Honors & Awards

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 […]

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.

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.”

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 […]

Mark West, chair and professor in the Department of English in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, was one of five finalists for the 2013 Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence – UNC Charlotte’s top teaching honor.

Psychology professor Kimberly Buch is the 2013 recipient of the highest teaching honor bestowed by UNC Charlotte, the Bank of America Award for Teaching Excellence.

Danay Downing, a master’s student in anthropology and a graduate certificate student in cognitive science, used her Love of Learning fellowship from the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi to conduct primate research this summer.

Steven Rogelberg has been appointed the inaugural University Professor of UNC Charlotte. The title recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement in a professional field as well as demonstrated ability to excel at interdisciplinary research, teaching and service.

Kent Brintnall, associate professor of religious studies, is the 2013 recipient of the Bonnie E. Cone Early-Career Professorship for Teaching. His selection was announced during the annual University Convocation on Tuesday, Aug. 20.

Karen L. Cox, a UNC Charlotte history professor, received the 2013 Allen G. Noble Award for her book Destination Dixie: Tourism & Southern History. The Pioneer America Society offers the prize for the best edited book on material culture in North America. Destination Dixie includes thirteen essays that examine the way various historic sites throughout […]