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

Julie Swarstad Johnson

2019
First-time attendee scholarship, Rare Books and Manuscripts Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries
Poetry Center
Fellowships

Julieta Fernandez

Fall 2024
2024 CUES Spanning Boundaries Challenge: A linguistically responsive Teaching Assistant (TA) training model
Spanish and Portuguese
Grants
Fall 2024
Vertically Integrated Project (VIP) Seed Grant
Spanish and Portuguese
Grants

June Speelman

Spring 2023
The Center for East Asian Studies Graduating Senior Award
East Asian Studies
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Junyuan Chen

Fall 2021
COH Graduate Student Research Grant
East Asian Studies
Grants
Winter 2021
National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations--National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages Graduate Students Research Support Award
East Asian Studies
Grants

Kaoru Hayashi

Spring 2023
Japan Foundation Japanese Studies Fellowship
East Asian Studies
Fellowships

Karen K Seat

Spring 2022
University of Arizona Distinguished Head/Director's Award
Religious Studies and Classics
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Karen K. Seat

Fall 2024
Women of Impact Award
Religious Studies and Classics
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Karina Rodríguez

2020
Hispanic-Serving Institution Fellowships
Humanities Administration
Fellowships

Katharine A Mackay

Spring 2024
University of Arizona Award for Excellence
Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language and Literacy
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Katia Bezerra

2021
AZ Humanities Grants
Spanish and Portuguese
Grants

Kharen Morgan

Spring 2021
University of Arizona Native American Student Affairs 2020-2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
Public and Applied Humanities
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2021
University of Arizona Native American Student Affairs 2020-2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
East Asian Studies
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Kimberly Hassel

Fall 2023
Cultivating Early Career Networks Between Global Asias and Japanese Studies Program
East Asian Studies
Fellowships

Konden Smith Hansen

Fall 2022
Best Anthology, John Whitmer Historical Association Awards
Religious Studies and Classics
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2020
Mormon History Association's "Best First Book" Award
Religious Studies and Classics
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Summer 2017
National Endowment for the Humanities--Summer Institute
Religious Studies and Classics
Grants

Kris Aric Knisely

2021
CERCLL Awards 2021 Fellowshipss
French and Italian
Fellowships
2021
French Government Tournées Film Festival Grants
French and Italian
Grants

Kristin Doran

2021
COH Distinguished Undergraduate Advising/Mentoring Award
Spanish and Portuguese
Honors, Prizes, Awards
2021
University of Arizona Provost Office Arizona Champion Award
Spanish and Portuguese
Honors, Prizes, Awards

Kristy Slominski

Spring 2024
Digital Borderlands in the Classroom Faculty Fellowship
Religious Studies and Classics
Fellowships
Fall 2023
Provost Award for Innovation in Teaching
Religious Studies and Classics
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Spring 2023
Interfaith America's Religion and Health Curriculum Grant
Religious Studies and Classics
Grants
Fall 2022
Chatfield Outstanding Untenured Researcher Award
Religious Studies and Classics
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Summer 2022
Experiential Learning Design Accelerator Fellow
Religious Studies and Classics
Fellowships
Summer 2022
Faculty Challenge Grant for Increasing Access to Undergraduate Research
Religious Studies and Classics
Grants
Summer 2022
Young Scholars in American Religion Program
Religious Studies and Classics
Honors, Prizes, Awards
Fall 2021
Dorrance Dean’s Award for Research and Entrepreneurialism
Religious Studies and Classics
Grants