Willson Center announces 2016-2017 Faculty Research Fellows, OVPR Faculty Research Grant awardees

The Willson CenterWillson Fellows 2016-17 has awarded its 2016-2017 Research Fellowships to twelve members of the UGA faculty in the humanities and arts. These fellowships are awarded in partnership with the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. Willson Center Research Fellowships support excellence in arts and humanities research by providing course release from two normally assigned courses in one academic year.

The Willson Center Faculty Research Fellows for 2016-2017 are:

Yuri Balashov, Philosophy; LeAnne Howe, English; Kevin Jones, History; Amma Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin, Theatre and Film Studies and African American Studies; Peter Lane, Music; John Lowe, English; Barbara McCaskill, English; Cecília Rodrigues, Romance Languages; Amy Ross, Geography; Christopher Sieving, Theatre and Film Studies; Steven Soper, History; and Betsy Wright, Romance Languages.

We also acknowledge the recipients of the 2016-2017 OVPR Faculty Research Grants. Administered by the Willson Center, these awards support and encourage the development of strong programs of research and creative scholarship by both junior and senior faculty in the humanities and arts. The Faculty Research Grant is funded by the Office of the Vice President for Research through the University of Georgia Research Foundation.

The Faculty Research Grant awardees for 2016-2017 are:

Chris Cuomo, Philosophy; Angela Jones-Reus, Music; Derrick Lemons, Religion; Ari Levine, History; Alisa Luxenberg, Art; Susan Rosenbaum, English; Emily Sahakian, Theatre and Film Studies and Romance Languages; Marni Shindelman, Art; Stephanie Tingler, Music; and Martijn van Wagtendonk, Art.

Congratulations to all of these outstanding UGA faculty members for their well deserved honors and awards.