Faculty Achievements

John T. Acorn, professor emeritus of art, earned Clemson University’s 2010 Distinguished Emeriti Award for his continuing commitment to the university and the community after retirement. Read more.

Susanna Ashton, associate professor of English, was recognized in Choice magazine for her landmark compilation of South Carolina slave narratives. I Belong to South Carolina: South Carolina Slave Narratives, was selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2010. The Outstanding Title designation is awarded annually to the best academic titles reviewed by the magazine. Read more.

Sean Brittain, assistant professor in physics and astronomy, received an NSF CAREER Award, the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award in support of the early career development activities of teacher-scholars.

Vernon Burton joined Clemson as professor of History and computer science, and the Director for Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the Clemson Cyberinstitute. Read more.

Tony Cawthon and Kathy Hobgood were recognized for their contributions to the student housing profession by the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International at the association’s annual conference and exposition. Read more.

Mark Charney, director of Clemson’s theatre program, was the 2010 recipient of the David Mark Cohen National Playwriting Award given by the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival for his play, The Power Behind the Palette. Read more.

William Conner, assistant director at the Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, was honored as alumnus of the year by Louisiana State University for his internationally recognized research on wetland forests.

Brian Dominy, assistant professor of chemistry, received an NSF CAREER Award, the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award in support of the early career development activities of teacher-scholars.

Charles Duke, professor of marketing, was named 2010 Educator of the Year by the Marketing Educators’ Association. Duke received the award for his excellence in teaching marketing topics, marketing research and marketing education research. Read more.

Lamont Flowers, professor of educational leadership in the Eugene T. Moore Moore School of Education and director of Clemson University’s Charles H. Houston Center, was appointed to the board of advisers for the National Education Finance Conference. Read more.

Juan Gilbert, professor and chairman of the Human-Centered Computing Division in the School of Computing, was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Read more.

C.P. Leslie Grady Jr., emeritus professor of environmental engineering and Earth sciences, was selected to receive the prestigious Industrial Water Quality Lifetime Achievement Award from the Water Environment Federation, an international technical and educational water quality organization with 36,000 members. Read more.

Zahra Hazari, assistant professor of engineering and science education, received an NSF CAREER Award, the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award in support of the early career development activities of teacher-scholars.

Kathy Headley, associate dean for research and graduate studies and a professor of reading education in the College of Health, Education and Human Development at Clemson University, has been elected to the board of directors of the International Reading Association. Read more.

Scott Husson, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, was the recipient of the 2010 FRI/John G. Kunesh Award from the AIChE Separations Division. This award, sponsored by Fractionation Research Inc., FRI, recognizes outstanding contributions by individuals under the age of 40 to the academic, scientific, technological, industrial or service areas involving separations technologies. Read more.

Gang Li, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, received an NSF CAREER Award, the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award in support of the early career development activities of teacher-scholars.

Sue Limber, professor in the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life, was featured in national media coverage for the Olweus bullying prevention program; coverage included Woman’s Day, Newsday, Philadelphia Inquirer and MSNBC.

Scott Mason joined Clemson as the inaugural Fluor Endowed Chair in Supply Chain Optimization and Logistics. Read more.

Todd May, professor of philosophy, is a regular contributor to The New York Times. Read more.

Laine Mears, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, received an NSF CAREER Award, the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award in support of the early career development activities of teacher-scholars. Read more.

Barry Nocks, professor and director of Clemson University's city and regional planning program, has been appointed as one of three planning educators on the national Planning Accreditation Board, the accrediting body in North America for university programs in planning. Read more.

June Pilcher, professor of psychology, has been named a Fellow in the Association for Psychological Science (APS). Fellow status is awarded to association members who have made sustained outstanding contributions to the science of psychology in the areas of research, teaching, service and/or application. Read more.

Aleda Roth, the Burlington Industries Distinguished Professor in Supply Chain Management at Clemson University, was named to the executive advisory committee for the U.S. Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative, a new flagship program developed by the U.S. Council on Competitiveness. Read more.

Scott Shappell, professor of industrial engineering, was awarded the 2010 Henry L. Taylors Founders Award for outstanding contributions in the field of Aerospace Human Factors by the Aerospace Human Factors Association. Read more.

Rajendra Singh, the D. Houser Banks Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and director of Clemson's Center of Silicon Nanoelectronics, was named one of 10 global "Champions of Photovoltaic Technology" in a special issue of Photovoltaics World magazine. Read more.

Diane Smathers, associate vice provost and director of the Emeritus College at Clemson University, was selected president-elect of The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society. She will be president-elect for two years and ascend to the presidency in 2012. Read more.

Webb M. Smathers Jr., professor of applied economics and statistics in the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, was the 2010 recipient of the Class of 1939 Award for Excellence. Read more.

Gerald Sonnenfeld was named Clemson’s Vice President for Research. Read more.

Lesly Temesvari, professor of biological sciences, was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and conduct research at the University of Siena in Siena, Italy. Her research focuses on Entamoeba histolytica, one of the three top parasitic killers worldwide and the cause of amoebic dysentery that infects 50 million people annually. Her research is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health.  Read more.

Jerry Tessendorf joined Clemson as professor of visual computing and the Director of the Digital Production Arts program in the School of Computing. Tessendorf won the Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2008. Read more.

Julie Trenor, assistant professor of engineering and science education, received an NSF CAREER Award, the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award in support of the early career development activities of teacher-scholars.

Xuejun Wen, professor of bioengineering, was named the Hansjörg Wyss Endowed Chair in Regenerative Medicine.