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!
Gatton Honors and Awards
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.
Brian Murtha
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty 
Jane Wells
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty 
Chris Pearson
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.
Huiwen Lian
Research Excellence Award - High Impact
Brian Murtha
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity 
Lala Ma
Research Excellence Award - Junior Faculty 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.
Marcie Meyers
Dean’s Award for Excellence - Economics Elena Messuro
Dean’s Award for Excellence - Finance Lauryn McNair
Dean’s Award for Excellence - Accounting Mikayla Mitchell
Dean’s Award for Excellence - Economics Student Nominated Awards for Faculty / Staff
These individuals are recognized for going above and beyond in their service to the Gatton student body.
2021
Olivia Davis
Student Nominated - Faculty Member of the Year 
Shonta Phelps
Student Nominated - Staff Member of the Year SGO Above and Beyond Award
2021
Christy Anderson
Allan Chen
Paul Childs
Nancy Johnson
Scott Kelley
Jennifer Siebenthaler
2020
Tony Day
Jada Green
Nicole Thorne Jenkins
Haywood Staff Award
Upon her retirement after 37 years at the Gatton College, Judy Haywood established a gift known as the Judith Milburn Haywood Staff Award Endowment. This gift is an opportunity to recognize outstanding staff of the Gatton College.
Jami Foster
Haywood Staff Award 
Jason Galyon
Haywood Staff Award