Honors & Awards

Communication Studies Professor Earns Public Relations Society of America’s Highest Honor For Lifetime Achievement
UNC Charlotte Communication Studies Professor Dean A. Kruckeberg has earned the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Gold Anvil Award, the society’s highest honor for lifetime achievement in public relations. “This is certainly the greatest professional honor I have ever received during my career,” Kruckeberg said. “It’s particularly meaningful because it is awarded by a professional association that is comprised primarily of practitioners as well as of educators.”

Professor of Spanish Michael Doyle Earns Honor Society’s Highest Accolade
UNC Charlotte Professor of Spanish Michael Doyle has received the top international award of the Hispanic honor society Sigma Delta Pi, with his induction into the Order of Don Quijote. Each year, the organization chooses no more than three people worldwide for the honor. Doyle’s work has significantly advanced Hispanic scholarship, particularly in translation studies and in shaping the field of business Spanish throughout the U.S.

Africana Studies Scholar Earns Internationally Competitive Fellowship With National Humanities Center
Through one of the most competitive fellowship programs in the world, UNC Charlotte Africana Studies scholar Oscar de la Torre has been named the Anthony E. Kaye Fellow at the National Humanities Center in the coming academic year. De la Torre will join 35 other leading scholars chosen as fellows from 638 applicants from universities and colleges in 16 U.S. states and from Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Nigeria, and Taiwan.

Nontraditional Student Megan Mitchem Changes Face of Research
Nontraditional Student Megan Mitchem Changes Face of Research Read more

CLAS Faculty Member Chosen As Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow
CLAS Faculty Member Chosen As Harvard Radcliffe Institute Fellow Read more

History Faculty Member Named Fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies
UNC Charlotte Associate Professor of history Christopher Cameron has been named a 2020 fellow of the American Council of Learned Societies, one of 81 fellows selected from nearly 1,200 applicants to receive support totaling $4.3 million.

Bennett Earns Bonnie E. Cone Early-Career Professorship for Teaching
Jeanette Bennett received the Bonnie E. Cone Early-Career Professorship for Teaching in recognition of her strong commitment to teaching, advising and mentoring.

Carman Receives Bonnie E. Cone Professorship In Civic Engagement
Joanne Carman has received the Bonnie E. Cone Professorship in Civic Engagement for an ongoing commitment to civic involvement that has positively impacted the University’s relationship with the community.

English Professor Receives Reynolds Award For Student Focus
Lara Vetter, professor of English, has received this year’s Thomas L. Reynolds Leadership Award for her contributions to student success and enrollment management.

Graduate Programs Stand Out In U.S. News & World Report Rankings
UNC Charlotte’s Gerald G. Fox Master of Public Administration program and Clinical Health Psychology doctoral program in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences have earned high marks in the U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 rankings.