Councils
Honors and Awards Council
The Honors and Awards Council (HAC) advises the Provost and the Senior Vice President for USF Health or their designees on matters regarding the provision of various academic honors and awards granted by the USF. HAC is responsible for conveying to the Faculty Senate, the Provost and President the names it recommends to receive various academic honors and awards granted by or through the University of South Florida.
The Council will receive and evaluate nominations which normally originate from the university community.
These include:
- Theodore and Venette Askounes-Ashford Distinguished Scholar Award
- Distinguished Service Award
- Excellence in Research Award (Pre-tenure and Tenured)
- Honorary Degree
- Kosove Distinguished Teaching and Service Award (Graduate and Undergraduate)
- Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teacher Award
For the 2026-2027 AY :
Completed notification of nomination forms should be submitted to the Faculty Senate Office (fsenate@usf.edu) by 5:00 p.m. on December 4, 2026.
Nomination packets for all awards must be submitted in a single PDF to the Faculty Senate Office (fsenate@usf.edu) by 5:00 p.m. on January 15, 2027.
Other honors and awards that may be established in the future and granted to members of the university community.
Award recipients are honored annually at the USF Faculty Honors & Awards Ceremony,
hosted by the Office of the Provost. The event is usually in April in the Marshall
Student Center Ballroom on the Tampa campus.
Honorary Degrees are awarded at Commencement.
Recipient Lists
Meeting schedule 2025-2026
- Fall 2025: Monday, September 22 at 4-5 PM
- February 11 (Wed) 10:00-12:00 - Review Applications
- February 25 (Wed) 10:00-12:00 - Review Applications
- March 11 (Wed) 11:00-12:00 - Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
Meeting Schedule 2026-2027
Week of September 14, 2026 (1 hour) - Review Guidelines
Week of September 21, 2026 (1 hour) - Review HD Applications
Week of February 8, 2027 (2 hours) - Review Applications
Week of February 22, 2027 (2 hours) - Review Applications
Week of March 8 (1 hour) - Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
COUNCIL ROSTER 2025-2026
- Chair: Sophia Han
- Vice-Chair: David Rubin
Council Roster 2026-2027
- Chair: John Kuhn
- Vice-Chair: Holly Donahue-Singh