Awards & Grants

Students and faculty at awards ceremony

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

 

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

Mely Bohlman

Fall 2018
COH Outstanding Senior Award
Spanish and Portuguese
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Mia Carvalho Guimarães

2020
Fulbright Scholar
Spanish and Portuguese
Fellowships

Miquel Simonet

Fall 2023
Chatfield Outstanding Tenured Researcher Award
Spanish and Portuguese
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Nadia Moraglio

Spring 2025
University of Arizona Commission on the Status of Women Mini-Grant
Writing Skills Improvement Program
Grants

Natalie Elaine Olson

Spring 2022
University of Arizona Award for Excellence
Humanities Administration
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Natalie Hsu

Spring 2024
The TECO Chinese Achievement Award
East Asian Studies
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Nathan J Mehr

Spring 2023
Telly Awards
Humanities Administration
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Nathaniel M. Smith

2021
Japan Foundation Grants
East Asian Studies
Grants
2019
Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowships
East Asian Studies
Fellowships

Nichole Guard

2021
University of Arizona Award for Excellence
Spanish and Portuguese
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2020
University of Arizona Award for Excellence
Spanish and Portuguese
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Obenewaa Oduro-Opuni

Fall 2020
Research, Innovation and Impact Challenge Grant
German Studies
Grants

Peter Ecke

Spring 2025
University of Arizona Foundation, Board of Trustees Small Grant for University Strategic Priority - Pillar Four: Arizona Global – Setting the Standard for a Global University in the Digital Age
German Studies
Grants
Summer 2024
National Endowment for the Humanities: Awards for Faculty
German Studies
Fellowships
Spring 2022
DAAD Fellowship “Research Stay of Scholars and Scientists”
German Studies
Fellowships
2020
ACTFL Research Priorities Grants
German Studies
Grants
2020
Deutsch macht Spaß Grants
German Studies
Grants
Fall 2018
Provost Author Support Fund
German Studies
Fellowships

Phyllis Taoua

Fall 2024
Chatfield Impact Award
French and Italian
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2021
CNRS and University of Arizona International Research Center Fellowships
French and Italian
Fellowships
2021
France-Arizona Institute for Global Grand Challenges
French and Italian
Grants

Poetry Center

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

Rae Erin Dachille

Fall 2024
Chatfield Outstanding Tenured Researcher of the Year Award
Religious Studies and Classics
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2024
2023, Finalist for American Academy of Religionís Award for Excellence in Textual Studies
Religious Studies and Classics
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2024
2023, Finalist for American Academy of Religionís Best First Book in the History of Religions
Religious Studies and Classics
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2024
CEAS Faculty Travel Grant
Religious Studies and Classics
Grants
Spring 2022
Provost Author Support Award
Religious Studies and Classics
Honors, Prizes, Awards