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

Hai Ren

2016
Sichuan Fine Arts Institute Distinguished Professorship
East Asian Studies
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Hannah Dahl

Fall 2018
COH Outstanding Senior, Honorable Mention
French and Italian
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Harris Kornstein

Spring 2024
Confluencenter Directors Fund Grant
Public and Applied Humanties
Grants
Spring 2024
Early Career Scholars Award, Office of the Provost
Public and Applied Humanties
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2024
Faculty Research Grant, LGBTQ+ Institute
Public and Applied Humanties
Grants
Spring 2024
Mentored Undergraduate Research Grant
Public and Applied Humanties
Grants
Fall 2023
The Chatfield Impact Award
Public and Applied Humanties
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2023
Digital Humanities Seed Grant, NYU Center for the Humanities
Public and Applied Humanties
Grants
Spring 2023
Dorrance Dean’s Award for Scholar/Specialist-in-Residence
Public and Applied Humanties
Grants
Spring 2023
LGBTQ+ Research Grant, Institute for LGBT Studies
Public and Applied Humanties
Grants
Spring 2023
National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship
Public and Applied Humanties
Fellowships
Spring 2023
RII Production Grant
Public and Applied Humanties
Grants
Spring 2023
RII Workshop Support Grant
Public and Applied Humanties
Grants
Spring 2022
COH Teaching and Outreach Grant
Public and Applied Humanities
Grants
Spring 2022
Experiential Learning Faculty Grant, University of Arizona Office of Student Engagement and Career Development
Public and Applied Humanities
Grants
Spring 2022
George H. Davis Travel Fellowship
Public and Applied Humanities
Grants
Spring 2022
NYU Outstanding Dissertation Award, Topic of Inequality
Public and Applied Humanities
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Heng Du

2021
Early Career Fellowships Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies
East Asian Studies
Fellowships

Holly Ann Silvestri

Spring 2022
Chartered Institute of Linguists Fellowship
National Center for Interpretation
Fellowships

Huiqiao Yao

Fall 2022
Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation Fellowship for Dissertation Writing
East Asian Studies
Grants
Spring 2022
Society for Ming Studies Travel Grant, James P. Geiss and Margaret Y. Hsu Foundation
East Asian Studies
Grants
Fall 2020
Predissertation Travel Grant from the Henry Luce Foundation/ACLS Program in China Studies
East Asian Studies
Grants

Isela J Gonzales-Cook

Spring 2015
University of Arizona Award for Excellence
Spanish and Portuguese
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Ivana Klymko

Spring 2023
College of Humanities Outstanding Senior Award
Spanish and Portuguese
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Jacqueline Barrios

Spring 2023
Dorrance Dean’s Award for Scholar/Specialist-in-Residence
Public and Applied Humanties
Grants

Jamie Fatas

2016
Whiting Public Engagement
Spanish and Portuguese
Fellowships

Janice McGregor

Spring 2023
College of Humanities Distinguished Advising/Mentoring Award
German Studies
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Jeffrey Liu

Spring 2024
Chung-Hwa Institute of Buddhist Studies Dissertation Fellowship
East Asian Studies
Fellowships

Jiang Wu

Fall 2023
Guggenheim Fellowship
East Asian Studies
Fellowships
Fall 2022
Pacific Neighborhood Consortium (PNC) 2022 Best Poster Award
Center for Buddhist Studies
Honors, Prizes, Awards