Faculty External Honors
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
| 1981 | O. Brent Berlin | Anthropology, Emeritus |
| 1987 | William McFeely | History, Emeritus |
| 1994 | John Avise | Genetics, Emeritus |
| 1998 | Wyatt Anderson | Genetics |
| 2003 | Stephen P. Hubbell | Plant Biology |
| 2004 | Henry Schaefer | Chemistry |
| 2006 | Keith Poole | Political Science |
| 2007 | Paul Schleyer | Chemistry |
| 2007 | Susan Wessler | Genetics / Plant Biology |
| 2014 | Elizabeth Reitz | Anthropology |
| 2021 | Marshall Shepherd | Geography |
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| 1960 | Lawrence Pomeroy | Marine Sciences, Emeritus |
| 1961 | William Flatt | Foods and Nutrition, Emeritus |
| 1963 | Frank Golley | Ecology, Emeritus |
| 1965 | Gayther Plummer | Botany, Emeritus |
| 1965 | Richard Wiegert | Marine Sciences, Emeritus |
| 1966 | John Neter | Statistics, Emeritus |
| 1967 | John Henkel | Physics and Astronomy, Emeritus |
| 1967 | Norman Herz | Geoarchaeology, Emeritus |
| 1972 | S. David Leonard | Psychology, Emeritus |
| 1972 | Robert Pollack | Psychology |
| 1976 | Clanton Black | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Emeritus |
| 1981 | Paul Schleyer | Chemistry |
| 1983 | Peter Albersheim | CCRC |
| 1983 | Richard Hill | Chemistry, Emeritus |
| 1983 | James W. Porter | Ecology |
| 1987 | Carl S. Hoveland | Crop and Soil Sciences, Emeritus |
| 1988 | Lee Pratt | Plant Biology, Emeritus |
| 1989 | James Hamrick | Plant Biology |
| 1989 | Sidney Kushner | Genetics |
| 1990 | Gary W. Barrett | Ecology |
| 1990 | Gale Buchanan | CAES, Emeritus |
| 1992 | Gerald Arkin | CAES |
| 1992 | Lois Miller | Genetics and Entomology |
| 1994 | David Kissel | Crop and Soil Sciences |
| 1994 | Anne Summers | Microbiology |
| 1995 | Mary Atwater | Science Education |
| 1995 | John S. Willis | Cellular Biology, Emeritus |
| 1997 | James Prestegard | CCRC |
| 1997 | Judith Willis | Cellular Biology, Emeritus |
| 1998 | Wyatt Anderson | Genetics |
| 1998 | Vasu Nair | Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences |
| 1999 | Alan P. Covich | Ecology |
| 2000 | Lynne Billard | Statistics |
| 2002 | Marjorie Asmussen | Genetics |
| 2002 | Chung Chu | Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Science |
| 2002 | David Knauft | Horticulture |
| 2002 | Henry Schaefer III | Chemistry |
| 2003 | David C. Lee | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| 2004 | Michael Duncan | Chemistry |
| 2005 | Michael Arnold | Genetics |
| 2005 | Jeff Bennetzen | Genetics |
| 2005 | Robert Ivarie | Genetics, Emeritus |
| 2005 | Richard Meagher | Genetics |
| 2006 | Lawrence Shimkets | Microbiology |
| 2006 | William B. Whitman | Microbiology |
| 2006 | Juergen Wiegel | Microbiology, Emeritus |
| 2007 | Sarah F. Covert | Forest Biotechnology |
| 2007 | R. Kelly Dawe | Plant Biology |
| 2007 | Lars Ljunghdahl | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Emeritus |
| 2007 | Daniel Promislow | Genetics |
| 2007 | Ying Xu | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| 2008 | Stephen Kowalewski | Anthropology |
| 2008 | Russell Malmberg | Arts and Sciences, Dean’s Office |
| 2008 | Michelle Momany | Plant Biology |
| 2008 | Andrew Paterson | Plant Biology / Crop and Soil Science / Genetics |
| 2008 | Michael Strand | Entomology |
| 2009 | Harry Dailey | Microbiology / Molecular Biology |
| 2009 | Barry Bozeman | Public Administration and Policy |
| 2009 | Dorothy Fragaszy | Psychology |
| 2009 | James Hollibaugh | Marine Sciences |
| 2009 | Duncan Krause | Microbiology |
| 2009 | Julie Luft | Mathematics and Science Education |
| 2009 | Mary Ann Moran | Marine Sciences |
| 2009 | Peggy Ozias-Akins | Horticulture |
| 2010 | Jonathan Amster | Chemistry |
| 2010 | Clifton Baile | Foods and Nutrition / Animal and Dairy Science |
| 2010 | Daniel Colley | Microbiology |
| 2010 | Alan Darvill | Plant Biology |
| 2010 | Roberto Docampo | Cellular Biology |
| 2010 | Michael P. Doyle | Food Science and Technology |
| 2010 | Jorge Escalante | Microbiology |
| 2010 | Scott Jackson | Crop and Soil Sciences |
| 2010 | Robert Maier | Microbiology |
| 2010 | Ramana Pidaparti | Engineering |
| 2010 | Catherine M. Pringle | Ecology |
| 2011 | Jonathan Arnold | Genetics |
| 2011 | Barbara Crawford | Mathematics and Science Education |
| 2012 | Lisa Donovan | Plant Biology |
| 2012 | Nancy Manley | Genetics |
| 2012 | Allen J. Moore | Genetics |
| 2012 | Elizabeth Reitz | Anthropology |
| 2012 | Sally Walker | Geology and Marine Sciences |
| 2013 | Debra Mohnen | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| 2013 | Robert A. Scott | Chemistry |
| 2014 | Samantha Joye | Marine Sciences |
| 2014 | Esther Van der Knaap | Genetics and Plant Biology |
| 2014 | Alan Dorsey | Arts and Sciences, Dean’s Office |
| 2014 | David Garfinkel | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| 2015 | Dennis E. Kyle | Cellular Biology/CTEGD |
| 2015 | Anumantha Kanthasamy | Veterinary Medicine |
| 2016 | Katrien M. Devos | Crop and Soil Sciences |
| 2017 | James H. Leebens-Mack | Plant Biology |
| 2017 | Chung-Jui Tsai | Genetics |
| 2017 | Wayne Parrott | Crop and Soil Sciences |
| 2018 | Karen J.L. Burg | Small Animal Studies |
| 2018 | John Drake | Ecology |
| 2018 | Xiaorong Lin | Medical Mycology |
| 2018 | Pejman Rohani | Ecology |
| 2018 | Eric V. Stabb | Microbiology |
| 2018 | Kathrin F. Stanger-Hall | Plant Biology |
| 2019 | William S. Kisaalita | Engineering |
| 2020 | Sonia Altizer | Ecology |
| 2020 | John Burke | Plant Biology |
| 2020 | Diana Downs | Microbiology |
| 2020 | Rick Tarleton | Cellular Biology |
| 2021 | James E. Byers | Ecology |
| 2021 | Jessica Kissinger | Genetics |
| 2021 | Patricia Yager | Marine Science |
| 2022 | Lisa Nolan | Veterinary Medicine |
| 2022 | Ping Ma | Statistics |
| 2022 | Stephen Trent | Immunology |
| 2022 | Ronald Simons | Sociology |
| 2022 | Joseph Hermanowicz | Sociology |
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| 2014 | Karen Burg | Small Animal Medicine/Sugery |
| 1977 | Louis DeVorsey | Geography, Emeritus |
| 1980 | Richard E. Friedman | Religion |
| 1981 | William W. Stueck | History |
| 1982 | Naomi J. Norman | Classics |
| 1984 | Anne Williams | Literature, Emeritus |
| 1989 | Allan Kulikoff | History |
| 1997 | Susan P. Mattern | History |
| 2000 | Laura A. Mason | History |
| 2002 | Erika Hermanowicz | Classics |
| 2005 | Michael Kwass | History |
| 2008 | Ari Daniel Levine | History |
| 2008 | Stephen A. Mihm | History |
| 2013 | Stephen Berry | History |
| 2013 | Emily Kane | English |
| 2013 | William Kretzschmar | English |
| 2015 | Laura Lake Smith | Art History |
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| 1986 | R. Baxter Miller | English |
| 1992 | Jace Weaver | Religion |
| 1993 | Carolyn Jones Medine | Religion |
| 1994 | Eve Trout Powell | History |
| 1999 | Reinaldo Roman | History |
| 2002 | Melissa Boneta Davis | Genetics |
| 2007 | Michelle M. Espino | Education |
| 2014 | Rebeca de Jesus-Crespo | Ecology |
| 2015 | Andrea Ayala | Virology |
| 2015 | Denisa Gandara | Interdisciplinary Education |
| 2015 | Chantall Limerick | Latin American Literature |
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| 1976 | Henry F. Schaefer | Chemistry, Emeritus |
| 1984 | Jose Gomez-Martinez | Spanish, Emeritus |
| 1986 | Anne O. Summers | Microbiology |
| 2000 | Douglas Anderson | English |
| 2003 | Kevin Young | Creative Writing |
| 2007 | Andrew Paterson | Genetics / Plant Biology / Crop and Soil Science |
| 2008 | Jeffrey Bennetzen | Genetics |
| 2008 | Pejman Rohani | Ecology |
| 2011 | A.E. Stallings | FCAS Alumna |
| 2019 | Scott Nelson | United States History |
| 2021 | Cindy Hahamovitch | United States History |
| 2022 | Claudio Saunt | United States History |
| 2023 | Andrew Herod | Geography & Environmental Studies |
| 2023 | Sonia Hirt | Architecture, Planning, & Design |
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| 2003 | Eve Troutt Powell | History |
| 2009 | Beth Shapiro | Ecology, UGA alumna |
| 2011 | A. E. Stallings | Latin, UGA Alumna |
| 2022 | Jenna Jambeck | Engineering |
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| 1990 | Stuart O. Nelson | Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Emeritus |
| 1996 | S. Edward Law | Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Emeritus |
| 2015 | S. Jack Hu | Industrial, Manufacturing & Operational Systems |
| 2020 | J. Marshall Shepherd | Climate Science Public Communication and Outreach |
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| 2013 | Michael P. Doyle | Food Safety |
| 2014 | Karen J.L. Burg | Small Animal Medicine/Surgery |
| 2014 | Michael A. Dirr | Horticulture |
| 2014 | Robert D. Ivarie | Genetics |
| 2015 | Chung K. (David) Chu | Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences |
| 2015 | Wayne W. Hanna | Crop & Soil Sciences |
| 2017 | Steven L. Stice | Animal & Dairy Science |
| 2019 | Valentine Nzengung | Geology |
| 2020 | Rahul Shrivastav | Instruction |
| 2021 | Ed Law | Engineering |
| 2021 | D. Scott NeSmith | Agricultural and Environmental Sciences |
| 2021 | Anumantha Kanthasamy | Veterinary Medicine |
| 2022 | Naola Ferguson-Noel | Veterinary Medicine |
| 2022 | Geert-Jan Boons | Chemistry |
| 2000 | Thomas Lauth | Public Administration and Policy |
| 2003 | Hal Rainey | Public Administration and Policy, Emeritus |
| 2006 | Laurence O'Toole | Public Administration and Policy, Emeritus |
| 2013 | Andrew Whitford | Public Policy |
| 2013 | Katherine Willoughby | Public Administration |
| 2015 | Bradley Wright | Public Administration and Policy |
| 2016 | J. Edward Kellough | Public Administration and Policy, Emeritus |
| 2020 | Gene Brewer | Public Administration and Policy |
| 1966 | Norman Giles | Genetics, Emeritus |
| 1970 | Eugene Odum | Zoology / Ecology, Emeritus |
| 1975 | Glenn Burton | Agronomy, Emeritus |
| 1980 | Brent Berlin | Anthropology, Emeritus |
| 1987 | Wyatt Anderson | Genetics, Emeritus |
| 1991 | Norman Allinger | Chemistry, Emeritus |
| 1992 | John H. Law | Entomology, Emeritus |
| 1997 | Lois Miller | Entomology / Genetics, Emeritus |
| 1998 | Susan Wessler | Genetics / Plant Biology |
| 2004 | Jeffrey Bennetzen | Molecular Genetics |
| 2017 | Michael R. Strand | Entomology |
| 2021 | Mary Ann Moran | Marine Sciences |
| 2021 | Gregory Robinson | Chemistry |
| 2021 | Marshall Shepherd | Atmospheric Sciences |
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| 1958 | Marion K. Fort | Mathematics, Emeritus |
| 1964 | Charles H. Edwards | Mathematics, Emeritus |
| 1966 | James C. Cantrell | Mathematics, Emeritus |
| 1967 | R. Bruce King | Chemistry, Emeritus |
| 1969 | John K. Ruff | Chemistry, Emeritus |
| 1972 | Henry F. Schaefer | Chemistry, Emeritus |
| 1983 | Robert S. Rumely | Mathematics |
| 1992 | Andrew Granville | Mathematics |
| 1996 | Valery Alexeev | Mathematics |
| 2000 | William A. Graham | Mathematics |
| 2014 | Brian Hopkinson | Ocean Sciences |
| 2018 | Julia Diaz | Ocean Sciences |
| 2019 | Rachel Roberts-Galbraith | Neuroscience |
| 2019 | Elizabeth Harvey | Ocean Sciences |
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External Faculty Award Winners
| 1995 | John Anthony Maltese | Political Science |
| 1998 | Clanton C. Black | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| 1998 | Sharan B. Merriam | Lifelong Education, Administration & Policy, Emeritus |
| 1999 | Jennifer Frum | Public Service and Outreach |
| 1999 | Julie Inez Litchfield Tallman | Educational Psychology and Instructional Technology |
| 2000 | Dawn Bennett-Alexander | Legal Studies |
| 2000 | Ray F. Broussard | History |
| 2000 | Ted Gragson | Anthropology |
| 2000 | Richard L. Hayes | Counseling and Human Development Services |
| 2000 | Edward J. Larson | History / Law |
| 2000 | Thomas J. Schoenbaum | Law |
| 2001 | Edward Halper | Philosophy |
| 2001 | Deborah J. Tippins | Mathematics and Science Education |
| 2001 | William M. Leary | History |
| 2001 | Don McCreary | Linguistics |
| 2001 | Charles Platter | Classics |
| 2002 | Terence J. Centner | Agricultural and Applied Economics |
| 2002 | H. James McLaughlin | Elementary Education |
| 2002 | Robert E. Rhoades | Anthropology |
| 2002 | Sara H. Schweitzer | Forestry and Natural Resources |
| 2002 | Kim H. Tan | Crop and Soil Sciences, Emeritus |
| 2003 | Thomas J. Clees | Communication Sciences and Special Education |
| 2003 | Alan Paul Covich | Ecology |
| 2004 | Ralph Goodman Brown, III | Art |
| 2004 | Maria E. Gimenez | Law |
| 2004 | Brooks Collat Mendell | Forestry and Natural Resources |
| 2004 | Chris J. Peterson | Plant Biology |
| 2004 | Leigh A. Poole | Intercultural Affairs |
| 2004 | Fausto Sarmiento | Geography |
| 2005 | Dorothy M. Fragaszy | Psychology |
| 2005 | Hui-Chin Hsu | Child and Family Development |
| 2005 | James K. Reap | Environment and Design |
| 2006 | Charles B. Carabello | Admissions |
| 2006 | Allan Kulikoff | History |
| 2006 | David Smilde | Sociology |
| 2006 | John Douglas Toma | Institute of Higher Education |
| 2007 | Karen Burns | Anthropology |
| 2007 | Valerie Havill | Child and Family Development |
| 2007 | Thomas Mote | Geography |
| 2007 | Jaroslav Tir | International Affairs |
| 2007 | Elizabeth Wright | Romance Languages |
| 2008 | Jeffrey Bennetzen | Genetics |
| 2008 | John P. Carroll | Forestry and Natural Resources |
| 2008 | Thomas P. Holland | Social Work, Emeritus |
| 2008 | David Stuart Leigh | Geography |
| 2008 | Abdulahi Osman | International Affairs |
| 2009 | Lisa A. Donovan | Plant Biology |
| 2009 | Michael Ferrara | Kinesiology |
| 2009 | Ari Levine | History |
| 2009 | Nancy G. McDuff | Admissions |
| 2010 | Diane Edison | Art |
| 2010 | Jared S. Klein | Linguistics |
| 2010 | Peter B. Rutledge | Law |
| 2010 | Richard Siegesmund | Art Education |
| 2012 | Colleen P. Larson | Office of International Education |
| 2012 | Barbara A. McCaskill | English |
| 2012 | Bryan McCullick | Kinesiology |
| 2012 | S. Mark Tompkins | Infectious Diseases |
| 2013 | Corrie Brown | Pathology |
| 2013 | Paul Quick | Literature |
| 2013 | Lawrence Morris | Environmental Sciences |
| 2013 | Mary Wolf | History |
| 2014 | Mark Eiteman | Chemical Engineering |
| 2014 | Vanessa Ezenwa | Population Biology |
| 2014 | Christy Desmet | Humanities |
| 2015 | Phaedra Corso | Public Health |
| 2016 | Michael Conroy | Environmental Sciences |
| 2016 | Brian Haas | Social Psychology |
| 2016 | Mihai Spariosu | European Studies/Civilization |
| 2016 | Richard Gordon | Romance Languages & Literature |
| 2016 | Robin Shelton | Astrophysics |
| 2016 | James Byers | Ecology |
| 2017 | David Porinchu | Geography |
| 2017 | Tim Samples | Legal Studies Program |
| 2017 | Seung Han | Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy |
| 2017 | Laura Bierema | Adult Education |
| 2019 | Lori Ringhand | Public Law |
| 2019 | Timothy Gupton | Linguistics |
| 2019 | Mark Ebell | Family Medicine |
| 2020 | William Kretzschmar | Linguistics |
| 2020 | Anandam Kavoori | Mass Communications |
| 2020 | George Kamkamidze | Immunology |
| 2020 | William Kretzschmar | Linguistics |
| 2020 | Anandam Kavoori | Mass Communications |
| 1974 | Lars Ljungdahl | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Emeritus |
| 1974 | Paul Schleyer | Chemistry |
| 1982 | Michael G. Hahn | Plant Biology/Plant Pathology/Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 1982 | Peggy Ozias-Akins | Horticulture |
| 1990 | Terence Centner | Agricultural and Applied Economics |
| 1998 | Jon F. Carlson | Mathematics |
| 2001 | Richard A. Dluhy | Chemistry |
| 2002 | Susanne Ullrich | Physics & Astronomy |
| 2007 | Michael A. Duncan | Chemistry |
| 2011 | Henry Schaefer | Chemistry |
| 2012 | Gregory Robinson | Chemistry |
| 1998 | Eileen Kraemer | Computer Science |
| 1998 | David Lowenthal | Computer Science |
| 2001 | Karen Burg | Biomedical Engineering |
| 2001 | Michael Geller | Physics |
| 2001 | Steven P. Lewis | Physics |
| 2004 | Timothy Dore | Chemistry |
| 2004 | Eric Stabb | Microbiology |
| 2005 | Daniela Di Iorio | Marine Sciences |
| 2005 | Vladimir Popik | Chemistry |
| 2006 | Geoffrey Smith | Chemistry |
| 2007 | Sonia Altizer | Ecology |
| 2007 | Adrian Burd | Marine Sciences |
| 2009 | Wei-Jun Cai | Marine Sciences |
| 2009 | Prashant Doshi | Computer Science |
| 2009 | Susan Goldstein | Geology, Marine Sciences |
| 2009 | Robert Hawman | Geology |
| 2009 | Natarajan Kannan | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 2009 | William Lanzilotta | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 2009 | Marcus Lay | Chemistry |
| 2009 | Jason Locklin | Chemistry |
| 2009 | Abhyuday Mandal | Statistics |
| 2009 | Christof Meile | Crop & Soil Sciences |
| 2009 | Lily Wang | Statistics |
| 2009 | Sandra Wyld | Geology |
| 2009 | Patricia Yager | Marine Sciences |
| 2010 | Todd Harrop | Chemistry |
| 2010 | Zhengwei Pan | Physics & Engineering |
| 2011 | Gary Douberly | Chemistry |
| 2012 | Jessica Bishop | Math & Science Education |
| 2012 | Anna Marie Conner | Math & Science Education |
| 2012 | Kelly Dyer | Genetics |
| 2012 | Natarajan Kannan | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 2012 | Daniel Krashen | Mathematics |
| 2012 | Tianming Liu | Computer Science |
| 2012 | Leidong Mao | Engineering |
| 2012 | Douglas Menke | Genetics |
| 2012 | Roberto Perdisci | Computer Science |
| 2012 | Joachim Walther | Engineering |
| 2013 | Ping Ma | Statistics |
| 2014 | David Nelson | Genetics |
| 2014 | Andrea Sweigart | Genetics |
| 2014 | Peter Kner | Engineering |
| 2014 | Paula Lemons | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
| 2014 | Kevin Moore | Mathematics |
| 2016 | Jill Anderson | Genetics |
| 2016 | Jin Xie | Chemistry |
| 2017 | Mable Fok | Engineering |
| 2017 | Richard Chandler | Ecology |
| 2018 | Gaelen R. Burke | Entomology |
| 2019 | Tessa Andrews | Science Education |
| 2019 | Alexander Bucksch | Plant Biology |
| 2019 | Brian Kvitko | Plant Pathology |
| 2019 | Shannon Quinn | Computer Science |
| 2019 | Michael White | Genetics |
| 2020 | Krista Capps | Ecology |
| 2020 | Jaewoo Lee | Computer Science |
| 2020 | Rachel Roberts-Galbraith | Biology |
| 2020 | Julie Stanton | Bioenergy |
| 2021 | Brandon Rotavera | Engineering & Chemistry |
| 2021 | Ting Zhang | Statistics |
| 2022 | Holly Bik | Marine Sciences |
| 2022 | Cheryl Gomillion | Bioengineering |
| 2022 | Rawad Saleh | Engineering |
| 2023 | Akram Alishahi | Mathematics |
| 2023 | Amanda Frossard | Chemistry |
| 2023 | Le Guan | Computer Science |
| 2023 | Kevin Vogel | Entomology |
| 2023 | Krystal Williams | Education |
| 2001 | Karen Burg | Biomedical Engineering |
| 2004 | J. Marshall Shepherd | Geography |
| 2007 | Sonia Altizer | Ecology |
| 2007 | Chad Fertig | Physics and Astronomy |
| 2014 | Andrea Sweigart | Genetics |
| 2016 | Danny Krashen | Mathematics |
| 2016 | Joachim Walther | Engineering |
| 2019 | Paula Lemons | Biochemistry |
| 1984 | John Engels | Finalist: Poetry |
| 1998 | Edward J. Larson | History |
| 1982 | William S. McFeely | Biography, Emeritus |
| 2012 | Loch Johnson | School of Public and International Affairs |
| 2013 | Judith Ortiz Cofer | English and Creative Writing |
| 2014 | Gregory Robinson | Chemistry |
| 2015 | Sidney Homan | English |
| 2015 | Samantha Joye | Marine Sciences & Oceanography |
| 2016 | Milton Masciadri | Hugh Hodgson School of Music |
| 2017 | Roberto Docampo | Cellular Biology |
| 2018 | Mary Ann Moran | Marine Sciences & Oceanography |