Category: Awards

AAAS honors 12 UF faculty as Lifetime Fellows

The American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS, the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals, has elected 12 faculty from the University of Florida to its newest class.

The honor, which includes alumni such as Thomas Edison and W.E.B. DuBois, is among the most distinguished in the scientific community and recognizes extraordinary impact and achievement across disciplines.

2024 Superior Accomplishment Awards recognize outstanding and meritorious service

Twenty staff and faculty members representing a wide range of experience and hailing from UF locations throughout Florida were recognized for their outstanding service in a ceremony held yesterday at the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom. 

Wayne Wanta receives award for excellence in research

UF College of Journalism and Communications journalism professor emeritus receives 2024 AEJMC Paul J. Deutschmann Award for Excellence in Research.

Linda Stump-Kurnick recognized for wellness efforts

UF Assistant Vice President and Chief of Police Linda Stump-Kurnick was named one of this year’s Campus Safety Director of the Year finalists.

UF Career Influencer Awards nominations due April 1

The UF Career Influencer Awards celebrate collaboration and innovation on the part of UF Career Connections Center partners who have had an exceptional impact on career development and career engagements during the preceding academic year. Nominations, including self-nominations, are due April 1, and award winners will be announced during the annual Faculty & Staff Career Symposium on April 26.

Service Recognition celebration honors longtime UF staff

Last month, UF staff who celebrated 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 continuous years of service at UF in 2023 gathered for a special event in their honor. One of the honorees was Glinda Burnett, administrative specialist at the UF Entomology and Nematology Department, who at 50 years at UF had the longest tenure commemorated during the event.

UF named top undergraduate research institution

The University of Florida has been chosen as a recipient of the 2023 Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments.

McGill first to receive Benjamin Lifetime Service Award

Gary McGill, Ph.D., was awarded the Jim Benjamin Lifetime Service Award in recognition of outstanding lifetime contributions to accounting education.

Cynthia Barnett receives Gainesville Mayor’s Award

UF’s Cynthia Barnett received the City of Gainesville Mayor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts for extraordinary contributions in the field of literature.

Christine Schmidt elected to NAE

UF Distinguished Professor Christine Schmidt, Ph.D., was recently elected to the National Academy of Engineering, or NAE.