Honors Week 2025 set for March 31 – April 4
The University of Georgia will celebrate Honors Week 2025 from March 31 to April 4, with a series of events that highlight the excellence of the university’s students, faculty, staff and alumni.
“Honors Week is a time to applaud the accomplishments of individuals who help make the University of Georgia one of the nation’s premier public universities,” said S. Jack Hu, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. “Our university community is thankful to the exceptional faculty, staff, students and alumni who are being honored this year for their commitment to excellence.”
The tradition of Honors Week at UGA stretches to the 1930s, when then-Chancellor S.V. Sanford set aside a day to recognize outstanding students. In 2011, the event was expanded to a full week to include events recognizing faculty, staff and alumni.
Honors Week activities are listed below, and a special printed edition of Columns will be published on April 18 to recognize award recipients. For more information, including events held at the school or college level, visit calendar.uga.edu.
PSO Meeting and Awards Luncheon: March 31
Honors Week will begin March 31 with the 34th annual Public Service and Outreach Meeting and Awards Luncheon. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the UGA Center for Continuing Education & Hotel; the awards luncheon will be held at noon.
Faculty Recognition Banquet: March 31
The Faculty Recognition Banquet also will be held on March 31. An invitation-only event, the banquet will be held in Mahler Hall of the Georgia Center. The reception will begin at 5:45 p.m., and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m.
Hosted by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, the banquet will recognize the winners of the 2024 awards for teaching excellence, including the Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professorships and the Russell Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, University Professors and Regents’ Professors.
Graduate School Honors Luncheon: April 1
The Graduate School Honors Luncheon will be held on April 1 at 12 p.m. in the Georgia Center for Continuing Education and Hotel. Hosted by the Graduate School, this invitation-only event will recognize recipients of the 2024 awards for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students, Excellence in Research by Graduate Students, Outstanding Graduate Mentoring and the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to Graduate Education.
Presidential Honors Week Luncheon: April 2
Hosted by the Office of the President, the Presidential Honors Week Luncheon will be held on April 2. The invitation-only event will recognize the university’s most distinguished undergraduate scholars, including First Honor graduates and Student Government Association leaders, as well as student recipients of the Presidential Award of Excellence and national scholarship winners.
Morehead Honors College Graduation Banquet: April 2
The Morehead Honors College Graduation Banquet also will be held on Wednesday, April 2. The invitation-only event will recognize Morehead Honors College students who graduated in the fall of 2024 as well as the graduating classes in spring and summer of 2025. Recognitions presented at the banquet include outstanding student awards, the Lothar Tresp and Hatten Howard Outstanding Professor awards and the Jere W. Morehead Award, which is given to an exceptional alumna/alumnus or friend of the Morehead Honors College.
Research Awards Banquet: April 3
The 46th annual Research Awards Banquet will be held on April 3 at 5:30 p.m. in Mahler Hall of the Georgia Center. The invitation-only event is sponsored by the University of Georgia Research Foundation and recognizes excellence in UGA research, scholarly creativity, technology commercialization and entrepreneurship. Awards are given annually to honor outstanding faculty, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students.
Alumni Awards Luncheon: April 4
Honors Week will conclude on April 4 with the Alumni Awards Luncheon, which will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the Grand Hall of the Tate Student Center. The Alumni Awards Luncheon celebrates distinguished alumni, faculty members and friends of UGA. The UGA Alumni Association will present the Alumni Merit Award, Faculty Service Award, Young Alumni Award, Family of the Year Award and Friend of the Year Award to recognize those who demonstrate dedication to the University of Georgia.
