{"659797":{"#nid":"659797","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Economics Faculty Honored at 2022 Faculty and Staff Awards","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAcademic Professional \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/aselia-urmanbetova\u0022\u003EAselia Urmanbtova\u003C\/a\u003E and Professor \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/danny-hughes\u0022\u003EDanny Hughes\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;were among those celebrated for their achievements at the\u0026nbsp;annual \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/a\u003E Faculty and Staff Awards on\u0026nbsp;April 27.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;We have come out of quite a challenging last two years, and each of us has stepped up to work harder, adjust quickly and collaborate more in an effort to carry out the mission of Ivan Allen College in what we do each and every day,\u0026rdquo; Dean \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iac.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/kaye-husbands-fealing\u0022\u003EKaye Husbands Fealing\u003C\/a\u003E said during \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/mediaspace.gatech.edu\/media\/t\/1_1wb9vx8l\u0022\u003Ethe virtual celebration.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFaculty and staff were recognized in four categories, including the Buzz Awards for Staff and Academic Professionals; Distinguished Faculty Teaching Awards for tenure-track faculty and non-tenure-track faculty; Faculty Excellence in Research Award; and the Faculty Research Awards for the Silver Star, Gold Star, and Million Dollar Club. This years honorees are:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EBuzz Awards for Administrative Service\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Buzz Award recognizes distinguished service from staff members.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGreg Abrams, financial analyst III, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENeta Kanny, academic program manager, School of Modern Languages\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMelanie Richard, academic and research support engineer senior, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJohn Thornton, senior academic professional and director of film and media, School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EBuzz Awards for Student Service\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAlice Favero, academic professional and interim director of graduate studies, School of Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERenee Jamieson, academic program manager, School of Literature, Media and Communication\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKyle Poe, career educator, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAselia Urmanbetova, academic professional and undergraduate teaching coordinator, School of Economics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ETenured\/Tenure-Track Academic Faculty Distinguished Teaching Awards\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAnnika Orich, assistant professor, School of Modern Languages\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKatja Weber, professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ENon-tenure-track Academic Faculty Distinguished Teaching Awards\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMolly Slavin, Marion L. Brittain postdoctoral fellow, School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EChad Slieper, academic professional and director of the law, science, and technology program, School of Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EFaculty Excellence in Research Awards\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBrian An, assistant professor, School of Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EKatie Farris, associate professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELelia Glass, assistant professor, School of Modern Languages\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDanny Hughes, professor, School of Economics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERachel Whitlark, assistant professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGerman Vergara, assistant professor, School of History and Sociology\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ESilver Star Awards\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESilver star awards honor\u0026nbsp;first time grants of more than $50,000, distinguished grants, or prestigious fellowships.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAndre Brock, associate professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ELindsey Bullinger, assistant professor, School of Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDaniel Matisoff, associate professor, School of Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EGold Star Awards\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGold Star Awards recognize cumulative grants of\u0026nbsp;$250,000 or more within five years of the first grant.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERachel Whitlark, assistant professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EMillion Dollar Club\u003C\/h2\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Million Dollar Club recognizes faculty who secure at least one million dollars in external research and have external funding in the current year.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EOmar Asensio, assistant professor, School of Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJason Borenstein, principal academic professional, School of Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMichael Best, professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EMarilyn Brown, regents\u0026rsquo; professor, School of Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBrad Fain, executive director and principal research scientist, Center for Advanced Communications Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESarah Farmer, research scientist, Center for Advanced Communications Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EUte Fischer, research scientist, School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ESeymour Goodman, regents\u0026rsquo; professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EDanny Hughes, professor, School of Economics\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EGordon Kingsley, associate professor, School of Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAaron Levine, associate dean for research and outreach, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EBrian Magerko, professor and director of graduate studies, School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJulia Melkers, professor, School of Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EHelena Mitchell, regents\u0026rsquo; researcher emeritus, Center for Advanced Communications Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ENathan Moon, senior research scientist, Center for Advanced Communications Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EJanet Murray, distinguished professor, School of Literature, Media, and Communication\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPhilip Shapira, professor, School of Public Policy\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EAdam Stulberg, Sam Nunn chair and professor, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ELet\u0026rsquo;s connect! 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