charles W. Mims
Department of Plant Pathology
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

1993-1994

William Barstow
Department of Plant Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Craig Greene
Department of Infectious Diseases
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine

Charles Hudson
Department of Anthropology
Department of History
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Robert Matthews
Department of Entomology
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Genelle Morain
Department of Language and Literacy Education
Mary Frances Early College of Education

1992-1993

Robert D. Clements
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Alan J. Jaworski
Department of Plant Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

States McCarter
Department of Plant Pathology
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

William G. Provost
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Peter J. Shedd
Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate
Terry College of Business

1991-1992

Charles D. DeLorme
Department of Economics
Terry College of Business

Egbert M. Ennulat
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Conrad C. Fink
Department of Journalism
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Robert S. Lowery
Department of Animal and Dairy Science
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Carmen Chaves Tesser
Department of Romance Languages
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1990-1991

Joseph R. Berrigan Jr.
Department of History
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Henry Edwards Jr.
Department of Mathematics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Annie K. Prestwood
College of Veterinary Medicine

Betty J. Whitten
Department of Management
Terry College of Business

1989-1990

Wayne A. Crowell
Department of Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine

Larry L. Hatfield
Department of Mathematics, Science and Social Studies Education
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Sharon J. Price
Department of Human Development and Family Science
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

David R. Shaffer
Department of Psychology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Susette M. Talarico
School of Public and International Affairs

1988-1989

Josef M. Broder
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Ronald L. Carlson
School of Law

Lief H. Carter
School of Law

Robert Nix
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Susan L. White
Department of Large Animal Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine

1987-1988

Loch K. Johnson
School of Public and International Affairs

Frederick J. Stephenson
Department of Marketing
Terry College of Business

1986-1987

Richard K. Hill
Department of Chemistry
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Keith Osborn
Mary Frances Early College of Education

1985-1986

Joseph R. Berrigan Jr.
Department of History
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Susette M. Talarico
School of Public and International Affairs

1984-1985

John D. Hatfield
Department of Management
Terry College of Business

David E. Tyler
Department of Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine

1983-1984

Lief H. Carter
School of Law

James C. Walters
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

1982-1983

Wayne A. Crowell
Department of Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine

John T. Granrose
Department of Philosophy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1981-1982

Michelle Sarkees
Department of Vocational Education
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Betty J. Whitten
Department of Management
Terry College of Business

The Russell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching recognize excellence in undergraduate instruction by faculty members in their early academic careers. The award is the university’s highest early career teaching honor. Additional details about the honor, nomination requirements and the review process are available on the Russell Awards page.

2025-2026

Gaelen R. Burke
Professor
Department of Entomology
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Matthew Nolte Evans
Associate Professor
Department of Entertainment and Media Studies
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Ingie Hovland
Assistant Professor
Department of Religion
Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2024-2025

Glenna L. Read
Associate Professor
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Harrison P. Frye
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
School of Public and International Affairs

Alexander T. Strauss
Assistant Professor
Odum School of Ecology

2023-2024

Jill Anderson
Associate Professor
Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and Odum School of Ecology

Richard Hall
Associate Professor
Odum School of Ecology
Department of Infectious Diseases
College of Veterinary Medicine

Laura Zimmermann
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Terry College of Business
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

2022-2023

Jillian Bohlen
Associate Professor
Department of Animal and Dairy Science
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Krista Capps
Associate Professor
Odum School of Ecology

Gino D’Angelo
Assistant Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

2021-2022

Jennifer A. Brown
Associate Professor
Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Paul Pollack
Professor
Department of Mathematics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Julie Stanton
Associate Professor
Departments of Cellular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2020-2021

Jennifer Birch
Associate Professor
Department of Anthropology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences;

Jonathan Peters
Associate Professor
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication with a courtesy appointment in the School of Law

Emily Sahakian
Associate Professor
Department of Theatre and Film Studies and Department of Romance Languages
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2019-2020

Tessa Andrews
Associate Professor
Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Tim Samples
Associate Professor
Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate
Terry College of Business

Jerry Shannon
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
Franklin College
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2018-2019

Vera Lee-Schoenfeld
Associate Professor
Department of Linguistics
Adjunct Professor
Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Amy Pollard
Associate Professor 
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Sarah Shannon
Assistant Professor 
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2017-2018

Christine Albright
Assistant Professor
Department of Classics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Michael Cacciatore
Assistant Professor
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Alex Reed
Associate Professor 
Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate
Terry College of Business

2016-2017

Kelly Dyer
Associate Professor
Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Sonia Hernandez
Associate Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
College of Veterinary Medicine

John Mativo
Associate Professor
Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology
Mary Frances Early College of Education

2015-2016

Robert Beckstead
Associate Professor
Department of Poultry Science
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Kimberly Skobba
Assistant Professor
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Zachary Wood
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2014-2015

Peter Jutras
Associate Professor
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Andrew Owsiak
Assistant Professor
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

Jennifer Palmer
Assistant Professor
Department of History
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2013-2014

Anthony Madonna
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
School of Public and International Affairs

Maria Navarro
Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

John Schramski
Associate Professor
College of Engineering

2012-2013

John Knox
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Shari Miller
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work

Ronald Pegg
Associate Professor
Department of Food Science and Technology
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2011-2012

James Byers
Associate Professor
Odum School of Ecology

Joseph Goetz
Associate Professor
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Gary Green
Associate Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

2010-2011

Wesley Allen
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

John Maerz
Associate Professor
Odum School of Ecology

Kaye Sweetser
Associate Professor
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

2009-2010

Tracie Constantino
Associate Professor
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Brock Tessman
Assistant Professor
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

Craig Wiegert
Associate Professor 
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2008-2009

Gayle Andrews
Associate Professor
Department of Elementary and Social Studies Education
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Richard Menke
Assistant Professor
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Lance Palmer
Assistant Professor
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2007-2008

Patricia Richards
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

George Contini
Associate Professor
Department of Theatre and Film Studies
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Mitos Andaya
Associate Professor
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2006-2007

Jason Cantarella
Professor
Department of Mathematics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Linda Renzulli
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Jaroslav Tir
Professor
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

2005-2006

Peggy Brickman
Professor
Department of Plant Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Audrey A. Haynes
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
School of Public and International Affairs

David Mustard
Professor
John Munro Godfrey, Sr. Department of Economics
Terry College of Business

2004-2005

Jeffrey D. Berejikian
Associate Professor
Department International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

Takoi Hamrita
Associate Professor
College of Engineering

Rodney Mauricio
Professor
Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2003-2004

Jody Clay-Warner
Professor
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Denise A. Spangler
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics, Science and Social Studies Education

Marisa Anne Pagnattaro
Assistant Professor
Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate
Terry College of Business

2002-2003

Carolina Acosta-Alzuru
Assistant Professor
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Rhett Jackson
Assistant Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Martin H. Kagel
Associate Professor
Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2001-2002

Ann Hollifield
Assistant Professor
Department of Telecommunications
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Stephanie A. Lindquist
Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science
Department of Public Administration and Policy
School of Public and International Affairs
Adjunct Professor
School of Law

Marc L. Lipson
Associate Professor
Department of Finance
Terry College of Business

2000-2001

Benjamin C. Ayers
Associate Professor
J.M. Tull School of Accounting
Terry College of Business

David H. Downs
Associate Professor
Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate
Terry College of Business

Reuben A. Buford May
Assistant Professor
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1999-2000

James E. Coverdill
Professor
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Randi N. Stanulis
Department of Elementary Education
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Clark Wolf
Associate Professor
Department of Philosophy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1998-1999

Victoria Davion
Department of Philosophy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Richard M. Ingersoll
Professor
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Katherine Kipp
Department of Psychology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1997-1998

Marie Annette Chisholm
Associate Professor
College of Pharmacy

Elizabeth Pate

Lynne M. Sallot
Assistant Professor
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

1996-1997

Alan R. Dennis
Associate Professor
Department of Management
Terry College of Business

Peg Graham

Jay W. Rojewski
Associate Professor
Mary Frances Early College of Education

1995-1996

Robert G. Boehmer
Professor
Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate
Terry College of Business

Noel Fallows
Department of Romance Languages
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Tricia A. Lootens
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1994-1995

Jere W. Morehead
Associate Professor
Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate
Terry College of Business

Scott A. Shamp
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

David S. Williams
Associate Professor
Department of Religion
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1993-1994

Cham E. Dallas
Department of Health Policy and Management
College of Public Health

James P. Gilbert
Associate Professor
Department of Management
Terry College of Business

Catherine M. Jones
Assistant Professor
Department of Romance Languages
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

1992-1993

Christy Desmet
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Robert E. Hoyt
Assistant Professor
Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate
Terry College of Business

Steven C. Turner
Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

1991-1992

Peggy Kreshel
Associate Professor
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Edward J. Larson
Department of History
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
School of Law

Janice Simon
Assistant Professor
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

The Southeastern Conference honors faculty whose work exemplifies academic excellence, innovation, and service through the SEC Faculty Achievement Awards and the SEC Professor of the Year. These distinctions highlight educators and scholars whose teaching inspires, research advances knowledge, and leadership strengthens institutions, communities, and disciplines.

Each SEC member institution selects one faculty member as its Faculty Achievement Award recipient and nominee for SEC Professor of the Year. Chosen by the Conference’s provosts, the SEC Professor of the Year recognizes a faculty member whose record places them among the nation’s most accomplished educators and scholars.

Additional details about the honor, nomination requirements and the review process are available on the SEC Faculty Achievement Award page.

2026

C. Robin Buell (also named SEC Professor of the Year)
Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar Chair in Crop Genomics
Professor
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2025

Anumantha Kanthasamy
John H. “Johnny” Isakson Chair
Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
College of Veterinary Medicine

2024

Jenna Jambeck (also named SEC Professor of the Year)
Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering
Regents’ Professor of Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering

2023

Steven L. Stice
D.W. Brooks Distinguished Professor
Director
Regenerative Biosciences Center

2022

J. Marshall Shepherd (also named SEC Professor of the Year)
Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography
Director
Atmospheric Sciences Program
Department of Geography
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2021

Peggy Ozias-Akins
D.W. Brooks Professor and Distinguished Research Professor
Department of Horticulture
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2020

Lillian Eby
Director
Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
Professor
Department of Psychology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2019

Ronald Simons
Distinguished Research Professor
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2018

Mary Ann Moran
Regents’ Professor and Distinguished Research Professor
Department of Marine Sciences
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences 

2017

Roberto Docampo
Distinguished Research Professor of Cellular Biology
Barbara and Sanford Orkin/Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar
Department of Cellular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2016

Milton Masciadri
Distinguished University Professor
Hugh Hodgson School of Music
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2015

Samantha Joye
Athletic Association Professor in Arts and Sciences and Professor
Department of Marine Sciences
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2014

Gregory H. Robinson
Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry
Department of Chemistry
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2013

Judith Ortiz Cofer
Regents’ Professor and Professor
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2012

Loch Johnson (also named SEC Professor of the Year)
Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor
Regents’ Professor
Professor
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

The Richard Reiff Award for Campus Internationalization recognizes full-time faculty members who have made exceptional contributions to global education at the University of Georgia. Innovative program design and success in instruction are fundamental criteria for this award. Additional details about the honor, nomination requirements and the review process are available on the Office of Global Engagement’s Richard Reiff Award page.

2026

Victoria Hasko
Associate Professor
Department of Germanic and Slavic Studies
Department of Linguistics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2025

Sonia Hernandez
Meigs Distinguished Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
Department of Population Health
College of Veterinary Medicine

2024

Alex Kojo Anderson
Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Department of Nutritional Sciences
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2022

Santanu Chatterjee
Associate Dean and Meigs Distinguished Professor
Terry College of Business

2021

David Lee
Vice President
Office of Research
Executive Vice President
UGA Research Foundation
Professor
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2020

Jane McPherson
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work

2019

Marisa Anne Pagnattaro
Associate Dean
I.W. Cousins Professor of Business Ethics
Meigs Distinguished Professor
Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate
Terry College of Business 

James Jianhui Zhang
Professor
Department of Kinesiology
Mary Frances Early College of Education

2018

Michael Tarrant
Meigs Distinguished Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

2017

Miguel L. Cabrera
Professor
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Georgia Vellidis
Professor
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Victoria C. McMaken
Associate Director
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2016

Jessica Kissinger
Professor
Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Rose Chepyator-Thomson
Professor
Department of Kinesiology
Mary Frances Early College of Education

2015

William S. Kisaalita
Professor
College of Engineering

2014

Noel Fallows
Associate Dean
Professor
Department of Romance Languages
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2013

Donald L. Rubin
Professor Emeritus
College of Public Health

2012

Daniel G. Colley
Director
Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases

2011

Lioba Moshi
Distinguished University Professor
Department of Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2010

Rick Johnson
Professor
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2009

Judith Shaw
Associate Provost
Office of International Education

2008

Wayne Parrott
Professor
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2007

Edward T. Kanemasu
Assistant Dean
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2006

Han Park
Professor
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

2005

Peter and Else Jorgensen

2004

H. James McLaughlin

The University of Georgia Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes excellence in instruction by teaching faculty at the university. The award communicates the University of Georgia’s commitment to its teaching mission and recognizes the corps of teaching faculty whose time is primarily dedicated to offering outstanding instruction to our students, promoting pedagogical innovation and providing an engaging environment for student learning. Additional details about the honor, nomination requirements and the review process are available on the Award for Excellence in teaching page.

2026 

Melissa Scott Kozak
Principal Lecturer
Department of Human Development and Family Science
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Kim Landrum
Principal Lecturer
Department of Advertising and Public Relations
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

2025 

Maryann E. Gallagher
Senior Lecturer
Director of the Richard B. Russell Security Leadership Program
School of Public and International Affairs

Allison Hale
Senior Lecturer
School of Law

2024 

Dainess Maganda
Senior Lecturer and African Languages Coordinator
Department of Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Montgomery Wolf
Principal Lecturer and Director of the Franklin Residential Program
Department of History
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2023 

Nancee Reeves
Senior Lecturer
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2022 

Mark W. Huber
Senior Lecturer
Department of Management Information Systems
Terry College of Business

Melissa Landers-Potts
Senior Lecturer
Department of Human Development and Family Science
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

The Service-Learning Research Excellence Award was established in 2011 to recognize UGA faculty for excellence in research related to or resulting from academic service-learning. Academic service-learning integrates relevant community service with academic coursework and structured reflection to enhance student learning, develop civic responsibility, and address community needs. Additional details about the honor, nomination requirements and the review process are available on the Office of Service learning website.

2026

Emily Sahakian
Associate Professor
Department of Theatre and Film
Department of Romance Languages
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2023

Jon Calabria
Professor
College of Environment and Design

2022

Gary T. Green
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

2020

Lance Palmer
Janette McGarity Barber Professor
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2019

Joseph W. Goetz
Professor
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2018

Abigail Borron 
Associate Professor
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

2017

Tiffany Washington
Adjunct Professor
School of Social Work

2016

Kimberly Skobba
Associate Professor
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2014

Peter Smagorinsky 
Distinguished Research Professor
Department of Language and Literacy Education
Mary Frances Early College of Education

2011

Su-I Hou
Associate Professor
Department of Health Promotion and Behavior
College of Public Health

The Service-Learning Teaching Excellence Award was established in 2011 to recognize UGA faculty for excellence in developing, implementing and sustaining academic service-learning opportunities for UGA students in domestic and/or international settings. Academic service-learning integrates relevant community service with academic coursework and structured reflection to enhance student learning, develop civic responsibility and address community needs. Additional details about the honor, nomination requirements and the review process are available on the Office of Service learning website.

2026

Stacy Campbell
Synovus Director and Senior Lecturer
Institute for Leadership Advancement
Terry College of Business

Stephan Durham
Assistant Dean for Student Success and Outreach
Juneau Construction Company Professor in Civil Engineering
College of Engineering

Anna S. Rogers
Senior Lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2025

Melissa Scott Kozak
Principal Lecturer and Undergraduate Program Director
Department of Human Development and Family Science
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Kerry Steinberg
Lecturer
Department of Romance Languages
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Eric S. Zeemering
MPA Director and Associate Professor
Department of Public Administration and Policy
School of Public and International Affairs

2024

Caroline Young
Lecturer
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

David L. Chiesa
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Language and Literacy Education
Mary Frances Early College of Education

2023

Katie Darby Hein
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Health Promotion and Behavior
College of Public Health

Kimberly Skobba
Associate Professor
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2022

Katherine Melcher
Associate Professor
College of Environment and Design

2021

Gary T. Green
Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs and Professor
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Candice Hollenbeck
Senior Lecturer
Department of Marketing
Terry College of Business

2020

Sarah Shannon
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Kristina Jaskyte Bahr
Associate Professor
School of Social Work

2019

Caree Cotwright
Assistant Professor
Department of Nutritional Sciences
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Elizabeth Davis
Senior Academic Professional
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Cecilia Herles
Assistant Director and Undergraduate Student Advisor
Institute for Women’s and Gender Studies
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2018

Melissa Landers-Potts
Senior Lecturer
Department of Human Development and Family Science
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Jerry Shannon
Assistant Professor
Department of Geography
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2017

Carol Britton Laws
Assistant Clinical Professor
Institute on Human Development and Disability
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Sungkyung Lee
Associate Professor
College of Environment and Design

2016

Emily Sahakian
Assistant Professor
Department of Theatre and Film
Department of Romance Languages
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Gretchen Thomas
Senior Lecturer
Department of Workforce Education and Instructional Technology
Mary Frances Early College of Education

2015

Kris Irwin
Associate Dean for Outreach and Senior Public Service Associate
Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Michael Marshall
Associate Director of Curriculum and Professor
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2014

Betina Kaplan
Associate Head Director of UGA en Buenos Aires and Associate Professor
Department of Romance Languages
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2013

Corey W. Johnson
Associate Professor
Department of Counseling and Human Development Services
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Katherine F. Thompson
Clinical Professor
Department of Educational Theory and Practice
Director
Improving Teacher Quality
Program Coordinator for Middle Grades Education
Department of Educational Theory and Practice
Mary Frances Early College of Education

2012

Stacey R. Kolomer
Associate Professor
School of Social Work

Deanna McEwen
Public Service Assistant
College of Pharmacy

2011

Pratt Cassity
Director
Center for Community Design and Preservation
College of Environment and Design

Gwynn Powell
Associate Professor
Department of Counseling and Human Development Services
Mary Frances Early College of Education

The Creative Teaching Awards recognize faculty members who have implemented  a significant, creative teaching innovation and/or strategy in a course to improve student learning. These awards are presented annually by the Office of Instruction to encourage both instructional excellence and the dissemination of best practices by sharing promising innovations with faculty more broadly. Additional details about the honor, nomination requirements and the review process are available on the Office of Instruction website.

2026 

Andrew P. Owsiak
Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

Kun Yao
Senior Lecturer
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering

Kimberly Viel-Ruma
Clinical Professor
Department of Communication Sciences and Special Education
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Michelle A. Ritchie
Assistant Professor
Institute for Disaster Management
College of Public Health

2025

Alison Banka
Lecturer
School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering
College of Engineering

Karen Wells
Lecturer
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
College of Veterinary Medicine

Julie Grainy and Elizabeth Ottesen
Lecturer and Associate Professor
Department of Microbiology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Anthony Hawkins
Clinical Associate Professor
Department of Clinical and Administrative Pharmacy
College of Pharmacy

2024

Lori Johnston
Lecturer
Department of Journalism
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Carol Britton Laws
Clinical Professor
Center on Human Development and Disability
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Leslie Gordon Simmons
Professor
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Nandana Weliweriya 
Lecturer
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2023

Audrey Haynes
Associate Professor
Department of Political Science
School of Public and International Affairs

Chris Herring
Lecturer
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Engineering

Jane McPherson
Associate Professor
School of Social Work

Ellen Neidle
Professor
Department of Microbiology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Yoo-Kyoung Seock
Professor
Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2022

Jillian Bohlen
Associate Professor
Department of Animal and Dairy Science
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Keith L. Dougherty
Professor
Department of Political Science
School of Public and International Affairs

Jennifer L. Gay
Associate Professor
Department of Health Promotion and Behavior
College of Public Health

Amanda Rugenski
Lecturer
Odum School of Ecology

2021

Leah Carmichael 
Lecturer
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

Tina Carpenter
Associate Professor
J.M. Tull School of Accounting
Terry College of Business

Jennifer George
Lecturer
Department of Human Development and Family Science
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

William Hollingsworth
Senior Lecturer
School of Computing
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2020

David Berle
Associate Professor
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Elizabeth Davis
Senior Academic Professional
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Puliyur MohanKumar
Professor
Department of Biomedical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine

Amy Trauger
Associate Professor
Department of Geography
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Co-Recipients: Moon Jung Jang and David Gay

Moon Jung Jang
Associate Professor
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

David Gay
Professor
Department of Mathematics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2019

Joseph Goetz
Associate Professor
Department of Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Keith Herndon 
Professor
Department of Journalism
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Mark W. Huber
Senior Lecturer
Department of Management Information Systems
Terry College of Business

Sarah Shannon
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2018

Jeffrey Berejikian 
Associate Professor
Department of International Affairs
School of Public and International Affairs

Margaret Christ
Associate Professor
J.M. Tull School of Accounting
Terry College of Business

Melissa Landers-Potts
Senior Lecturer
Department of Human Development and Family Science
College of Family and Consumer Sciences

Simon Platt
Professor
College of Veterinary Medicine

2017

Trisha Branan
Clinical Assistant Professor
College of Pharmacy

Jason Cantarella
Professor
Department of Mathematics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Julie Luft
Athletic Association Professor of Mathematics and Science Education
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Kristen Miller
Director
Division of Biological Sciences
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2016

Jon Calabria
Assistant Professor
Department of Landscape Architecture
College of Environment and Design

Cecilia Herles
Assistant Director
Institute for Women’s Studies
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Ilse Mason 
Senior Lecturer
Department of Kinesiology
Mary Frances Early College of Education

Julie Moore
Assistant Department Head
Department of Infectious Diseases
College of Veterinary Medicine

Tiffany Washington
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work

2015

Richard Menke
Associate Professor
Department of English
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Montgomery Wolf
Senior Lecturer
Department of History
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

C. Brock Woodson
Assistant Professor
College of Engineering

Siddharth Savadatti
Lecturer
College of Engineering

2014

Norris Armstrong
Associate Professor
Department of Genetics
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Marisa Anne Pagnattaro 
Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor
Department of Insurance, Legal Studies and Real Estate
Terry College of Business

Co-Recipients: Steven Lewis and Craig Wiegert 

Steven Lewis
Associate Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

Craig Wiegert
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

The Innovation in AI Teaching Award recognizes UGA faculty members whose exceptional contributions to the integration of artificial intelligence in teaching and learning have had a profound impact on a course, a program, the university, or the larger academic community. Additional details about the honor, nomination requirements and the review process are available on the Office of Instruction website.

2026

Bree Bang-Jensen
Assistant Professor
School of Public and International Affairs
College of Public Health

2025

Kimberly Lyle
Assistant Professor
Lamar Dodd School of Art
Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2024

Co-Recipients: John Weatherford, Christopher Gerlach and Tyler Mazurek 

John Weatherford
Senior Lecturer
New Media Institute
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Christopher Gerlach
Academic Professional
New Media Institute
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

Tyler Mazurek
Instructor
New Media Institute
Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication

The Office of Research recognizes the University of Georgia’s accomplished faculty, postdoctoral staff, recent graduates of the Graduate School and current graduate students with a series of awards that celebrate outstanding research and creative achievement, as well as inventorship and entrepreneurship. Learn more

UGA Public Service and Outreach recognizes the university’s outstanding faculty for their impactful work in communities across Georgia. Learn more