Honors & Awards

Oscar Lansen, teaching professor of history in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, has been named the recipient of UNC Charlotte’s 2026 Award for Teaching Excellence for teaching-focused faculty. The university’s highest honor for teaching recognizes faculty members who demonstrate exceptional commitment to student learning, instructional innovation and academic excellence. Lansen was […]

Three faculty members in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences have been named finalists for UNC Charlotte’s 2026 Teaching Excellence Awards, reflecting the college’s commitment to innovative instruction, student success and transformative learning experiences. Erin Basinger, professor and chair of communication studies, is a finalist in the tenured faculty category. Sayde Brais, […]

Jean-Claude Thill, Knight Foundation Distinguished Professor in the UNC Charlotte College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, has received the 2026 Carolyn Merry Mentoring Award from the University Consortium for Geographic Information Science, a national organization dedicated to advancing geographic information science through research, education and policy. The Carolyn Merry Mentoring Award is the […]

Mark West, Ph.D., professor of English, received the 2026 Mentoring Award from the Children’s Literature Association (ChLA) on May 30. West previously received the 2016 Anne Devereaux Jordan Award from ChLA, the most prestigious honor in his field, making him one of a select few recipients of the organization’s top two awards. “The ChLA Mentoring […]

Four UNC Charlotte students competed in the 21st International Commercial Mediation Competition hosted by the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris, France. As the only undergraduate team among 58 law schools from around the world, they received the Best Mediation Advocacy award. Students Ethan Harris, Karen Czapkowski, Wyatt Smith and Mikayla Watts were accompanied by […]

UNC Charlotte has awarded Pilar Garcés-Conejos Blitvich, Ph.D., a globally recognized scholar of pragmatics, conflict and digital discourse, the esteemed title of Chancellor’s Professor. The Chancellor’s Professor designation recognizes outstanding contributions by a full professor who is not only a scholar of international and national distinction but also has a demonstrated record of significant achievement […]

Bobby Hobgood, director of UNC Charlotte’s Language Resource Center and adjunct instructor of French, has been honored with the Founders Award from the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT). Hobgood received the award March 20 during the 2026 SCOLT Conference, held March 19–21 in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Founders Award recognizes a member who has […]

Hania al-Shamat, Ph.D., assistant teaching professor in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration, was selected as one of the winners of the inaugural Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Teaching, or Leadership by Contingent Faculty from the American Political Science Association (APSA). “Receiving APSA’s inaugural Award for Excellence in Scholarship, Teaching, or Leadership meant […]

Annabelle Hill, a senior in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, is UNC Charlotte’s first finalist for the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. Founded in 1953, Marshall Scholarships provide full funding for fifty American undergraduates to pursue postgraduate degrees in the United Kingdom each year. The Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission selects talented, independent and […]

Boyd H. Davis, Ph.D., professor emerita of English and gerontology, was recognized as one of Southminster’s inaugural 8 Over 80 honorees on Nov. 11. Davis continues to research and write in her retirement, contributing to important research on aging, dementia and caregiving. Southminster is a non-profit community providing innovative living solutions to aging across a […]