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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

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