Faculty Honors
The following faculty members of the Department of Genetics and Biochemistry have distinguished themselves as leaders in their fields of study. They have been honored nationally and internationally through prestigious fellowships and recognized internally through endowed and named professorships.
Recent Honors
Robert Anholt
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Member of Sigma Xi
- 2023 University Research, Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Award, Clemson University
- 2016 Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal from NC State University
- 2018 Appointed Provost’s Distinguished Professor, Clemson University
- 2016-2019 Honorary Professorate conferred by Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
- 2016 Alexander Quarles Holladay Medal for Excellence, North Carolina State University
Stephen Dolan
- Elected member of the Editorial Board of Microbiology
Hong Luo
- 2024 President’s Award from the Society for In Vitro Biology
Trudy Mackay
- 2022 University Research, Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Award, Clemson University
- 2021 Member of the American Philosophical Society
- 2016 Wolf Prize for Agriculture, 2016
- 2016 Alumni Outstanding Research Award, College of Sciences, NC State University
- 2016–2018 NC State University Research Leadership Academy
- 2016 Fifth International Conference on Quantitative Genetics Award for Outstanding Contributions in Research and Teaching in Quantitative Genetics
- 2016 Honorary Professor, Beijing Forestry University, China
- 2018 Dawson Prize in Genetics, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Kimberly Métris
- 2024 Excellence in Student Engagement Award, Clemson University, College of Science
Jim Morris
- 2024 University Research, Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Award
Michael Sehorn
- 2023 Named a Creative Inquiry Faculty Fellow
