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Members & Fellows

The University of South Carolina faculty boasts many outstanding individuals among its ranks, including a growing number of professors who have been honored with national recognition for their outstanding research and scholarship.

National Faculty Recognition, Awards and Fellowships

American Academy of Arts and Sciences Members

  • Susan Cutter, College of Arts and Sciences, Geography, Academy Member, 2024
  • Nikky Finney, College of Arts and Sciences, English Language and Literature, Academy Member, 2020
  • William C. Hubbard, School of Law, Academy Member, 2023

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellows

  • Richard Adams, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2003
  • Michael Amiridis, College of Engineering and Computing, Chemical Engineering, AAAS Fellow, 2012
  • Douglas Anderton, College of Arts and Sciences, Sociology, AAAS Fellow, 2016
  • S. Michael Angel, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2011
  • James Appel, College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, AAAS Fellow, 2008
  • Mark Becker*, College of Arts and Sciences, Statistics, AAAS Fellow, 2008
  • Brian Benicewicz, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2010
  • Claudia Benitez-Nelson, College of Arts and Sciences, School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, AAAS Fellows, 2015
  • Ron Benner, College of Arts and Sciences, School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, AAAS Fellow, 2009
  • Frank Berger, College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences, AAAS Fellow, 2010
  • Carol Boggs, College of Arts and Sciences, School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, AAAS Fellow, 2001
  • Rosemarie Booze, College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, AAAS Fellow, 2011
  • Duncan Buell, College of Engineering and Computing, Computer Science & Engineering, AAAS Fellow, 2013
  • Donna Chen, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2018
  • Susan Cutter, College of Arts and Sciences, Geography, AAAS Fellow, 1999
  • Timir Datta, College of Arts and Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, AAAS 2022
  • John Dawson, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 1989
  • Alan Decho, Arnold School of Public Health, Microbiology, AAAS Fellow, 2021
  • Sharon Dewitte, College of Arts and Sciences, Anthropology, AAAS Fellow, 2021
  • Joseph DiPiro*, College of Pharmacy, AAAS Fellow, 2013
  • Kirsten Dow, College of Arts and Sciences, Geography, AAAS Fellow, 2021
  • Bert Ely, College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences, AAAS Fellow, 2021
  • Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, College of Information and Communications, Journalism and Mass Communications, AAAS Fellow, 2011
  • Will Graf, College of Arts and Sciences, Geography, AAAS Fellow, 2009
  • Austin Hughes, College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences, AAAS Fellow, 2009
  • Don Jordan, College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics, AAAS Fellow, 2008
  • Stephen Kresovich*, College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences, AAAS Fellow, 2008
  • Lukasz Lebioda, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry & Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2011
  • Charles Mactutus, College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, AAAS Fellow, 2010
  • Willard Moore, College of Arts and Sciences, School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, AAAS Fellow, 2014
  • Stephen Morgan, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2016
  • James Morris, College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences, AAAS Fellow, 2009
  • Timothy Mousseau, College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences, AAAS Fellow, 2008
  • Cathy Murphy*, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2008
  • Mitzi Nagarkatti, School of Medicine, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, AAAS Fellow, 2012
  • Prakash Nagarkatti, School of Medicine, Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, AAAS Fellow, 2011
  • Caryn Outten, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2019
  • Wayne Outten, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2020
  • Jay Pinckney, College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences and School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, AAAS Fellow 2020
  • Daniel Reger, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2010
  • John Richards, College of Arts and Sciences, Psychology, AAAS Fellow, 2010
  • Susan Richardson, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2019
  • John Safko, College of Arts and Sciences, Physics & Astronomy, AAAS Fellow, 2008
  • Roger Sawyer, College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences, AAAS Fellow, 1990
  • Amit Sheth, College of Engineering and Computing, Computer Science and Engineering, AAAS Fellow, 2018
  • James Sodetz, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2010
  • Chuanbing Tang, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow 2020
  • Robert Thunell, College of Arts and Sciences, Earth and Ocean Sciences, AAAS Fellow, 2009
  • Thomas Vogt, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2008
  • Qian Wang, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2012
  • Norimitsu Watabe, College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences, AAAS Fellow, 1984
  • Ward Watt, College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences, AAAS Fellow, 1984
  • Ralph White, College of Engineering and Computing, Chemical Engineering, AAAS Fellow, 2012
  • Sarah Ann Woodin, College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences, AAAS Fellow, 2008
  • Hanno zur Loye, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, AAAS Fellow, 2009

American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Fellows

  • Katherine Adams*, College of Arts and Sciences, English Language and Literature, ACLS/Mellon Fellowship for Junior Faculty, 2004
  • Alexander Beecroft, College of Arts and Sciences, Languages, Literatures & Cultures, Charles A. Ryskamp Research Fellowship, 2011
  • Lacy Ford, College of Arts and Science, History, American Council of Learned Societies Research Fellow, 1991-92
  • Marc Markowitz*, College of Arts and Sciences, Anthropology, ACLS Fellowship, 2011
  • Gretchen Woertendyke, College of Arts and Sciences, English Language and Literature, ACLS Fellowship, 2012
  • Michael Gibbs Hill*, College of Arts and Sciences, Languages, Literature and Cultures, Mellon Foundation/ACLS Recent Doctorial Recipients Fellowship, 2010
  • Timothy Mousseau, College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences, ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowship, 2015
  • Yvonne Ivory, College of Arts and Sciences, Languages, Literature and Cultures, ACLS Collaborative Research Fellowship, 2015

Fulbright American Scholars

  • Christine Ames, College of Arts and Sciences, History, Fulbright Scholar Program - History (non U.S.), 2011
  • Katherine Barbieri, College of Arts and Sciences, Political Science, Fulbright Scholar Program - Political Science, 2009
  • Claudia Benitez-Nelson, College of Arts and Sciences, School of the Earth, Ocean and Environment, Fulbright Scholar Program - Environmental Science, 2009
  • Cynthia Davis, College of Arts and Sciences, English Language and Literature, Fulbright Scholar Program - American Literature, 2011
  • Michael Galbreth*, Darla Moore School of Business, Fulbright Scholar Program - Business Administration, 2010
  • Timothy Mousseau, College of Arts and Sciences, Biological Sciences - Fulbright Senior Specialist Award, 2007, 2012
  • Ercan Turk, School of Hospitality, Retail and Sport Management, Fulbright Scholar Program - Business Administration, 2006

Guggenheim Fellows

  • Robert Brinkmeyer, College of Arts and Sciences, English Language and Literature, Guggenheim Fellowship, 2003
  • William Graf, College of Arts and Sciences, Geography, Guggenheim Fellowship, 1993
  • Laura Walls*, College of Arts and Sciences, English Language and Literature, Guggenheim Fellowship, 2010

MacArthur Foundation Fellows

  • Erik Doxtader, College of Arts and Sciences, English Language and Literature, MacArthur Foundation Fellowship on Peace and Security in a Changing World, Social Science Research Council, 1999

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Distinguished Achievement Awards

  • Konstantin Pollok, College of Arts and Sciences, Philosophy, Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, 2010
  • Catherine Keyser, College of Arts and Sciences, English Language and Literature, Fellowship, Humanistic Studies (honorary), 2001

National Academy of Engineering

  • John Monnier, College of Engineering and Computing, Chemical Engineering, 2017
  • Kenneth L. Reifsnider, College of Engineering and Computing, Mechanical Engineering, 2004
  • Susan Richardson, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, 2024

National Academy of Sciences

  • Yakir Aharonov*, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, College of Arts and Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, 1993
  • Susan Cutter, College of Arts and Sciences, Geography, 2024
  • Richard Webb, College of Arts and Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, 1996

National Endowment for the Humanities Fellows

  • Marjorie Spruill, College of Arts and Sciences, History, NEH Fellowship, 2011

National Humanities Center Fellows

  • Don H. Doyle, College of Arts and Sciences, History, NHC Fellow, 2012
  • Thomas Lekan, College of Arts and Sciences, History, NHC Fellow, 2010

National Medal of Science

  • Yakir Aharonov*, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, College of Arts and Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, 2011

Newberry Library Long-Term Fellows

  • Gretchen Woertendyke, College of Arts and Sciences, English Language and Literature, Newberry Library Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 1997

Robert Wood Johnson Policy Fellows

  • Peggy Hewlett, College of Nursing, Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows, 2000

Searle Scholars

  • Ashok Chauhan, School of Medicine, Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Searle Young Investigator Award, Indian Society of Gastroenterology,

Sloan Research Fellows

  • Qian Wang, College of Arts and Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Fellow, 2009

Woodrow Wilson Fellows

  • George McNulty, College of Arts and Sciences, Mathematics, Honorary Woodrow Wilson Graduate Fellowship, 1967
  • Thomas Rice, College of Arts and Sciences, English, Fellow, 1967
  • Marjorie Spruill, College of Arts and Sciences, History, Fellow, 2011

 

* No longer at the University of South Carolina. 
Now an emeritus professor. 
Deceased.


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