Awards and Honors
Anthropology Team Brings Home the 2020 Ig Nobel Award for Materials Science
In 2019, a team of researchers in 蹤獲扦s Department of Anthropology published its prize-winning research article titled in the Journal of Archaeological Science. (Yes, the jokes are seemingly endless, but seriously folks, there is an important underlying message here about evidence-based research and fact-checking!)
蹤獲扦 Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Eighth Consecutive Year
蹤獲扦s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for an eighth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine has selected 蹤獲扦 as a recipient of the 2020 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.
蹤獲扦 Professionals and Students Recognized at 2020 Akron ADDY Awards
蹤獲扦 brought home the gold after this years Akron ADDY Awards, with both professionals and students being recognized for their work. The ADDYs, put on by the Akron Chapter of the American Advertising Federation, celebrate the areas best creative work in advertising.
蹤獲扦 Captures MAC FAR Award in Womens Sports
蹤獲扦 has won the Mid-American Conferences Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for womens sports award for the first time in school history.
LOU RAFFIS RECOGNIZED AS DISTINGUISHED HONORS ALUMNUS
Lou Raffis, a 1981 graduate of 蹤獲扦s Honors College, was recently announced as the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Honors Alumni Award. He recalls his time at 蹤獲扦, saying that he truly benefitted from the academic preparation the Honors College gave him to attend graduat
Forbes Ranks 蹤獲扦 Among Nations Top Employers for Diversity
For the second year in a row, 蹤獲扦 has the distinction of ranking among the top 20 companies nationwide in Forbes recently released list of .
蹤獲扦 Honors 2020 Diversity Award Recipients
As part of its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration held Jan. 24, 蹤獲扦 has announced the 2020 recipients of its Diversity Trailblazer Award, Beverly J. Warren Unity Award for Diversity and Rozell Duncan Student Diversity Award.
蹤獲扦 Strikes Gold Again for Healthy Worksite
On the heels of being honored by the American Heart Association for its highest workplace wellness award, the Healthy Business Council of Ohio (HBCO) has awarded 蹤獲扦 the 2019 Healthy Worksite Gold Level Award for its healthy worksite practices.
2018 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Winners
蹤獲扦s Division of Research and Sponsored Programs honored the following faculty members for their outstanding work in research, scholarship and mentoring: 2018 Outstanding Research & Scholarship Awardees Fabio J. Polanco, MFA School of Theatre and Dance Gregory C. Smit
2019 President's Award of Distinction Recipients Announced
蹤獲扦 President Beverly J. Warren recently presented seven 蹤獲扦 staff members with the Presidents Award of Distinction.