Honors & Awards

Syreeta Taylor ’24 is the 2025 winner of the Admin Award for Leadership, honoring administrative professionals.  She was recognized by the Admin Awards for the Washington D.C. and Mid-Atlantic region, at the “Good as Gold” ceremony held last month in Washington D.C. at the Waldorf-Astoria. The Leadership Award recognizes an administrative professional that formally or […]

Madison File, a junior Levine Scholar majoring in psychology and chemistry, has been named a 2025–26 Newman Civic Fellow by Campus Compact, recognizing her commitment to driving meaningful change on campus and beyond. As a researcher in the Collective Wellness Lab, led by Victoria Scott, Ph.D., MBA, associate professor in the Department of Psychological Science, […]

Three faculty members from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences have been named finalists for the 2025 UNC Charlotte Teaching Excellence Awards. Tenured faculty finalists for the UNC Charlotte Teaching Excellence Award: The other finalist for the UNC Charlotte Teaching Excellence Award for tenured faculty is Luke Reinke, associate professor of reading […]

Colleen Hammelman, associate professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences, received the Bonnie E. Cone Professorship for Civic Engagement for her outstanding leadership in community-engaged research, advocacy and teaching. She was honored at the Spring Faculty Awards, Thursday, May 1, in the Popp Martin Student Union. Since joining UNC Charlotte in 2017, […]

Casey Davenport, associate professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, is the 2025 recipient of the Bonnie E. Cone Early-Career Professorship in Teaching. This award recognizes exceptional teaching by a faculty member early in their career. She was honored at the Spring […]

Janaka B. Lewis, Ph.D. , associate dean of curriculum and success, and professor of English in the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, has been selected to join the 2025-26 class of Fellows for the American Council on Education. Lewis is one of 25 Fellows chosen from a nationwide pool to identify emerging […]

UNC Charlotte recognized members of the 2025 Million Dollar Research Circle at a celebration on March 26 at the Bissell House. Three faculty from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences were honored for having at least one million dollars in external research funding: Johnson was also specially recognized for having more than […]

Margaret M. Quinlan, Ph.D., and Mark I. West, Ph.D., faculty members from the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences, were selected as University marshals for two of the UNC Charlotte December commencement ceremonies. The honor of serving as University marshal is bestowed upon faculty who have given exemplary service to the campus and […]

Jeanette M. Bennett, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Psychological Science, was honored this fall as a finalist of the 2024 Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence. The Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence is one of the most important and prestigious traditions at UNC Charlotte, honoring outstanding tenured teachers and providing […]

Mark I. West, Ph.D., professor of English, was honored as a finalist of the 2024 Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence, demonstrating his caliber in the classroom and dedication to his students. The Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence is one of the most important traditions at UNC Charlotte, making a nomination for […]