University of Georgia

Below is a list of CURO Faculty Mentoring Award recipients, categorized by year.

2023

  • Dr. Brandon Rotavera, Associate Professor, School of Environmental, Civil, Agricultural, and Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering; Department of Chemistry, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
  • Dr. Vincent Starai, Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2022

  • Dr. Puneet Dwivedi, Associate Professor, Sustainability Sciences, Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
  • Dr. Xiaoqin Ye, Professor, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine

2021

  • Dr. Cheryl T. Gomillion, Assistant Professor, School of Chemical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Dr. Walter K. Schmidt, Georgia Cancer Coalition Distinguished Cancer Scholar, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2020

  • Dr. Jamie Cooper, Associate Professor, Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Dr. David Cotten, Research Scientist, Department of Geography, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2019

  • Dr. Vanessa Ezenwa, Professor, Odum School of Ecology; Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Dr. Michelle vanDellen, Associate Professor, Psychology, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2018

  • Dr. Michael Terns, Distinguished Research Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
  • Dr. Sarah Shannon, Associate Professor, Sociology, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences

2017

  • Dr. Kevin McCully, Professor of Kinesiology, Director of the Exercise Muscle Physiology Laboratory, College of Education
  • Dr. Brenda Cude, Professor, Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics, College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2016

  • Dr. Mable Fok, Associate Professor, Division of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, College Of Engineering
  • Dr. Richard Lewis, UGA Foundation Professor in Family and Consumer Sciences, Department of Foods and Nutrition, College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2015

  • Dr. Jeb Byers, Professor, Odum School of Ecology
  • Dr. Erik Hofmeister, DVM, DACVAA, DECVAA, MA (Anesthesia), Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Chief of Small Animal Surgery and Anesthesia, College of Veterinary Medicine

2014

  • Dr. Carl Bergmann, Associate Vice President for Research Facilities; Associate Director, Complex Carbohydrate Research Center; Executive Director, Animal Health Research Center; Senior Research Scientist
  • Dr. Andrew Owsiak, Assistant Professor, Department of International Affairs, School of Public & International Affairs

2013

  • Master Level Faculty Award: Dr. Jennifer McDowell, Department of Psychology, Franklin College of Arts & Sciences
  • Early Career Faculty Award: Dr. Katalin Medvedev, Department of Textiles, Merchandising & Interiors, College of Family and Consumer Sciences

2012

  • Master Level Faculty Award: Dr. Lawrence Shimkets, Department of Microbiology
  • Early Career Faculty Award: Dr. Michael Yabsley, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources & the Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine

2011

  • Master Level Faculty Award: Dr. Eric Stabb, Department of Microbiology, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences
  • Early Career Faculty Award: Dr. John Drake, Odum School of Ecology
  • Program Award: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Dr. Kenneth McLeod, Interim Director

2010

  • Early Career Faculty Award: Dr. John C. Maerz, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources

2009

  • Early Career Faculty Award: Dr. Brian S. Cummings, Department of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences
  • Early Career Faculty Award: Dr. Anna C. Karls, Department of Microbiology
  • Early Career Faculty Award: Dr. Dawn T. Robinson, Department of Sociology

2008

  • Master Level Faculty Award: Dr. John J. Maurer, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Early Career Faculty Award: Dr. Walter K. Schmidt, Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
  • Program Award: Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute, Dr. Harry S. Dailey, Director

2007

  • Master Level Faculty Award: Dr. Timothy Hoover, Department of Microbiology
  • Early Career Faculty Award: Dr. Steven Stice, Department of Animal and Dairy Science

2006

  • Master Level Faculty Award: Dr. Patricia Hunt-Hurst, Department of Textiles, Merchandising and Interiors
  • Early Career Faculty Award: Dr. Rodney Mauricio, Department of Genetics
  • Graduate Student Award: Christopher Anderson, PhD candidate in Ecology

2005

  • Faculty Award: Dr. Gary Barrett, Odum School of Ecology
  • Faculty Award: Dr. Sidney Kushner, Department of Genetics
  • Department Award: Department of Cellular Biology

2004

  • Faculty Award: Dr. William S. Kisaalita, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering

2003

  • Faculty Award: Dr. Jody Clay-Warner, Department of Sociology
  • Department Award: Department of Microbiology
  • Program Award: The Pratt Laboratory of Plant Genomics and Bioinformatics

2002

  • Faculty Award: Prof. William D. Paul, Jr., Lamar Dodd School of Art
  • Faculty Award: Dr. Katherine Kipp, Department of Psychology
  • Department Award: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • Program Award: “Physics Beyond the Boundaries”: National Science Foundation, REU Program

2001

  • Faculty Award: Dr. Marcus Fechheimer, Department of Cellular Biology
  • Department Award: Department of Genetics
  • Program Award: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Dr. Paul Bertsch, Director