Office of Academic Affairs

Main navigation

Tagged: News

Crowell awarded Fulbright Specialist Award to Ecuador

Brendan W. Crowell, assistant professor, School of Earth Sciences, was awarded a 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Specialist grant to the Escuela Politécnica Nacional in Quito, Ecuador to improve early warning for tsunami hazards for residents in the Ecuador subduction zone.

2025 Faculty Awards

Ohio State faculty members were recognized for outstanding teaching, research, innovation, service and mentorship at the 2025 Faculty Awards Celebration, held on April 25 in the Fawcett Center.

2025 Honorees
Click on the links to read more about this year's honorees.

Provost's Award for Distinguished Teaching by a Lecturer

Three named 2025 Guggenheim Fellows

Ahmad Al-Jallad, professor of Near Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures; Dionne Lee, assistant professor of Art; and Paul Reitter, professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures, are part of the 100th class of Guggenheim Fellowships. 

Michael Lisa named Distinguished University Professor

Michael Lisa, a College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Physics, has been named a 2025 Distinguished University Professor, the highest faculty honor at The Ohio State University. Senior leadership surprised Lisa with the news of his selection during a faculty meeting on April 17.
 

Patrick Green Named Distinguished University Professor

Patrick L. Green, a professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, has been named a 2025 Distinguished University Professor, the highest faculty honor at The Ohio State University. Senior leadership surprised Green with the news of his selection during a virtual meeting on April 17.

Peter L. Hahn receives Ohio State’s highest faculty honor

Peter L. Hahn, a College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of History, has been named a 2025 Distinguished University Professor, the highest faculty honor at The Ohio State University. Senior leadership notified Hahn of his selection during a surprise classroom visit on April 17. 
 

Professor Janet Box-Steffensmeier Selected for a Barry Prize

Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science Janet Box-Steffensmeier has been selected to receive one of ten Barry Prizes from the American Academy of Sciences and Letters.

Provost’s Midcareer Scholars 2025 cohort announced

Six associate professors were recently chosen to participate in the next cohort of Provost’s Midcareer Scholars: Scarlet and Gray Associate Professors.

Three faculty members honored for university service

2025 President and Provost's Award for Distinguished Faculty Service