Gatton Honors and Awards

The Gatton College is proud of outstanding accomplishment of students, faculty and staff. Each year, the college honors excellence across Gatton with awards for academic and community accomplishments. Congratulations to all!

University Research Professor

The designation of University Research Professor is awarded to recognize and publicize research accomplishments of scholars across the full range of disciplines at UK.

Kristine Hankins

2022

Gatton Teaching Excellence Awards

This award is given to Gatton faculty members who inspire passion for their discipline, innovation in the classroom, and leadership to help students think critically and creatively about business problems.

Jack Kirn

Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty

Jordan Moffett

Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty

Wenyin Li

Teaching Excellence Award - Graduate Student

Gatton Research Excellence Awards

These awards are part of the College’s broader strategic mandate on the Research Excellence Initiative, which is to influence the thinking of business leaders, policy-makers and scholars around the world by providing insight and analysis of key topics critical to the business, policy, and research communities.

Will Gerken

Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity

Mikhail Wolfson

Research Excellence Award - Junior Faculty

Kristine Hankins

Research Excellence Initiative - Academic Impact

Susan Zhu

Research Excellence Initiative - Managerial Impact

Monika Causholli

Research Excellence Initiative - Societal Impact

Dean’s Award for Excellence

This award is presented to one senior from each of the Gatton College's five departments who excel in academics, campus involvement, leadership, financial responsibility, and interpersonal skills.

Mike Hafiz

Dean’s Award for Excellence - Finance

Marcie Meyers

Dean’s Award for Excellence - Economics

Elena Messuro

Dean’s Award for Excellence - Finance