Past Winners
2022 GIA Awardees
- Alumni Global Impact Award: Dr. William H. Jansen, B.A., Anthropology, 1971
- Community Partner Global Impact Award: Kiwanis Club of Lexington
- Distinguished Faculty Achievements in International Research and Scholarship: Dr. Nikiforos ("Nick") Stamatiadis, Professor, Civil Engineering
- Distinguished Faculty Achievements in Education Abroad: Dr. Beth Barnes, Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Integrated Strategic Communication
- Distinguished Faculty Achievements in Internationalizing the Curriculum: Dr. Ann Kingsolver, Professor of Anthropology, Director of Appalachian Studies
- Distinguished Staff Achievements in Campus Internationalization: Ms. Summer Eglinski, Director of Gatton Global Initiatives in the Gatton College of Business and Economics
2021 GIA Awardees
- Alumni Global Impact Award: Mosoka Fallah, Ph.D., Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, 2011
- Distinguished Faculty Achievements in International Research and Scholarship: Sherali Zeadally, associate professor, School of Information Sciences, College of Communication and Information
- Distinguished Faculty Achievements in Education Abroad: Larry Grabau, professor, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Distinguished Faculty Achievements in Internationalizing the Curriculum: Sharon Brennan, Associate Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
- Distinguished Staff Achievemenst in Campus Internationalization: Patricia Bond, Senior Assistant Dean, Office of Graduate Admissions & Recruitment, The Graduate School
2020 GIA Awardees
- Distinguished Faculty Achievements in International Research and Scholarship: Srimati Basu, professor, Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, College of Arts and Sciences
- Distinguished Faculty Achievements in International Research and Scholarship: Jeffrey Seay, associate professor, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering
- Distinguished Faculty Achievements in Education Abroad: Patricia Hyjer Dyk, associate professor and director of graduate studies, Department of Community and Leadership Development, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
- Distinguished Faculty Achievements in Internationalizing the Curriculum: Melody Ryan, professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy
- Distinguished Staff Achievements in Campus Internationalization: Patricia Whitlow, director of Nationally Competitive Awards