External Awards

American Association for the Advancement of Science

The American Association for the Advancement of Science is an international non-profit organization dedicated to advancing science around the world by serving as an educator, leader, spokesperson and professional association. In addition to organizing membership activities, AAAS publishes the journal Science, as well as many scientific newsletters, books and reports, and spearheads programs that raise the bar of understanding for science worldwide. Election as a Fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers. Fellows are recognized for meritorious efforts to advance science or its applications.

2023

  • Meg Daly
  • Scott Gaudi
  • Kendra McSweeney
  • Natividad Ruiz
  • Matthew Sullivan

2022

  • Mohit Randeria
  • Laura Wagner

2021

  • Bear Braumoeller
  • Joshua Goldberger
  • Michael Annan Lisa
  • Harvey Miller

2020

  • Janet Box-Steffensmeier
  • Elizabeth Cooksey
  • Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg 
  • Yuri Kovchegov
  • Zhengyu Liu
  • Paul Martini 
  • Jay Myung
  • John Olesik
  • Nandini Trivedi
  • Daniel Wozniak

2019

  • Bryan Carstens
  • Kurt L. Frederick
  • Igor Jouline
  • Laura S. Kubatko
  • Zachary Schultz

2018

  • Juan Alfonzo
  • John Casterline
  • Jennifer Crocker
  • Russel Fazio
  • Ellen Peters

2017

  • James Beatty
  • Richard Fishel
  • Andréa Grottoli

2016

  • Barbara Ryden
  • Shari Speer

2015

  • Irina Artsimovitch
  • David H. Bromwich
  • Christopher P. Jaroniec

2013

  • John Freudenstein
  • Norman Johnson
  • David Manderscheid
  • Zucai Suo

2012

  • Heather Allen
  • Donald Dean
  • Biao Ding
  • Prabir Dutta
  • H. Lisle Gibbs
  • Randy Hodson
  • Michael Ibba
  • Susan Olesik
  • Richard Pogge
  • Zhenchao Qian

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.

2020

  • Anita Hopper
  • Clark Larsen

2019

  • Jennifer Crocker
  • Lonnie G. Thompson

2017

  • Janet Box-Steffensmeier
  • Russell H. Fazio
  • Geoffrey Parker

2015

  • Tin-Lun Ho
  • Roger Ratcliff

2012

  • Arnold Zwicky

2011

  • Peter W. Culicover
  • Ellen Mosley-Thompson

2010

  • Richard E. Petty
  • David Schmeidler
  • John W. Wilkins

2009

  • Ann Katherine Hamilton
  • Tina M. Henkin

2006

  • Martin Golubitsky

2004

  • Brian D. Joseph

1990

  • John Mueller

1987

  • Avner Friedman

Guggenheim Fellows

Often characterized as "mid-career" awards, Guggenheim Fellowships are intended for men and women who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.

2024

  • Abby Zbikowski
  • Gina Osterloh
  • Ryan Johnson

2022

  • David Brakke
  • Krzysztof Stanek

2020

  • Christopher Otter

2019

  • Carmen Winant

2016

  • Julia Andrews

2014

  • David Haskell
  • Robert Hite

2013

  • Dongping Zhong

2009

  • John N. King

2008

  • Ovidiu Costin
  • Judith Mayne
  • Ardine Nelson

2005

  • Henri Cole

2004

  • Fritz Graf
  • Andrew Hudgins
  • J. Marshall Unger

2003

  • Carter Findley
  • Fei-Ran Tian

2002

  • Steven Kern

2001

  • James Bartholomew
  • James Beatty
  • Kevin Boyle
  • Geoffrey Parker

2000

  • Alice Conklin
  • Kevin R. Cox

1999

  • Dick Davis
  • Robert C. Davis
  • Tin-Lun Ho
  • Joseph Lynch

1997

  • John Brooke

1995

  • Henry Moscovici

1992

  • Gregory Jusdanis

1989

  • Amy Shuman

1988

  • Barbara Hanawalt
  • John E. Mueller

1985

  • Barbara Becker-Cantarino

1983

  • Alan Beyerchen

1975

  • Bebe Miller

1972

  • Morris Beja

1966

  • Avner Friedman

MacArthur Foundation Fellows

The MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction.

1993

  • Ann Hamilton

The National Academies

The National Academies perform an unparalleled public service by bringing together committees of experts in all areas of scientific and technological endeavor. These experts serve pro bono to address critical national issues and give advice to the federal government and the public. Four organizations comprise the Academies: the National Academy of Medicine, the National Academy of Engineering, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Research Council.

National Academy of Medicine

  • Janice Kiecolt-Glaser

National Academy of Sciences

  • Avner Friedman
  • Tina Henkin
  • Clark Larsen
  • Lonnie Thompson

National Academy of Inventors

  • Prabir Dutta
  • Dehua Pei

The Nobel Prize

Every year since 1901 the Nobel Prize has been awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace. The Nobel Prize is an international award administered by the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden.

The following alumni and faculty members of the College of Arts and Sciences have been recognized as Nobel laureates:

  • Pierre Agostini, 2023, physics (faculty, 2005-2018)
  • William A. Fowler, 1983, physics (BS, Ohio State, 1933)
  • Kenneth G. Wilson, 1982, physics (faculty, 1988-2002)
  • Paul Flory, 1974, chemistry (PhD, Ohio State, 1934)

The Pulitzer Prize

The Pulitzer Prizes have been, as their website proclaims, "honoring excellence in journalism and the arts since 1917."

The following alumni and faculty members of the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize:

2008

  • Walt Bogdanich (MA, 1976), Investigative Reporting

2005

  • Nick Anderson (BA, 1990), Editorial Cartooning
  • Walt Bogdanich (MA, 1976), National Reporting
  • Julia Keller (PhD, English), Feature Writing

2003

  • Diana K. Sugg (MA, Journalism), Beat Reporting

2002

  • Judith Miller, Explanatory Reporting

1999

  • Stephen Ohlemacher (BA, 1989), Breaking News Reporting

1988

  • Walt Bogdanich (MA, 1976), Specialized Reporting

1984

  • Mary Oliver, Poetry

1938

  • Paul H. Buck (BA, 1921, MA, 1922), History

Wolf Prize

The Wolf Foundation began its activities in 1976, with an initial endowment fund of $10 million donated by the Wolf family. The prize is awarded in Israel by the Wolf Foundation in six fields: agriculture, chemistry, mathematics, medicine, physics and the arts.