Chapter 32 Love of Learning Award

The Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 32 Love of Learning Award was established in 2003 in recognition of the 80th anniversary of the Chapter at the University of Georgia.  The award acknowledges each awardee’s outstanding contributions and accomplishments in their field of study.  Past awardees are listed below.

YEAR AWARD RECIPIENT
2003 Gary Bertsch, Meigs Professor of Political Science
  Judith Ortiz Cofer, Franklin Professor of English & Creative Writing
  T.R. Hummer, Editor, The Georgia Review
   John Kay, Young Harris College
  Terry Kay, Author
  Stanley Longman, Department Head, Drama & Theater
  R. Baxter Miller, Professor of English & African American Studies
  Paul Torrance, Professor Emeritus, Educational Psychology
2004 Ann Crowther, Associate Vice President for Instruction
  Vince Dooley, Athletic Director, Emeritus
2005 Alan Covich, Director, Institute of Ecology
  William Jackson, Director, Office of Instructional Support &  Development
  Fred Stephenson, Meigs Professor of Marketing & Distribution, Emeritus
  Susette Talarico, Meigs Professor of Political Science
2006 Sylvia Hutchinson, Professor Emerita, College of Education & Higher Education and Director, Emeriti Scholars Program
  Jared Klein, Distinguished Research Professor of Linguistics, Classics, Germanic & Slavic Languages
2007 Lioba Moshi, Professor & Director, African Studies Program
  Leonard Poon, Director, Institute of Gerontology
2008 Ian Hardin, Georgia Power Professor of Textile Science & Co-Director of the Academy of the Environment
  Tom Holland, Professor of Social Work
  Pam Kleiber, Associate Director, Honors Program Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities
  Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Labor
2009 Patricia Barron, Chief Magistrate Court Judge, Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
  Joe W. Crim, Professor of Cellular Biology & Associate Vice President for Instruction
  Arnett C. Mace, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
2010 Edward T. Kanemasu, Assistant Dean of International Affairs & Director of Global Programs, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences
  Maurice C. Daniels, Dean, School of Social Work
2011 Josef M. Broder, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
2012 Robert Chambers, Headmaster,  Athens Academy
2013 Freda Scott-Giles, Associate Professor, Theatre & Film Studies
2014 Kasee Laster, Director of Education Abroad
2015 Philip Lanou, Clarke County Superintendent of Schools, National Superintendent of the Year
2016 Christine Franklin, Senior Lecturer/Undergraduate Coordinator of Statistics, Franklin College of Arts & Sciences
2017 Olin Parker, Professor Emeritus, Hugh Hodgson School of Music
2018 JoBeth Allen, Professor Emerita, College of Education, Co-Director, U-Lead Athens
2019 Nancy Rothenberg (Posthumous), School of Social Work
2020 Books for Keeps
2022 Shannon O'Brien Brooks, Founding Director, UGA Office of Service-Learning