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The
Research Awards Program, sponsored by the University of Georgia
Research Foundation, Inc. (UGARF),
recognizes excellence in UGA research and scholarly creativity.
Awards are given annually to honor outstanding faculty and graduate
students.
UGARF
is a nonprofit corporation created to serve the University of
Georgia and enhance its excellence as a research institution.
UGARF holds the University's intellectual property, including
patents, and serves as the official grantee of all contracts,
grants, and gifts for the conduct of sponsored research at UGA.
Creative
Research Awards
The Albert
Christ-Janer Award is given to recognize an outstanding body
of nationally and internationally recognized scholarly or creative
activities in the creative arts and humanities. Established 1980.
The Lamar
Dodd Award is given to recognize an outstanding body of nationally
and internationally recognized scholarly or creative activities
in the sciences. Established 1981.
The William
A. Owens Award is given to recognize an outstanding body of
nationally and internationally recognized scholarly or creative
activities in the social and behavioral sciences. Established
1985.
For information
about Albert Christ-Janer, Lamar Dodd, and William A. Owens, click
here.
Creative
Research Medals
Research Medals
acknowledge exceptional accomplishments in creativity and research.
Nominations are based on a research project or creative activity
with a single consistent premise. Criteria include the principal
direction and focus of the project occurring within the past five
years and identification with The University of Georgia.
Inventor's
Award
Each year the Board
of Directors of the Research Foundation choose a member of the
University of Georgia faculty as the inventor of the year. The
selection is based on the invention's originality, innovation,
and impact outside the university setting. Only one inventor is
chosen each year and honored for his or her success.
Distinguished
Research Professors
These awards are
given to honor academicians whose work is recognized as being
of the highest levels of creativity by national and international
leaders in the discipline.
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