Award for Excellence

The Board of Trustees is proud to recognize the achievements and contributions of Clemson University’s faculty and staff. The purpose of the Board of Trustees Award for Excellence is to identify and acknowledge faculty and staff whose vision, accomplishments, and efforts have brought honor to Clemson University.

2017 Faculty Awards Winners

Fadi Abu-Farha

2016 Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award
Peter Adler

High Achievement in Scholarship
CC Bates

Excellence in Sponsored Program Funding in Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, 2013-2017
David Blakesley

Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) Fellow and 2016 George E. Yoos Distinguished Service Award
Saara DeWalt

Top Publication
Feng Ding

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
Rachel Getman

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
Eileen Kraemer

2016 Cloud International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) Faculty Award
Robin Kowalski

American Psychological Association (APA) Fellow
Jim Martin

2017 Cloud International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) Faculty Award
Joe Mazer

High Achievement in Scholarship
Bert McCarty

American Society of Agronomy (ASA) and Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) Fellow and Fred V. Grau Award
Matt Macauley

Collaboration Grant for Mathematicians from Simons Foundation
Laine Mears

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Fellow
Maribel Morey

Andrew Carnegie Fellow
Eric A. Morris

2016 Charley V. Wootan Award
Marisa Orr

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
Richard Chong Pak

American Psychological Association (APA) Fellow
Brandon E. Ross

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
Wayne A. Sarasua

2016 Wilbur S. Smith Distinguished Transportation Educator Award
Sapna Sarupria

American Chemical Society (ACS) 2016 Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in Computational Chemistry
Andy G. Tennyson

Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program
Jason Thatcher

Excellence in National Academic Leadership
Victor J. Vitanza

Rhetoric Society of America (RSA) Fellow
Naren Vyavahare

Excellence in Sponsored Program Expenditures, 2013-2017

2017 Staff Awards Winners

Christine Babb

Clemson Family
Roberta Balliet

Tiger Teammate
Laura Blakely

Clemson Family
June Brock Carroll

The Will to Lead
Charles Cook

Clemson Family
Beth Crocker

National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association's Above and Beyond Partnership Award
Leslie Doss

Clemson Family
Joe Dodson

Tiger Teammate
Karon Donald

The Will to Lead
Billy Edwards

High Seminary
Jorge Luis Fogaca de Carvalho

Heart of the Tiger
Jim Kerr

Tiger Teammate
Stephen Lance

The Will to Lead
Chad McMahan

The Will to Lead
Thomas Messervy

Telly
Cynthia Mihalchick

Clemson Family
Kim Counts Morganello

National Communication Award for Publication
Eric Rodgers

Telly
Patsy Smith

High Seminary
Tonyia Stewart

High Seminary
Jonathan Tarver

Tiger Teammate
Linda Tindal

Student Choice
Kristin Walker

The Will to Lead
Tina White

Telly
Nora Gail Woods

Tiger Teammate