Awards and Honors

Distinguished Faculty Awards

These honors are granted to faculty members whose professional contributions to Emory, its affiliated institutions, communities, and professional organizations reflect the spirit of Emory.

Awardees are announced at the end of the academic year.

2021

Virgil Brown, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Medicine Emeritus

Sidney Perkowitz, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Condensed Matter Physics Emeritus

2020

David Eltis, Professor of History Emeritus

Joseph E. Hardison, Professor of Medicine Emeritus

Holly York, Senior Lecturer of French Emerita

2019

Ron Gould, Goodrich C. White Professor of Mathematics

Corrine Katz, Professor of Anthropology Emerita

Distinguished Emeritus Awards

2024

Alan Abramowitz, Alben W. Barkley Professor of Political Science Emeritus

2023

Carol Worthman, Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Anthropology Emerita

2022

Vernon Robbins, Professor of Religion and Winship Distinguished Research Professor in the Humanities Emeritus

Michael M. E. Johns, MD, Professor School of Medicine and Public Health; Executive Vice President, Health Affairs; President, CEO, and Chair, Emory Healthcare

2021

No awards

Distinguished Service Awards

Service Awards are granted to any Emeritus College member who has significant, documented contributions of service to Emory and its affiliated institutions as well as to local, state, national, or international communities or organizations that reflect the spirit of Emory.

2024

Stephen Nowicki, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology Emeritus

Peter Sebel, Professor of Anesthesiology Emeritus

2023

Brenda Bynum, Senior Lecturer Emerita, Department of Theater Studies

2022

Stephen Nowicki, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Psychology Emeritus

Peter Sebel, Professor of Anesthesiology Emeritus

2020

Helen O’Shea, Professor of Nursing Emerita