News and Research Bureau Awards & Recognitions Resources & Opportunities Franklin College of Arts and Sciences is committed to academic excellence. Our distinguished community of scholars has been recognized both nationally and internationally, with six members — Jeffrey Bennetzen, Samantha Joye, Aaron Mitchell, Mary Ann Moran, Greg Robinson, and Marshall Shepherd -- holding seven collective memberships in the most prestigious academies: the National Academy of Sciences (4), the National Academy of Engineering (2), and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (3). Listed below are some of the most competitive and highly-esteemed honors and awards bestowed upon our faculty. Professional Societies American Academy of Arts and Sciences Members Year Member Department 2025 Greg Robinson Chemistry 2024 Aaron P. Mitchell Molecular Biology 2021 J. Marshall Shepherd Atmospheric Sciences 2014 Elizabeth Reitz Anthropology 2007 Paul Schleyer Chemistry 2007 Susan Wessler Genetics / Plant Biology 2006 Keith Poole Political Science 2004 Henry Schaefer Chemistry 2003 Stephen P. Hubbell Plant Biology 1998 Wyatt Anderson Genetics 1994 John Avise Genetics, Emeritus 1987 William McFeely History, Emeritus 1981 O. Brent Berlin Anthropology, Emeritus American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows Year Award Recipient Department 2026 Gerald Hart (retired) Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2026 Karl Lechtreck Cellular Biology 2024 Zheng-Hua Ye Plant Biology 2024 Michael Terns Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 2024 Robert Schmitz Genetics 2024 Thomas Mote Geography 2023 Olin E. Rhodes, Jr. Biological Sciences 2023 Victor Thompson Anthropology 2022 Joseph Hermanowicz Sociology 2022 Ping Ma Statistics 2022 Ronald Simons Sociology 2021 Jessica Kissinger Genetics 2021 Patricia Yager Marine Science 2020 John Burke Plant Biology 2020 Diana Downs Microbiology 2020 Rick Tarleton Cellular Biology 2018 Eric V. Stabb Microbiology 2018 Kathrin F. Stanger-Hall Plant Biology 2017 James H. Leebens-Mack Plant Biology 2017 Chung-Jui Tsai Genetics 2015 Dennis E. Kyle Cellular Biology/CTEGD 2014 Alan Dorsey Physics 2014 David Garfinkel Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2014 Samantha Joye Marine Sciences 2014 Esther Van der Knaap Genetics and Plant Biology 2013 Debra Mohnen Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2013 Robert A. Scott Chemistry 2012 Lisa Donovan Plant Biology 2012 Nancy Manley Genetics 2012 Allen J. Moore Genetics 2012 Elizabeth Reitz Anthropology 2012 Sally Walker Geology and Marine Sciences 2011 Jonathan Arnold Genetics 2011 Barbara Crawford Mathematics and Science Education 2010 Jonathan Amster Chemistry 2010 Daniel Colley Microbiology 2010 Alan Darvill Plant Biology 2010 Roberto Docampo Cellular Biology 2010 Jorge Escalante Microbiology 2010 Robert Maier Microbiology 2009 Harry Dailey Microbiology / Molecular Biology 2009 Dorothy Fragaszy Psychology 2009 James Hollibaugh Marine Sciences 2009 Duncan Krause Microbiology 2009 Julie Luft Mathematics and Science Education 2009 Robert J. Maier Microbiology 2009 Mary Ann Moran Marine Sciences 2008 Stephen Kowalewski Anthropology 2008 Russell Malmberg Arts and Sciences, Dean’s Office 2008 Michelle Momany Plant Biology 2008 Andrew Paterson Plant Biology / Crop and Soil Science / Genetics 2007 R. Kelly Dawe Plant Biology 2007 Daniel Promislow Genetics 2007 Ying Xu Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2006 Lawrence Shimkets Microbiology 2006 William B. Whitman Microbiology 2006 Juergen Wiegel Microbiology, Emeritus 2005 Michael Arnold Genetics 2005 Jeff Bennetzen Genetics 2005 Robert Ivarie Genetics, Emeritus 2005 Richard Meagher Genetics 2005 Aaron P. Mitchell Microbiology 2004 Michael Duncan Chemistry 2004 Patricia Gowaty Biological Sciences 2003 David C. Lee Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 2002 Marjorie Asmussen Genetics 2002 Henry Schaefer III Chemistry 2000 Lynne Billard Statistics 1999 Alan P. Covich Ecology 1998 Wyatt Anderson Genetics 1997 James Prestegard CCRC 1997 Judith Willis Cellular Biology, Emeritus 1995 Lars Ljunghdahl Biological Sciences 1995 John S. Willis Cellular Biology, Emeritus 1995 Wiliam Wiebe Biological Sciences 1994 Anne Summers Microbiology 1992 Lois Miller Genetics and Entomology 1989 James Hamrick Plant Biology 1989 Sidney Kushner Genetics 1989 Leonard Shenton Genetics 1988 Raymond Damian Biological Sciences 1988 Lee Pratt Plant Biology, Emeritus 1986 Barry Palevitz Biological Sciences 1985 John Avise Biological Sciences 1983 Peter Albersheim CCRC 1983 Richard Hill Chemistry, Emeritus 1982 George Boyd Chemistry 1981 Murray Blum Biological Sciences 1976 Clanton Black Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Emeritus 1972 S. David Leonard Psychology, Emeritus 1972 George Adomian Mathematics / Physics 1972 Robert Pollack Psychology 1972 John Shrum Education / Geology and Geography 1971 Roger Thomas Psychology 1970 Henry Adams Psychology 1970 Edward Stanley Geology and Geography 1968 Dirk Frankenberg Zoological Sciences 1968 Jonn McGinnis Botanical Sciences / Statistics 1968 L. Peacock Psychology 1967 John Henkel Physics and Astronomy, Emeritus 1967 Norman Herz Geoarchaeology, Emeritus 1967 Norman Hodge Psychology 1966 C. Cooper Physics 1966 John Neter Statistics, Emeritus 1966 S. Pelletier Chemistry 1965 Richard Hay Geology and Geography 1965 Jack May Botanical Sciences / Agriculture 1965 Gayther Plummer Botanical Sciences 1965 Richard Wiegert Marine Sciences, Emeritus 1963 Mary Speirs Chemistry / Agriculture 1961 Till Huston Chemistry 1960 Lawrence Pomeroy Marine Sciences, Emeritus 1956 Wilbur Duncan Botanical Sciences 1954 Arthur Kelly Anthropology 1951 John Broxson Psychology 1951 William James Psychology / Zoological Sciences 1940 Willard Garman Agriculture / Chemistry American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellows Year Fellow Department 2020 Jennifer L. Palmer History 2015 Laura Lake Smith Art History 2013 Stephen Berry History 2013 Emily Kane English 2013 William Kretzschmar English 2008 Ari Daniel Levine History 2008 Stephen A. Mihm History 2005 Michael Kwass History 2003 Erika Hermanowicz Classics 2000 Laura A. Mason History 1998 Susan P. Mattern History 1992 John W. Lowe English 1989 Allan Kulikoff History 1984 Anne Williams Literature, Emeritus 1982 Naomi J. Norman Classics 1981 William W. Stueck History 1980 Richard E. Friedman Religion 1977 Louis DeVorsey Geography, Emeritus Ford Foundation Fellows Year Fellow Department 2018 Eric Morales-Franceschini English 2015 Chantall Limerick Latin American Literature 2002 Melissa Boneta Davis Genetics 1999 Reinaldo Roman History 1994 Eve Trout Powell History 1993 Carolyn Jones Medine Religion 1992 Jace Weaver Religion 1986 R. Baxter Miller English Guggenheim Fellows Year Fellow Department 2026 Ed Pavlić American Literature 2023 Andrew Herod Geography & Environmental Studies 2022 Claudio Saunt United States History 2021 Cindy Hahamovitch United States History 2019 Scott Nelson United States History 2011 A.E. Stallings FCAS Alumna 2008 Jeffrey Bennetzen Genetics 2008 Pejman Rohani Ecology 2007 Andrew Paterson Genetics / Plant Biology / Crop and Soil Science 2003 Kevin Young Creative Writing 2000 Douglas Anderson English 1986 Anne O. Summers Microbiology 1984 Jose Gomez-Martinez Spanish, Emeritus 1976 Henry F. Schaefer III Chemistry, Emeritus MacArthur Fellows Year Fellow Department 2003 Eve Trout Powell History National Academy of Engineering Members Year Member Department 2026 Samantha Joye Marine Sciences 2020 J. Marshall Shepherd Climate Science, Public Communication and Outreach National Academy of Inventors Fellows Year Fellow Department 2022 Geert-Jan Boons Chemistry 2019 Valentine Nzengung Geology 2014 Robert D. Ivarie Genetics National Academy of Sciences Members Year Member Department 2021 Mary Ann Moran Marine Sciences 2021 Gregory Robinson Chemistry 2021 J. Marshall Shepherd Geography/Atmospheric Sciences 2004 Jeffrey Bennetzen Molecular Genetics 1998 Susan Wessler Genetics / Plant Biology 1997 Lois Miller Entomology / Genetics, Emeritus 1991 Norman Allinger Chemistry, Emeritus 1987 Wyatt Anderson Genetics, Emeritus 1980 Brent Berlin Anthropology, Emeritus 1966 Norman Giles Genetics, Emeritus National Endowment for the Humanities Fellows Year Fellow Department 2023 Jennifer Palmer History 2021 Cassia P. Roth History 2020 Rachel Gabara Romance Languages Sloan Research Fellows Year Fellow Department 2024 Natalie Cohen Marine Sciences 2019 Rachel Roberts-Galbraith Neuroscience 2019 Elizabeth Harvey Ocean Sciences 2018 Julia Diaz Ocean Sciences 2014 Brian Hopkinson Ocean Sciences 2000 William A. Graham Mathematics 1996 Valery Alexeev Mathematics 1994 David Crich Chemistry 1992 Andrew Granville Mathematics 1991 Alan T. Dorsey Physics 1986 Robert Scott Chemistry 1983 Robert S. Rumely Mathematics 1972 Henry F. Schaefer III Chemistry, Emeritus 1969 John K. Ruff Chemistry, Emeritus 1967 R. Bruce King Chemistry, Emeritus 1966 James C. Cantrell Mathematics, Emeritus 1964 Charles H. Edwards Mathematics, Emeritus 1958 Marion K. Fort Mathematics, Emeritus External Faculty Awards Fulbright Scholars Year Scholar Department 2026-2027 Baruch Halpern Religion 2023-2024 Kendall Marchman Religious Studies 2022-2023 Magdalena Zurawski Literature 2022-2023 Walker DePuy Anthropology 2022-2023 Fausto Sarmiento International Relations 2021-2022 Amy Trauger Geography 2021-2022 Jessica Kissinger Biology 2020-2021 William Fitt Biology 2019-2020 Alan Covich Biology 2019-2020 John Paul Schmidt Biology 2019-2020 Anandam Kavoori Communications 2019-2020 William Kretzschmar Linguistics 2018-2019 Timothy Gupton Linguistics 2017-2018 David Porinchu Geography 2016-2017 James E. Byers Biology 2016-2017 Richard Gordon Literature 2016-2017 Robin Shelton Physics 2016-2017 Brian Haas Psychology 2014-2015 Vanessa Enzenwa Biology 2014-2015 Christy Desmet Humanities 2014-2015 Jane Gatewood Language 2014-2015 Christine Franklin Mathematics 2013-2014 Mary Wolf Humanities 2013-2014 Paul Quick Humanities 2013-2014 Lawrence Morris Physical Sciences 2012-2013 Stephen Tompkins Biological Sciences 2012-2013 Barbara McCaskill Humanities 2010-2011 Diane Edison Arts 2010-2011 Jared Klein Humanities 2009-2010 Ari Levine History 2009-2010 Lisa Donovan Biology 2008-2009 David Leigh Geography 2008-2009 Jeffrey Bennetzen Biology 2008-2009 John Carroll Biology 2001-2002 Edward Halper Philosophy 2001-2002 Charles Platter Literature 2001-2002 William Leary History 2001-2002 Don McCreary Lang Teaching 2000-2001 Ted Gragson Anthropology 2000-2001 Ray Broussard History 2000-2001 Edward Larson History 1998-1999 Gary Couvillon Biology 1998-1999 Clanton Black Jr. Biology 1997-1998 Donald Keyes Art History 1996-1997 Susan Quinlan Language 1996-1997 Glenda Goss Music 1995-1996 Thiab Taha Computer Science 1995-1996 B Ikubolajeh Logan Geography 1995-1996 William Yen Physics 1994-1995 Glenda Goss Music 1994-1995 Richard Page Psychology 1993-1994 Ellen Johnson Linguistics 1993-1994 Leonard Poon Psychology 1993-1994 Pamela Healy Linguistics 1992-1993 Thomas McCutchen Music 1992-1993 Theodore Gragson Anthropology 1992-1993 Thomas Whigham History 1991-1992 Paul Edmonston Arts 1991-1992 Moises Agosin Biology 1991-1992 Don McCreary Linguistics 1990-1991 Edward Sandor Music 1989-1990 Thomas Whigham History 1989-1990 Lester Langley History 1989-1990 Hanna Weiss Language 1988-1989 Charles Eidsvik Literature 1988-1989 Christopher Wilson Literature 1988-1989 Katharina Wilson Literature 1988-1989 Steven Brandt Anthropology 1988-1989 Joel Black Language 1988-1989 Richard Page Psychology 1986-1987 Lester Langley History 1986-1987 Barry Shiver Biology 1986-1987 William Burke Biology 1986-1987 John Algeo Linguistics 1986-1987 George Hynd Psychology 1986-1987 Steven Brandt Anthropology 1985-1986 John Powers Biology 1985-1986 Joseph Mendicino Biology 1985-1986 Carmen McClendon Language 1985-1986 Edward Sandor Music 1985-1986 Patrick Horan Sociology 1984-1985 Murray Blum Biology 1984-1985 Margaret Woodworth Linguistics 1984-1985 Arthur Rosenbaum Music 1983-1984 Jon Carlson Mathematics 1982-1983 Andrew Seila Computer Science 1982-1983 Charles Eidsvik Theater Arts 1982-1983 Steven Brandt Anthropology 1981-1982 Ben Blount Linguistics 1981-1982 Warren Agee Communications 1981-1982 Larry Beuchat Biology 1979-1980 Davor Jedlicka Sociology 1979-1980 John Belcher Sociology 1979-1980 William Abernathy Literature 1974-1975 Clanton Black Jr. Physiology 1974-1975 Lee Kennett History 1974-1975 Robert Wilkinson Biology 1973-1974 Jon Alston Sociology 1972-1973 Jack Balswick Sociology 1971-1972 John Belcher Demography 1971-1972 Thomas Brahana Mathematics 1966-1967 Lee Kennett Jr. History 1966-1967 Clarke Olney Literature 1962-1963 Norvel McClung Biology Humboldt Research Awards Year Award Recipient Department 2012 Weiwei Hu Mathematics 2012 Gregory Robinson Chemistry 2011 Henry Schaefer Chemistry 2007 Michael A. Duncan Chemistry 2002 Susanne Ullrich Physics & Astronomy 2001 Richard A. Dluhy Chemistry 1998 Jon F. Carlson Mathematics 1982 Michael G. Hahn Plant Biology/Plant Pathology/Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 1974 Lars Ljungdahl Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Emeritus 1974 Paul Schleyer Chemistry NSF Career Awards Year Award Recipient Department 2024 Melanie Reber Chemistry 2024 Jimmy Nelson Marine Sciences 2024 Christopher Newton Chemistry 2024 Ian Wallace Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 2024 Nadja Zeltner Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 2023 Akram Alishahi Mathematics 2023 Amanda Frossard Chemistry 2023 Le Guan Computer Science 2022 Holly Bik Marine Sciences 2021 Brandon Rotavera Engineering & Chemistry 2021 Ting Zhang Statistics 2020 Krista Capps Ecology 2020 Jaewoo Lee Computer Science 2020 Rachel Roberts-Galbraith Biology 2020 Julie Stanton Cellular Biology 2019 Tessa Andrews Science Education 2019 Benjamin Bakker Mathematics 2019 Alexander Bucksch Plant Biology 2019 Brian Kvitko Plant Pathology 2019 Shannon Quinn Computer Science 2019 Michael White Genetics 2017 Steven Wheeler Chemistry 2016 Jill Anderson Genetics 2016 Jin Xie Chemistry 2014 David Nelson Genetics 2014 Andrea Sweigart Genetics 2014 Paula Lemons Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 2014 Kevin Moore Mathematics 2013 Ping Ma Statistics 2012 Kelly Dyer Genetics 2012 Natarajan Kannan Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 2012 Daniel Krashen Mathematics 2012 Yehua Li Statistics 2012 Tianming Liu Computer Science 2012 Douglas Menke Genetics 2012 Roberto Perdisci Computer Science 2011 Gary Douberly Chemistry 2010 Todd Harrop Chemistry 2010 Zhengwei Pan Physics & Engineering 2009 Wei-Jun Cai Marine Sciences 2009 Prashant Doshi Computer Science 2009 Susan Goldstein Geology, Marine Sciences 2009 Robert Hawman Geology 2009 Natarajan Kannan Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 2009 William Lanzilotta Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 2009 Marcus Lay Chemistry 2009 Jason Locklin Chemistry 2009 Abhyuday Mandal Statistics 2009 Lily Wang Statistics 2009 Sandra Wyld Geology 2009 Patricia Yager Marine Sciences 2007 Adrian Burd Marine Sciences 2006 Geoffrey Smith Chemistry 2005 Daniela Di Iorio Marine Sciences 2005 Vladimir Popik Chemistry 2004 Timothy Dore Chemistry 2004 Eric Stabb Microbiology 2001 Michael Geller Physics 2001 Steven P. Lewis Physics 2000 Pascale Legault Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 1998 Eileen Kraemer Computer Science 1998 David Lowenthal Computer Science 1997 John Kececioglu Computer Science Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Year Award Recipient Department 2019 Paula Lemons Biochemistry 2016 Danny Krashen Mathematics 2014 Andrea Sweigart Genetics 2012 Gary Douberly Chemistry 2007 Chad Fertig Physics and Astronomy 2004 J. Marshall Shepherd Geography Pulitzer Prize Winners Year Winner Department 1982 William S. McFeely Biography, Emeritus 1998 Edward J. Larson History Southeastern Conference (SEC) Academic Consortium Faculty Achievement Awards
