Celebrating outstanding faculty and staff achievements, the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts presents annual awards to our community. The Buzz Awards recognize exceptional contributions by staff or academic professionals; the Distinguished Teaching Awards honor tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty for their excellence in education; and the Faculty Excellence in Teaching Awards highlight remarkable teaching practices across the College.
Buzz Awards for Staff and Academic Professionals
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Buzz Award for Administrative Service
- Nicole Brundage, Assistant to the Chair, School of Public Policy
- Kimberley Cartier, Executive Assistant to the Dean, Dean’s Office
- Tia Williams, Program and Operations Manager, School of Modern Languages
Buzz Award for Impact to our Community
- John Thornton, Principal Academic Professional and Director of LMC Films, School of Literature,
Media, and Communication
Buzz Award for Student Support
- Andrew McGraw, Student Engagement and Events Manager, Dean’s Office
Buzz Award for Spirit of Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
- Linda Hudson, Financial Administrator, School of Modern Languages
- Caitlin Kelly, Academic Professional and Director of the Naugle Communication Center, Writing and
Communication Program
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Distinguished Teaching Awards
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Tenured/Tenure-Track Academic Faculty Distinguished Teaching Awards
- R. Lincoln Hines, Assistant Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
- Cici McNamara, Assistant Professor, School of Economics
Non-tenure-track Academic Faculty Distinguished Teaching Awards
- Christopher Lawton, Lecturer, School of History and Sociology
- Satomi Suzuki-Chenoweth, Senior Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
Outstanding Achievement in Interdisciplinary Activities Award
- Margaret E. Kosal, Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies, Sam Nunn School of
International Affairs - Jennifer Singh, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, School of History and Sociology
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Faculty Excellence in Research Awards
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- Mayra Pineda-Torres, Assistant Professor, School of Economics
- Helen Anne Curry, Melvin Kranzberg Professor in the History of Technology and Director of Graduate
Studies, School of History and Sociology - Dalton Lin, Assistant Professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs
- Susana Morris, Associate Professor and Interim Associate Chair, School of Literature, Media, and
Communication - Paul Alonso, Associate Professor, School of Modern Languages
- Mark Zachary Taylor, Associate Professor and Co-Director of GTDC: Pathways to Policy Program, School
of Public Policy
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Faculty Research Awards
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Silver Star Awards
- Dylan Brewer, Assistant Professor, School of Economics
- Daniel Dench, Assistant Professor, School of Economics
- Christopher Hayter, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy
- Jason Lindo, Interim Associate Chair, Mary S. and Richard B. Inman, Jr. Professor, School of Economics
Gold Star Awards
- Lindsey Bullinger, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy
- Valeriya Chekalina, Lecturer, School of Modern Languages
- Brian Y. An, Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy
- Noura Howell, Assistant Professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication
Platinum Star Awards
- Margaret E. Kosal, Associate Professor, Sam Nunn of International Affairs
- Cassidy Sugimoto, School Chair, Tom and Marie Patton Chair, and Professor, School of Public Policy
Million Dollar Club
- Omar Asensio
- Michael Best
- Marilyn Brown
- Jason Borenstein
- Mariel Borowitz
- Brad Fain
- Sarah Farmer
- Ute Fischer
- Allen Hyde
- Natalie Khazaal
- Gordon Kingsley
- Aaron Levine
- Brian Magerko
- Nathan Moon
- Janet Murray
- Juan Carlos Rodríguez
- Philip Shapira
- Adam Stulberg