SEC Faculty Achievement Award Winners

Universities thrive on great faculty members — the dedication to the classroom experience, the commitment to advance their disciplines and the determination to make a difference through service are indispensable.

For over a decade, the Southeastern Conference has used its SEC Faculty Achievement Award to honor these essential members of the campus community. This unique awards program was established in 2012 by the Conference’s presidents and chancellors and celebrates success in teaching, research, and service. Each year, one of the 14 recipients is chosen as the SEC Professor of the Year, voted on by the universities’ provosts.

Previous Winners

	2023 Tony Schmitz Professor of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering
	2022 Alison Buchan Carolyn W. Fite Professor of Microbiology
	2021 Gregory Stuart Chancellor’s Professor in Psychology
	2020 Leon Tolbert Min H. Kao Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
	2019 Penny White Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor of Law
	2018 Louis Gross Alvin and Sally Beaman Distinguished Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Mathematics
	2017 Suzanne Lenhart Chancellor’s Professor of Mathematics
	2016 Susan E. Riechert Distinguished Service Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
	2015 J. Wesley Hines Postelle Professor of Nuclear Engineering
	2014 Daniel S. Simberloff Nancy Gore Hunger Professor of Environmental Science
	2013 Harry (Hap) McSween Chancellor’s Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences
	2012 Carol Tenopir Chancellor’s Professor of Information Sciences