Professor Donna Chen - recipient of the USC Educational Foundation Research Award
This award is one of the most prestigious annual prizes for research and scholarships given at Carolina.  Awards are given for innovative research or creative achievement in the form of books, articles, productions, exhibits, compositions or arrangements.

Professor Linda Shimizu - recipient of the The Michael J. Mungo Undergraduate Teaching Award
This is awarded to innovative professors committed to good teaching.  Recipients are selected annually from the University of South Carolina Columbia campus faculty.