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Atlanta, GA | Posted: May 29, 2012
404-894-1720
Summary Sentence:
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts faculty, staff, students, and alumni have been recognized for extraordinary work and achievements this year. Congratulations to all!
Full Summary:
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts faculty, staff, students, and alumni have been recognized for extraordinary work and achievements this year. Congratulations to all!
Honors
CongratulationsIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts faculty, staff, students, and alumni have been recognized for extraordinary work and achievements this year. Congratulations to all!
Jennifer Clark
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy
International Society for Optics and Photonics Engineering, Science & Technology Policy Committee
Michael Elliott
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy
National Research Council Committee on Inherently Safer Chemical Processes
Hans Klein
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy
Appointed by Ray LaHood, U.S. Secretary of Transportation to the U.S. Department of Transportation Intelligent Transportation Program Systems Committee
Aaron Levine
Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy
National Academies Institute of Medicine Committee
BJ Davis Rowe
Visiting Professor, School of Public Policy
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Legislative Committee
Phil Shapira
Professor, School of Public Policy
National Academies Committee on 21st Century Manufacturing: The Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Paul M.A. Baker
Adjunct Professor, School of Public Policy
Named Associate Director of Georgia Tech Center for 21st Century Universities (C21U)
Susan Cozzens
Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development
Named Vice Provost of Graduate Education and Faculty Affairs
Ron Bayor
Professor, School of History, Technology, and Society
American Library Association Booklist Editors' Choice Award for Multicultural America: An Encyclopedia of the Newest Americans
Vicki Birchfield
Associate Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
President of the French Republic's 'Chevalier de l'Ordre Nationale du Merite' (Knight in the French National Order of Merit)
John Krige
Kranzberg Professor, School of History, Science, and Technology
Winner Doreen and Jim McElvany 2011 Nonproliferation Challenge, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies
Aaron Levine
Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy
National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award
Bill Winders
Associate Professor, School of History, Science, and Technology
American Sociological Association, Political Economy of the World-System Section Book Award
Bill Winders
Associate Professor, School of History, Science, and Technology
Journal of Agrarian Change Berenstein & Byres Prize for Best Article in 2009
Georgia Tech Reserach Corporation (GTRC) People and Technology Award
Michael Best
Associate Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
GTRC Public Service, Leaderships, and Policy Award
Dan Breznitz
Associate Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
GTRC Innovation in Literature and Communication Award
Thomas Lux
Professor, School of Literature, Communication, and Culture
GTRC Big Data Award
Alan Porter
Professor Emeritus, School of Public Policy
Shiri Breznitz
Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy
Visiting Professor Fellowship at Collegio Carlo Alberto and the University of Turino, Italy
Nihad Farooq
Assistant Professor, School of Literature, Communication, and Culture
William S. Vaughn Fellowship at Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities at Vanderbilt University
Douglas Flamming
Professor, School of History, Technology, and Society
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
Andy Frazee
Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Literature, Communication, and Culture
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
Janelle Knox-Hayes
Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy
Social Science Research Council Abe Fellowship
Narin Hassan
Assistant Professor, School of Literature, Communication, and Culture
Hesburgh Award Teaching Fellow
Tebor Besedes, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, attended the Georgia Tech College of Management Leadership Roundtable
Usha Nair-Reichert, Associate Professor, School of Economics, was a scholar in the 2011-2012 USG Executive Leadership Institute
Mark "Zak" Taylor, Assistant Professor, The Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, attended the Georgia Tech Leadership Roundtable, and the Georgia Tech College of Management Leadership Roundtable
GT-CETL Geoffrey Eichholz Teaching Award
Douglas Flamming
Professor, School of History, Science, and Technology
GT-CETL/BP in America Junior Faculty Teaching Excellence Award
Jin Liu
Assistant Professor, School of Modern Languages
Georgia Tech Course Instructor Opinion Survey (CIOS) Teaching Excellence Awards announced by the Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL)
Kelly Comfort, Assistant Professor (Modern Languages)
Douglas Flamming, Professor (HTS)
Lionel Gall, Instructor (Modern Languages)
Stuart Goldberg, Associate Professor (Modern Languages)
Karen Head, Assistant Professor (LCC)
Christophe Ippolito, Assistant Professor (Modern Languages)
John Krige, Kranzberg Professor and Director of Graduate Studies (HTS)
Jin Liu, Assistant Professor (Modern Languages)
Melissa Pilkington, Instructor (Modern Languages)
Nirmal Trivedi, Brittain Postdoctoral Fellow (LCC)
Ruth Uwaifo, Assistant Professor (ECON)
Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for Social Courage
William H. Foege
Transformational leader in global health policies who made possible the eradication of smallpox and other diseases worldwide
Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Faculty Award
Margaret Kosal
Assistant Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Alumni Award
Alexander Blair West
School of Literature, Communication, and Culture, Computational Media, 2006
Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Graduate Student Award
Nettrice Gaskins
School of Literature, Communication, and Culture
Ivan Allen Jr. Legacy Undergraduate Student Award
Kate Owens Wharton
School of Economics and Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
Marilyn Brown
Professor, School of Public Policy
Dean's Recognition Professorship
Janet Murray
Professor, School of Literature, Communication, and Culture
Dean's Recognition Professorship
$100,000+
Michael Best (INTA)
Haizheng Li (ECON)
Patrick McCarthy (ECON)
Helena Mitchell (PubPol)
Alan Porter (PubPol)
Adam Stulberg (INTA)
$100,000+ for Second Year Consecutive Year
Paul Baker (PubPol)
Marilyn Brown (PubPol)
Michael Hoffman (PubPol)
Brian Magerko (LCC)
Celia Pearce (LCC)
Phil Shapira (PubPol)
Million Dollar Club ($1M or More Cumulative Since 2005)
Danny Boston (ECON)
Danny Breznitz (INTA)
Marilyn Brown (PubPol)
Susan Cozzens (PubPol)
Sy Goodman (INTA)
Brian Magerko (LCC)
Phil McKnight (ModLangs)
Julia Melkers (PubPol)
Helena Mitchell (PubPol)
Alan Porter (PubPol)
Phil Shapira (PubPol)
Adam Stulberg (INTA)
Development Grants
More than $48,000
Mike Best (INTA)
Bettina Cothran (ModLangs)
Jong Lee (ModLangs)
Phil McKnight (ModLangs)
Mike Salomone (INTA)
John Walsh (PubPol)
Dean’s Staff "Buzz" Recognition Awards
Administration
Candise Favors, Administrative Professional (ModLangs)
Jocelyn Thomas, Administrative Professional (LCC)
Yolanda Turner, Administrative Manager (PubPol)
Johnnie Sawyer, Graduate Advisor (PubPol)
Carolyn Crump, Administrative Professional (AFROTC)
Katie Raczynski, Academic Advisor (LCC)
Robert J. Kirkman (PubPol)
Cheryl Leggon (PubPol)
Thomas N. Lux (LCC)
Douglas S. Noonan (PubPol)
Philip Auslander (LCC)
Richard P. Barke (PubPol)
Willie J. Belton (Econ)
J.C. Reilly (STAC)
Academic Professional, LCC Science, Technology, and Culture (STaC) Major
Outstanding Undergraduate Academic Advising: Faculty Advisor
Sanjay Arora (PubPol) - Georgia Tech Research and Innovation Conference (GTRIC) Poster Session Award
Diane Alleva Cáceres (INTA) - Canadian Studies Doctoral Student Research Award (Dissertation Grant) from International Council for Canadian Studies
Chris DeLeon (LCC) - Forbes' 30 Under 30 List
Deji Fajebe (INTA) - George Washington University CIBER Summer Doctoral Institute
Yujia He (INTA) - George Washington University CIBER Summer Doctoral Institute
Eugene Medynskiy (LCC) - Forbes' 30 Under 30 List
Rebecca Rolfe (LCC) - Online News Association AP-Google Journalism and Technology Scholarship
Shayla Bivins (LCC) - Georgia Tech Athletic Association (GTAA) Academic Excellence and Spotlight Awards
Yumy Lee Chung (LCC) - Office of Minority Educational Development (OMED) Tower Award
Stuart Collier (LCC) - National Merit Scholarship
Jenna Hanington (LCC) - Zell Miller Scholarship
Tyler 'TJ' Kaplan (PubPol) - Eben Tisdale Public Policy Fellowship
Joe Murphy - (LCC) - 1st Prize in Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) 2012 Poster Contest
Chelsea Regins (LCC) - Charles K. Sewell Athletic Scholarship
Robert Rule (HTS) - Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Top Undergraduate Researcher
Graham Sweeney (INTA) - Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts "I Am Liberal Arts" Award
Vett Vandiver (LCC) - Office of Minority Educational Development (OMED) Tower Award
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts Dean's Scholarships
Lauren Llarendi (EIA)
Thomas Marion (EIA)
Erin Sapp (LCC)
Chloe Stargel (INTA/ML)
Matthew LaGrone - Outstanding Economics Student Award
Julianne Marie Camacho - Omicron Delta Epsilon Outstanding Senior Cup
Kate Wharton - Mollie Newton Award for Excellence in Economics
Ben Beldon - Bellon Prize
Lauren Burtz - History, Technology, and Society Chair's Award
Julian Brew - Dorothy Cowser Yancy Incentive Award
John Miller - IAC School of History, Technology, and Society Homer Rice Award
Robert Rule - Slotkin Award
Kelly Sachs - Outstanding Graduate Student
Kate Wharton - 1996 Olympic Envoy Program Legacy Award
Julianne Camacho - The Michael Williams Minority Student Award
Michelle Bjournas - James Dean Young Award
Chris DeLeon - Outstanding Masters Thesis
Lauren Langley - Oustanding Masters Project
Alex Lind - William Gilmer Perry Award
Benjamin Dreher Bennett (IAML) - Outstanding Senior: French
Marek Fikejz (ALIS) - Excellence in Applied Languages and Intercultural Studies Award and the award for Outstanding Senior: German
Kelsey Hinely (IAML) - Outstanding Senior: Japanese
Lee Taylor Buckley (IAML) - Outstanding Senior: Spanish
Anita Hasni (PSYC) - Outstanding Senior: Arabic
Seol Lee (CHEBE) - Outstanding Senior: Korean
Cari Cistola (INTA) - Outstanding Senior: Russian
Austen Edwards - Outstanding Undergraduate Student
Jasmine McGinnis - William H. Read Award
Benjamin Dreher Bennett (IAML) - Excellence in International Affairs and Modern Languages Award
Gabrielle Eichenblatt (GEML) - Excellence in Global Economics and Modern Languages Award
John Azeez Shaheen (GEML) - Excellence in Global Economics and Modern Languages Award
Aleksandra Dabrowska (EIA) - Outstanding Economics and International Affairs Student Award
Fall 2012
Benjamin Bennett – " French-African Identity in the Works of Marie Ndiaye" Mentor: Dr. Nora Cottille-Foley (ModLangs)
Jehoon Choi – "Government-Directed Economic Transformation: South Korea’s Green Growth Strategy" Mentor: Dr. Brian Woodall (INTA)
Daniel Flannery – "Electrical Power Mapping Across Nigeria" - Mentor: Dr. Michael Best (INTA)
Patricia Murphy – Emerging Biotechnology and Biosecurity Policy: Development of Threat Framework for Scientific Analysis of Potential Biological Weapons" - Mentor: Dr. Margaret Kosal (INTA)
Yin Kuin Lim – "Testing of High School Math and Science in the United States" - Mentor: Dr. Willie Pearson, Jr. (HTS)
John O'Brien – "Carbon Emissions Transparency and Firm Behavior as a Response to the Carbon Disclosure Project" - Mentor: Dr. Daniel Matisoff (PubPol)
Ian Yamamoto – "The Advancement of Economic Freedom via Promotion of Open Source Software" - Mentor: Dr. Doug Noonan (PubPol)
Spring 2012
Adam Le Doux – "Building a Fantasy Ecosystem to Promote Awareness of Real Ecosystems" - Mentor: Dr. Celia Pearce (LCC)
Anna Mazzolini – Characterizing Trends in Green Building Certification" - Mentor: Dr. Dan Matisoff (PubPol)
Sean Williams – "Measuring the Effectiveness of South Korea's Green Growth Strategy" - Mentor: Dr. Brian Woodall (INTA)
Elise Livingston - "EarSketch" - Mentor: Dr. Brian Magerko (LCC)
Paige Clayton - "One city, three universities, multiple models of technology commercialization" - Mentor: Dr. Shiri Breznitz (PubPol)
