WKU Celebration of Research & Sponsored Activities

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Enter your email below to confirm your attendance on February 26, 2026, 3:00 - 5:00 pm in HCIC Multipurpose Room 1011.

The Awards Celebration is an annual event recognizing faculty and staff for their outstanding efforts in securing grant funding for research and creative activities. This celebration honors both grant proposals submitted and awarded for Fiscal Year of 2025, highlighting the dedication and hard work of our campus community in advancing scholarly and artistic pursuits. The event features awards, presentations, and opportunities to showcase innovative research and creative projects. 

2025 Celebration Awardees

First Time Lead Award (Individuals who were awarded their first external grant in FY 24)

• Dorothea Browder
• Kanita DuCloux
• Ann Embry
• Stephanie Hagan
• Daniel Liddle
• MM Nabi

 

Prolific Proposer Award (Individuals who submitted more than five external grants in FY 24)

• Christina Noel
• Ali Oguz Er
• Kirolos Haleem
• Catherine Malin

 

The One Million Dollar Grant Club (Individuals who have received more than one million dollars in external grants in FY24)

• Simran Banga
• Liz Sturgeon

 

Outstanding Research Administrator Award

• Stacey Calvert

 

Department Award for Largest Number of Proposing Faculty:  Physics & Astronomy

 

Department Award for Largest Number of Faculty Awardees:  Biological Sciences

 

College Award for Highest Amount of External Funding:  Ogden College of Science & Engineering