Honors & Awards

UNC Charlotte Book Named to History Book Club
Mexico’s Once and Future Revolution: Social Upheaval and the Challenge of Rule since the Late Nineteenth Century, co-authored by History Department Chair Jurgen Buchenau (with Gilbert M. Joseph) has been featured in the History Book Club, a rare distinction for an academic book, especially on a topic not pertaining to either American or European history. […]
Kirk Melnikoff Wins 2013 Hoffman Prize
Dr. Kirk Melnikoff, associate professor of English, won the 2013 Calvin& Rose G. Hoffman Prize for a Distinguished Publication on Christopher Marlowe, which is the most prestigious award in the area of Christopher Marlowe studies. Melnikoff won this award for an essay he wrote titled “Flaskett and Linley’s Tragedy of Dido Queen of Carthage.” This […]

Professor Jean-Claude Thill Named RSAI Fellow
Jean-Claude Thill, the Knight Foundation Distinguished Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at UNC Charlotte, has been named a 2013 Fellow of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI).

Aimee Parkison Receives NC Arts Council Fellowship
UNC Charlotte English Associate Professor Aimee Parkison was one of 15 artists across the state who received the 2013–2014 North Carolina Arts Council Artist Fellowship Award in the categories of songwriting, composing and writing. Artists receive a fellowship to support creative development and the creation of new work. Recipients were selected by panels comprised of […]

Communication Studies’ Plotnick Wins IEEE Life Members’ Prize in Electrical History
Rachel Plotnick from the Department of Communication Studies at UNC Charlotte has received the IEEE Life Members’ Prize in Electrical History – a top national honor. The IEEE Life Members’ Fund supports the award, which is administered by the Society for the History of Technology. The prize is awarded annually to the best paper in […]

History’s Goldfield Delivers Caldwell Lecture in the Humanities at Event Honoring Robinsons
David Goldfield, the Robert Lee Bailey Professor of History at UNC Charlotte, delivered the annual Caldwell Lecture in the Humanities on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at UNC Charlotte Center City. Goldfield spoke at an event recognizing longtime UNC Charlotte benefactors Sally Dalton and Russell Robinson II, who received the John T. Caldwell Award for the […]

Kruckeberg to Receive Atlas Award for Lifetime Achievement in PR
Dean Kruckeberg, Communication Studies, is recipient of the 2013 Atlas Award for Lifetime Achievement in International Public Relations, which will be presented by the 21,000-member Public Relations Society of America at the General Session of its International Conference in Philadelphia Oct. 28. The Atlas Award recognizes a public relations practitioner who has made extraordinary contributions […]

Psychology’s James Cook Receives Community Engagement Award
James Cook, professor of psychology, is the first recipient of the Provost’s Faculty Award for Community Engagement, in recognition of how his service, teaching and research build community connections and foster civic involvement.

Steven Sabol Named Arrell M. Gibson Award Recipient
The Western History Association has chosen Steven Sabol, associate professor of history at UNC Charlotte, to be the 2013 Arrell M. Gibson Award recipient for his article “Comparing American and Russian Internal Colonization: The ‘Touch of Civilisation’ on the Sioux and Kazakhs.”

History’s Smith Named a Finalist for 2013 Top Teaching Award
John David Smith, Charles Stone Distinguished Professor of History, was one of five finalists for the 2013 Bank of America (BofA) Award for Teaching Excellence – the University’s top teaching honor. Kim Buch, professor in the Department of Psychology, was named the recipient during a Sept. 20 reception. Of the five finalists, three were from […]