Dr. Felicia Arriaga (Sociology) has been appointed to serve on the N.C. House Select Committee on Community Relations, Law Enforcement and Justice.Dr. Kevin Kennedy's documentary "Germans in Jamaica: War, Spies and Camps" won the Gold Award for Best International Documentary Film at the Carolina International Film Festival in Florence, South Carolina, November 2020. (Languages, Literatures and Cultures) Dr. Suzanna Bräuer (Biology) has been awarded a Fulbright grant to study how a microbial "molecular switch" may drive decomposition in response to climate change in melting Finnoscandian permafrost at the University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio in 2021.Dr. Eric Karchmer (Anthropology) has been awarded a Fulbright grant to pursue his research in China for 2020-21. (20)Dr. Howard Neufeld (Biology) and Dr. Megen Culpepper (Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences) received the 2020 Undergraduate Research Mentorship Excellence Award, conferred by Appalachian State University's Office of Student Research. (20)Dr. Andy Heckert (Geological and Environmental Sciences), was awarded a 2021–22 Fulbright through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar program to study and compare two fossil collections from the Triassic period — one in South Africa and one in Poland.Dr. Megen Culpepper (Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences) and Dr. Vicky Klima (Mathematical Sciences) were selected for the 2020 BRIDGES Academic Leadership for Women program sponsored by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The theme of this year’s program is “Leading in a Time of Transformation.”The College Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award went to Dr. Cindy Norris (Computer Science). (20)Dr. Lindsay Masland (Psychology) was recognized by the Society for the Teaching of Psychology (Division 2 of the American Psychological Association) with the 2020 Jane S. Halonen Teaching Excellence Award.Dr. Ellen Cowan (Geological and Environmental Sciences) received the Chancellor’s Award and Dr. Baker Perry ’98 (Geography and Planning), received the Provost’s Award at the inaugural Awards for Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity at App State.Dr. Lindsay Masland (Psychology), was the recipient of the 2020 Board of Governors Appalachian State University Excellence in Teaching Award.2020 Board of Governors Appalachian State University School/College Awards included Dr. Sarah Carmichael (Geological and Environmental Sciences), Dr. Mary Ballard (Psychology) and Dr. Cameron Lippard (Sociology).Dr. Claudia Cartaya-Marin, professor and chair of Chemistry and Fermentation Sciences, received the Chancellor’s Award for Inclusive Excellence for Faculty and serves on the Chief Diversity Officer’s Advisory Board. She created SOAR - a summer bridge program designed for incoming students transitioning into STEM programs and helped found APP Unidos, the university’s Hispanic/Latino faculty and staff association.“Religion in Life,” a television show hosted by Dr. Ozzie Ostwalt (Philosophy and Religion) was awarded the 2019 Religion Communicators Council Wilbur Award in the category of Television and Cable Interview for his episode interviewing the Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr.Dr. Judkin Browning (History) was one of 10 faculty selected in the recent GRAM Award Competition of 2019-21 for "Reverberations of Battle: How the Battle of Gettysburg Affected Soldiers, Families, and Communities." (19)Department of Biology students and faculty attended the annual Association of Southeastern Biologists where awards were given to Regina Javier (senior, Honors) received the Botanical Society of America Southeastern Section Student Poster Award in Plant Science; Morgan Gaglianese-Woody (graduate student) received a Southern Appalachian Botanical Society John E. Fairey Scholarship and Katie Krogmeier (graduate student) received a Southern Appalachian Botanical Society Poster Student Presentation Award. Faculty members Dr. Zack Murrell received the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society Elizabeth Ann Bartholomew Award and Dr. Ray Williams received the ASB Meritorious Teaching Award (20).Dr. Katherine Ledford, (Interdisciplinary Studies), and faculty in the Appalachian studies program received the 2020 Clark Medallion Book Award for her book titled  “Writing Appalachia: An Anthology.” Ledford along with Dr. Theresa Lloyd of East Tennessee State University who co-edited the book and Rebecca Stephens who served as associate editor.Tom Hansell (Interdisciplinary Studies) professor of Appalachian studies and co-director of university documentary film services, was awarded the 2021 McClure-Scanlin Visual Artist Residency award. This competitive award is designed for visual artists and provides them with a complimentary two-week retreat to the Lillian Smith Center at Piedmont College. During his residency, Hansell will be working on the Ancient New project, a series of short films, art installations and public events that showcase the relationships between the mountain headwaters communities and urban communities downstream. Dr. Clarice Moran (English) was recognized as a recipient of the Divergent Publication Award for Excellence in Literacy in a Digital Age Research recognizing the most outstanding publications during the past two years that bring to the forefront the importance and impact of this work, given by the Initiative for Literacy in a Digital Age (21). Sorting: 3