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
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.
Carlos Lamarche
2024 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.
Mark Liu
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty 
Leslie Vincent
Teaching Excellence Award - Faculty 
Spencer Stone
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.
Chris Clifford
Research Excellence Award - Research Productivity 
Tyler Kleppe
Research Excellence Award - Junior Faculty 
Ben Commerford
Research Excellence Initiative - Academic Impact 
Dan Brass
Research Excellence Initiative - Managerial Impact 
Steve Borgatti
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.
Julia Mansur Cardoso
Dean’s Award for Excellence - Economics Xiomara Sukach
Dean’s Award for Excellence - Finance Student Nominated Awards for Faculty / Staff
These individuals are recognized for going above and beyond in their service to the Gatton student body.
2024
Ateba Whitaker
Student Nominated - Faculty Member of the Year 
Shonta Phelps
Student Nominated - Staff Member of the Year SGO Above and Beyond Award
2024
David Hardesty
Michelle Lowe
2023
Rena Keath
Leslie Vincent
2022
Gail Hoyt
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.
Andie Savoree
Haywood Staff Award 
Reva Schottenstein-Reed
Haywood Staff Award