Accolades is an occasional News Center feature that highlights recent accomplishments of The University of Texas at Dallas faculty and students. The medal is ISARA’s highest award for senior scientists, given in recognition of sustained outstanding contribution to the measurement, modeling and management of uncertainty in spatial data. Additionally, Griffith’s research has contributed to a better understanding of satellite images and the geographic spread and distribution of diseases. Johnson, who is working on a Master of Fine Arts in creative practice, earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Texas Woman’s University and a Master of Fine Arts from Rhode Island School of Design. She is the creator of “The Self Publication,” a photographic book series that combats stereotypes of the Black community.