Awards and honors

The Charlotte Business Journal has named eight 49ers, including two research faculty members, to its 40 Under 40 class for 2022.

The North Carolina Botanical Garden recently honored Larry Mellichamp ’70, retired director of the UNC Charlotte Botanical Gardens, as only the seventh recipient of its Flora Caroliniana Award.

Mark Wilson will use funding for novel research on U.S. defense industry.

Jean-Claude Thill, Knight Distinguished Professor of Public Policy in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, is the 2022 recipient of the First Citizens Bank Scholars Medal.

Jessica Bravo, a Master of Social Work student in the UNC Charlotte College of Health and Human Services, is among the inaugural recipients of the Equity and Inclusion Student Award.

Abey T. Dessie, associate director of UNC Charlotte’s Levine Scholars Program, recently received the Myron G. Burney Award for Inclusion and Access. This honor, presented annually by the Southern Association for College Admission Counseling, recognizes an individual who has made a significant impact on the field of college admission counseling, with a focus on promoting inclusion and access.

The Office of Academic Affairs recently recognized faculty and an academic unit for exemplary work in the areas of teaching and civic engagement at the annual Provost’s Awards reception.

Excellence in Leadership Awards were bestowed upon six outstanding alumni, Toya Corbett ’97, Trinisha Dean ’06, ’13, ’14 M.A., Marsaynee Attia ’05, ’08 M.S., Boris Rogers ’06, Tchernavia Montgomery ’08, ’09 M.S.W. and Rose Brown ’17, at a campus luncheon.

UNC Charlotte’s Dean Kruckeberg, a professor of  communication studies, has earned the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Gold Anvil Award, the organization’s highest honor for lifetime achievement.

 UNC Charlotte recently received an ACE Award for ongoing air compliance excellence by the Mecklenburg County Air Quality. Charlotte met all terms of its air quality permit for an entire year including on-time submission of reports, notifications and fee payments; completion of required emissions testing; a compliant annual inspection; and no notices of violation or nuisance dust/odor complaints to earn the recognition.