Awards

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May 31, 2024
P. Hunter Peckham is a decorated ϳԹ emeritus faculty member. He’s known worldwide for his research that has restored hand and arm control in paralyzed individuals and is the recipient of some of the university’s most prestigious awards—Distinguished University Professor ...

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May 17, 2024
Across disciplines at ϳԹ, faculty members play critical roles in supporting graduate students as they prepare for the next stage of their academic and professional careers.
Whether they provide enlightening advice or help a student navigate a complicated subject, facult...

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May 16, 2024
A student’s growth is not limited to the lessons they learn in a lecture hall or classroom setting. As they set out to apply their knowledge and newfound skills in the real world, they are oftentimes backed by influential mentors who can help guide them.
Across the ϳԹ ...

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May 16, 2024
Education is at the heart of ϳԹ’s mission. Across disciplines, our faculty members take seriously their responsibility to support our students’ learning and expand their knowledge.
Each year, the university recognizes two faculty members who have had an outsized impact...

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May 10, 2024
Community service was a formative part of Sara Moll’s childhood. That value would influence the ϳԹ triple-alumna and trustee’s decision to dedicate her professional life—and later, her philanthropy—to serving others, especially those in vulnerable populations.
Sara Mo...

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May 10, 2024
The Guthrie Public Speaking Prize is awarded each spring for excellence in public speaking by undergraduates at ϳԹ. The 2024 awards went to the following winners, for their exceptional speeches:
First place ($500): Ussaid Ishaq for “What Does It Mean to Be an Immigran...

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May 10, 2024
The Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities has announced the winners of the 2024 Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities Prize for Excellence in a Senior Paper in the Humanities. Three students were recognized for their outstanding works:
Sidney Negron (history)—”Cops and Queers: Cleveland’s Struggle ...

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May 10, 2024
The Writing Program recently recognized and celebrated the accomplishments of writing faculty at ϳԹ. Writing is fundamental to the work of the university: our words enable the development and circulation of knowledge, create and sustain our communities, and advocate for ...

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May 09, 2024
Hatsuo Ishida has spent nearly 50 years as a faculty member at ϳԹ. In that time, he’s built a reputation as a global leader in the field of polymer science, having pioneered two groundbreaking discoveries that made monumental impacts on the study of polymer-based materia...

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April 26, 2024
Kate Guditz and Carlie Shelton, master’s students at the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences, were selected to receive the 2024 Marie Haug Award.
The Marie Haug Award is presented annually to a graduate student(s) who has shown exemplary performance in their gerontologi...