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
2022 Awards by the Numbers
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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
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
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 Norvell, snorvell@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
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
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 Abel, kabel@iastate.edu or 515-294-1498.
Award Recipients
How to apply: Nomination of MacArthur Fellows is made through a highly confidential, invitation only process. For questions, contact Kirsten Abel, kabel@iastate.edu or 515-294-1498.
Award Recipients
2021
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).
2023
American Chemical Society Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Division Fellow
Brent Shanks
American Institute of Architects
Rob Whitehead
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
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
2021
Academy of American Poets - Poet Laureate
Debra Marquart
American Chemical Society
Javier Vela
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics - Associate
Ossama Abdelkhalik
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Surya Mallapragada
Balaji Narasimhan
American Physical Society
Jigang Wang
American Society for Nondestructive Testing
Stephen Holland
American Society of Animal Science
Elizabeth Huff Lonergan
James Reecy
American Society of Civil Engineers
Halil Ceylan
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Nicole Hashemi
American Society of Tropical Medicine
Brad Blitvich
American Statistical Association
Lily Wang
Ecological Society of America
Lisa Schulte Moore
Food Systems Leadership Institute
Thomas Baum
Jason Ross
Institute for Research in the Humanities
Julia Dominguez
Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Dan Nordman