Awards & Accolades

University of Oregon employees strive for excellence in teaching, research, artistic expression, and the generation and application of knowledge. They are frequently honored for their research, scholarship, teaching, leadership and service that exemplifies individual excellence and delivers on our institutional purpose.

Recognizing individual achievements acknowledges contributions to the UO and their profession and celebrates accomplishments such as grants, honors and fellowships, elections to regional and national boards or committees in professional organizations, and other career awards. Congratulations to the honorees.

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May 31, 2023

Adrian Parr wins director award at Austin International Art Festival

Adrian Parr, Dean of the College of Design, won Best Female Director in the short art film category at the Austin Art Festival for Tale of Three Rocks. The film is part of the Transpecies design exhibit that Parr curated at the European Cultural Center this year in conjunction with the Venice Architecture Biennale.

May 31, 2023

Damian Radcliffe selected for Reuters Institute Fellowship at Oxford University

Damian Radcliffe, the Carolyn S. Chambers Professor in the School of Journalism and Communication, has been selected as a 2023 fellow of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford. As a Visiting Fellow, Radcliffe will conduct research on community-centered journalism and the effects of State and Philanthropic funding on local news provision. Radcliffe joins two other distinguished media experts as Visiting Fellows this term.

May 31, 2023

Andrew Kern receives NIH MIRA award

Andrew Kern, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biology, has received a five-year, $1.9 million National Institute for Health Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award to advance his research on deep learning techniques in population genomics and analyzing large-scale genetic data.

May 24, 2023

Alisa Freedman selected for Fulbright scholarship

Alisa Freedman, a professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures, has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to Vietnam. Freedman will study and teach gender and Japanese popular culture; help Vietnamese academics navigate the still Western-dominated scholarly journal universe; and conduct research on memoirs of women in academia.

May 24, 2023

Kate Kelp-Stebbins nominated for 2023 Eisner Award

Kate Kelp-Stebbins, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English, was nominated for two 2023 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards that highlight the best publications and creators in comics and graphic novels. One of the first women scholars to receive two Eisner nominations, Kelp-Stebbins was nominated for her monograph, How Comics Travel: Publication, Translation, Radical Literacies, and for co-editing The Art of the News: Comics Journalism with Ben Saunders.

May 24, 2023

Ben Saunders nominated for 2023 Eisner Award

Ben Saunders, assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences, Department of English, was nominated for a 2023 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award, highlighting the best publications and creators in comics and graphic novels chosen by industry judges. Saunders was nominated for co-editing the exhibition catalog, The Art of the News: Comics Journalism, with Kate Kelp-Stebbins.

May 22, 2023

Mark Eischeid wins CELA Excellence in Teaching Award

Mark Eischeid, associate professor of landscape architecture in the College of Design, has been honored with the 2023 Excellence in Teaching Award by the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA). This highly regarded honor acknowledges Eischeid's exceptional use of creative, innovative, and effective teaching methodologies. It is widely recognized as the most esteemed accolade for junior professors of landscape architecture in the field.

May 19, 2023

Brian McWhorter named Oregon Mozart Players executive director

Brian McWhorter, associate professor of music in the School of Music and Dance, was named executive director of the Oregon Mozart Players. In his new role, McWhorter will work closely with OMP stakeholders to revitalize the orchestra which was founded in 1982 by a group of local professional musicians. The appointment reflects McWhorter's commitment to preserving the orchestra's legacy while ensuring its continued success in the future.

May 15, 2023

Brett Harris honored by the International Ombuds Association

Brett Harris, University Ombudsperson, was named a recipient of the 2023 President’s Award by the Ombuds Association. The President’s Award recognizes distinguished individuals for their commitment to serving the ombuds field. Harris and eighteen other award recipients were recognized in April at the IOA's Annual Conference in Seattle, Washington.

May 4, 2023

Michael Coughlan awarded National Endowment for Humanities grant

Michael Coughlan, assistant research professor, Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments, Ecosystem Workforce Program, was awarded $149,827 by the National Endowment for the Humanities for his research project, “Culturally Modified Trees in Traditional Landscapes: Documenting the Legacy of Indigenous Foods and Cultural Practices in the Oregon Cascades.”