Awards & Grants

College of Humanities faculty, staff, and students have won a wide array of awards, honors, fellowships and commendations.

Toni Lee Alexander and Tyler Meier received Awards for Excellence in honor of their outstanding efforts for the College of Humanities.

A message from our Dean:

Given the College of Humanities' high national ranking, it is no surprise that its faculty, staff, and students are among the University of Arizona's most decorated award winners. From their international translation prizes and federally funded research projects, to their prestigious teaching awards and national lifetime achievement honors, the people who comprise the College of Humanities are routinely recognized for the outstanding work they do in their disciplines, for the campus, and throughout the world. The list below is only a representative sample of the accolades COH's teachers, researchers, students, and leaders have earned recently, but it demonstrates well the level of engagement, commitment, and creativity that COH people bring to all of their projects. Straight to the goal! 

– Dean A-P Durand

 

If you know a person from our COH faculty, staff, or students who has won an award that is not listed below, tell us about it here!

Award Type

East Asian Studies

Spring 2023
The Japan Foundation Award
Ana Lent
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2024
The TECO Chinese Achievement Award
Annabelle Kara Jonatan
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2024
The TECO Chinese Achievement Award
Ashlea Hume
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Fall 2023
Chatfield Award for Anti-Racist Research, Teaching, or Service
Brett Esaki
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2021
GPSC Peer Award
Chen Chen
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2021
Katheryne B. Willock Library Research Award
Chen Chen
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2024
The TECO Chinese Achievement Award
Colin Joseph Koprowski
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2024
The TECO Chinese Achievement Award
Emily Yicha Shaver
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2020
COH Outstanding Senior Award
Grace Faerber
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2020
Boren Fellowships
Grace Faerber
Fellowships
Fall 2022
Biosphere 2 Faculty Innovative Teaching Fellow
Hai Ren
Fellowships
2020
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Sawyer Seminar , CO-PI
Hai Ren
Grants
2019
Bayu Scholar, Chongqing, China
Hai Ren
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Fall 2018
Chongqing Bayu Scholar Distinguished Professor
Hai Ren
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2018
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Distinguished Professorship
Hai Ren
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2017
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Distinguished Professorship
Hai Ren
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Summer 2016
Institute of Semiotics and Media Studies Research Fellow, Sichuan University, China
Hai Ren
Fellowships
2016
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Distinguished Professorship
Hai Ren
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2021
Early Career Fellowships Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies
Heng Du
Fellowships
Fall 2022
Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation Fellowship for Dissertation Writing
Huiqiao Yao
Grants
Spring 2022
Society for Ming Studies Travel Grant, James P. Geiss and Margaret Y. Hsu Foundation
Huiqiao Yao
Grants
Fall 2020
Predissertation Travel Grant from the Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies
Huiqiao Yao
Grants
Spring 2024
Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies Dissertation Fellowship
Jeffrey Liu
Fellowships
Fall 2023
Guggenheim Fellowship
Jiang Wu
Fellowships
2021
CAPLA Grassroots Seed Grants
Jiang Wu
Grants
2021
Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation Grants
Jiang Wu
Grants
Fall 2021
Japan Foundation Doctoral Fellowship
Jingyi Li
Fellowships
Spring 2024
The TECO Chinese Achievement Award
Johnny Lamm
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2021
Japan Foundation Grants
Joshua Schlachet
Grants
Spring 2023
The Center for East Asian Studies Graduating Senior Award
June Speelman
Honors, Prizes, Awards