EXTERNAL HONORS AND AWARDS

The Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost actively encourages faculty to apply and nominate others for external award opportunities. National honorific awards are administered by many professional societies and governing bodies and provide essential recognition for career advancement. Contact Kirsten Abel, kabel@iastate.edu, for more information 


2023 Awards by the Numbers


Explore opportunities for your career:

     Interdisciplinary Opportunities

How to apply: Membership in the highly prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences is made by a members-only annual election process. For questions, contact Kirsten Abel, kabel@iastate.edu or 515-294-1498.

 

Award Recipients

2023
Jonathan Wendel

2020
Paul Canfield

2019
Patricia Thiel

How to apply: Fellows are elected typically by a 3-Fellow nomination process in the spring. The association is organized by section and nominations are reviewed by each area. For questions, contact Kirsten Abel, kabel@iastate.edu or 515-294-1498.

Award Recipients

2022

Joshua Rosenbloom
Aaron Sadow
Yanhai Yin

2021

Diane Bassham
Madan Bhattacharyya
Aaron Gassmann
Sarah Nusser
Nicole Valenzuela
James Vary

2020

Kristen Constant
Leslie Hogben
Basil Nikolau
Hridesh Rajan
James Roth
Kan Wang

Past Award Recipients

How to apply: ACLS fellowships support academic research in all fields of the humanities and social sciences, online applications are accepted annually typically with a fall deadline. For questions, contact: Sandra Norvell, snorvell@iastate.edu or 515-294-1594.

Award Recipients

2020

Nell Gabiam

Carnegie Fellows: The Andrew Carnegie fellows program provides support for research in the humanities and social sciences. Nominations are permitted only from nominators designated by the Carnegie Corporation. For questions, contact: Sandra Norvellsnorvell@iastate.edu or 515-294-1594.

Award Recipients

2020
Amy Erica Smith

 

The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program offers multiple awards in teaching and research in over 125 countries. Please refer to the Iowa State guidelines for managing Fulbright awards. For questions, contact: Sandra Norvell, snorvell@iastate.edu or 515-294-1594.

 

Award Recipients

2024
John Levis - Scholar

2023
Jeff Bremer - Scholar
April Eisman - Scholar
Javier Vela-Beccera - Scholar

2022
David Acker - Specialist
Dean Adams- Scholar
Tunde Adeleke- Distinguished Professor
Samantha Cross - Specialist
Rodney Fox- Distinguished Chair
Joey George - Scholar
Ted Grevstad-Norbrock- Scholar
Shenglan Zhang- Scholar

2020/2021 Compiled
Carol Chapelle - Core Scholar
Johnny DiBlasi - Core Scholar
Daniela Dimitrova - Core Scholar
Elizabeth Elmi - Core Scholar
David Jiles - Core Scholar
Joanne Marshall - Core Scholar
Ellen McKinney - Core Scholar
Megan Myers - Core Scholar
Charles Nagle - Core Scholar
Aaron Sadow - Core Scholar
Curtis Youngs - Specialist

Past Award Recipients

 

Jefferson Science Fellows: The highly competitive JSF program is administered by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine and supported by the U.S Department of State and the U.S agency for International Development (USAID), the online application process typically closes in October. For questions, contact Kirsten Abelkabel@iastate.edu or 515-294-1498.

Award Recipients

2021
Rameshwar Kanwar
Richard Lesar

How to apply: Nomination of MacArthur Fellows is made through a highly confidential, invitation only process. For questions, contact Kirsten Abelkabel@iastate.edu or 515-294-1498.

Award Recipients

2021

Lisa Schulte Moore

 

National Endowment for the Humanities offers a range of competitive awards granted to scholars pursuing research in various areas. For questions, contact Sandra Norvell, snorvell@iastate.edu, 515-294-1594.

 

Award Recipients

2020
Christina Gish Hill

Past Recipients

 

Discipline Society Fellows

Elevation to fellow status is an honor reserved for those individuals who have established themselves with distinction in their respective fields. Professional fellows are recognized for their outstanding contributions in many areas such as research, teaching, or service to the profession. Search for opportunities by discipline area (EXCEL, 38KB).

 

2024


American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Adarsh Krishnamurthy
Eliot Winer
Institute of Physics
Simon Laflamme
Royal Society of Chemistry
Jean-Philippe Tessonnier

2023


American Chemical Society Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division Fellow
Brent Shanks
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Associate
Cody Fleming
American Institute of Architects
Rob Whitehead
American Mathematical Society
Leslie Hogben
American Phytopathological Society
Alison Robertson
American Psychological Association
Carl Weems
American Society of Animal Science
Jodi Sterle
Crop Science Society of America
Asheesh (Danny) Singh
European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Valery Levitas
National Academies of Practice in Veterinary Medicine Distinguished Fellow
Dan Grooms
National Academy of Inventors
Robert Brown
National Academy of Kinesiology
Tim Derrick
Sigma Xi
Diane Birt
Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Marcus Crede
Society for Prevention Research
Richard Spoth
The Medieval Academy of America
Michael Bailey

 

 

 

2022


American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Yong Guan
American Epilepsy Society
Thimmasettapp Thippeswamy
American Geophysical Union
Robert Horton
American Phytopathological Society
Steven Whitham
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Reuben Peters
American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
Matt Helmers
Raj Raman
American Society of Agronomy
Sotirios Archontoulis
Kathleen Delate
American Society of Animal Science
Jack Dekkers
Steven Lonergan
Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association
Arun Somani
European Academy of Arts and Sciences
Rameshwar Kanwar
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Robyn Lutz 
International Academy of Food Science and Technology
Dong Uk Ahn 
International Association for Food Protection
James Dixon
National Academies of Practice, Distinguished Fellow
Paul Plummer
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
Donald Beitz
Society of Behavioral Medicine
Alison Phillips
Soil and Water Conservation Society
J. Arbuckle

 

Past Recipients

 


 

 

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