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

National Center for Interpretation

Fall 2021
2021 UPCEA West Region Outstanding Non-Credit Program Award
Sonia Colina
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Poetry Center

Fall 2021
Arizona Commission on the Arts, Research and Development Grants
Diana Delgado
Grants
2019
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Program in Public Understanding
Julie Swarstad Johnson
Grants
2019
First-time attendee scholarship, Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries
Julie Swarstad Johnson
Fellowships
Spring 2024
Borchard Center on Literary Arts Sponsored Poetry and Prose Reading
Poetry Center
Grants
Spring 2024
Flinn Foundation Creative Communities Grant
Poetry Center
Grants
Fall 2023
Borchard Center on the Literary Arts Grant
Poetry Center
Grants
Fall 2023
Poetry Center/Alley Cat Mural Project
Poetry Center
Grants
Fall 2021
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Public Knowledge Grants
Sarah Kortemeier
Grants
2019
Felix Pollak Prize, awarded by the University of Wisconsin Press
Sarah Kortemeier
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2019
Leadership Institute Fellow: American Library Association
Sarah Kortemeier
Fellowships
2019
Sustaining Cultural Heritage Collections
Sarah Kortemeier
Grants
2016
Horner Special Project Fellowships
Sarah Kortemeier
Fellowships
2019
University Award for Excellence (Individual)
Tyler Meier
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Public and Applied Humanities

Spring 2022
COH Teaching and Outreach Grant
Harris Kornstein
Grants
Spring 2022
Experiential Learning Faculty Grant, University of Arizona Office of Student Engagement and Career Development
Harris Kornstein
Grants
Spring 2022
George H. Davis Travel Fellowship
Harris Kornstein
Grants
Spring 2022
NYU Outstanding Dissertation Award, Topic of Inequality
Harris Kornstein
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2021
ACLS Digital Extension Grants
Jonathan Jae-an Crisman
Grants
Spring 2021
University of Arizona Native American Student Affairs 2020-2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
Kharen Morgan
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Fall 2022
Centennial Achievement Award
Madison Doser
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Public and Applied Humanties

Spring 2024
Confluencenter Directors Fund Grant
Harris Kornstein
Grants
Spring 2024
Early Career Scholars Award, Office of the Provost
Harris Kornstein
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2024
Faculty Research Grant, LGBTQ+ Institute
Harris Kornstein
Grants
Spring 2024
Mentored Undergraduate Research Grant
Harris Kornstein
Grants
Fall 2023
The Chatfield Impact Award
Harris Kornstein
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2023
Digital Humanities Seed Grant, NYU Center for the Humanities
Harris Kornstein
Grants
Spring 2023
Dorrance Dean’s Award for Scholar/Specialist-in-Residence
Harris Kornstein
Grants
Spring 2023
LGBTQ+ Research Grant, Institute for LGBT Studies
Harris Kornstein
Grants
Spring 2023
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
Harris Kornstein
Fellowships