Awardees for Research Excellence
- Wenjie Li, Ph.D. — Lifetime Research Achievement for H-index, citations and Google Scholar publications
- Shainaz Landge, Ph.D. — Lifetime Research Achievement for H-index
- Clifford Padgett, Ph.D. — Lifetime Research Achievement for H-index
- Ji Wu, Ph.D. — Lifetime Research Achievement for citations
- Eric Gato, Ph.D. — Lifetime Research Achievement for Google Scholar publications
- Checo Colon-Gaud, Ph.D. — Lifetime Research Achievement for total grants awarded
- Sara Gremillion, Ph.D. — Lifetime Research Achievement for total grant funding awarded
- Chidozie “Williams” Chukwu, Ph.D. — Lifetime Research Achievement for H-index, citations and Google Scholar publications
- Dimitry Apanaskevich, Ph.D. — Lifetime Research Achievement for citations and Google Scholar publications
- Christine Hladik, Ph.D. — Lifetime Research Achievement for total grants awarded
Awardees for Teaching Excellence
- Christine Whitlock, Ph.D. — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching-focused external grants (5–9), teaching-focused publications (5–9) and teaching badges and certifications (15 or more)
- Tricia Brown, Ph.D. — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching-focused external grants (5–9)
- Michele McGibony, Ph.D. — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching-focused external grants (10–19), teaching-focused publications (5–9) and teaching badges and certifications (15 or more)
- Shainaz Landge, Ph.D. — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching-focused external grants (10–19), teaching-focused publications (10–29) and teaching badges and certifications (15 or more)
- Donna Mullenax — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching-focused external grants (20 or more)
- Kathy Sherman-Morris, Ph.D. — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching-focused publications (5–9)
- Scott Mateer, Ph.D. — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching-focused publications (5–9)
- Clifford Padgett, Ph.D. — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching-focused publications (10–29)
- Sue Ellen Dechenne-Peters, Ph.D. — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching-focused publications (10–29)
- Heidi Eisenreich, Ph.D. — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching-focused publications (30)
- Tuyin An, Ph.D. — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching-focused publications (40)
- Eric Johnson, Ph.D. — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching badges and certifications (5–9)
- Beulah Narendrapurapu, Ph.D. — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching badges and certifications (5–9)
- Carl Reiber, Ph.D. — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching badges and certifications (5–9)
- Lea Padgett, Ph.D. — Lifetime Teaching Excellence and Innovation for teaching badges and certifications (15 or more)
Staff Award Recipients
- Ayesha Samuel — Rising Star Award
- Dillon Marcy — Outstanding Service Award
- Sandra Ferguson — Teamwork Champion Award
- Ashley Kings — Distinguished Leadership Award
- Morgan Dunn — Trailblazer Award
Graduate Research Recognitions
First Peer-Reviewed Publication as a Georgia Southern Graduate Student in 2025
- Zachary Czoer — Environmental Science, Ph.D.
- Carisa MacPherson — Environmental Science, Ph.D.
- Hossain Mahmud Sammi — Environmental Science, Ph.D.
- Shamim Ara Supty — Environmental Science, Ph.D.
- Oluwatosin Jegede — Environmental Science, Ph.D.
- Gillian Johnson — Biology, M.S.
- Renee Nowicki — Biology, M.S.
- Catherine Nguyen — Applied Physical Science, M.S.
- Euan Andrew — Biology, M.S.
Recipients of External Grants and Awards in 2025
- Samin Yasar, Biology, M.S. — Georgia Sea Grant Research Traineeship, $25,000
- Oluwatunmise Akanmu, SEES — Continental Scientific Drilling Facility Visiting Graduate Student Grant, University of Minnesota and National Science Foundation, $1,000
- Carisa MacPherson, Environmental Science, Ph.D. — Foreverglades Research Enhancement Grant and Fellowship, Everglades Foundation and Patrick P. Lee Foundation, $30,000
- James Westphalen, Environmental Science, Ph.D. — Limnology and Oceanography Research Exchange, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, $10,000
- Oluwatosin Jegede, Environmental Science, Ph.D. — Air & Waste Management Association Undergraduate and Graduate Student Scholarship, $1,000
- Lindsey Grimes, Biology, M.S. — Marie Mellinger Field Botany Research Fund
- Gillian Johnson, Biology, M.S. — University of Florida College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Dean’s Fellowship, $128,000 over four years plus a tuition waiver
- Esosa Omoregie, Biology, M.S. — American Society for Cell Biology Travel Grant, $500
- Euan Andrew, Biology, M.S. — Association of Amphibian and Reptile Veterinarians Conservation Grant, $1,341
- Elissa Columbo, Biology, M.S. — Gopher Tortoise Council, $3,000