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The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Faculty Achievement Awards

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) Faculty Achievement Awards recognize faculty from SEC member universities with outstanding records in research and scholarship. The awards program was established in 2012 by the Conference's presidents and chancellors and celebrates success in teaching, research, and service.

There is one awardee per university, one of which is chosen as the SEC Professor of the Year, voted on by the universities' provosts. All receive an honorarium and memento from the SEC. The SEC Professor of the Year is honored during the annual SEC Awards Dinner.

The SEC Faculty Achievement Awards recipient for 2024 is Dr. Michael C. Hall, Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine, and Patrick H. Lehan Endowed Chair of Cardiovascular Diseases.

Past UMMC awardees include:

  • 2024 - Dr. Michael Hall, Professor and Chair of Medicine
  • 2022 - Dr. Rob Rockhold, Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • 2020 - Dr. Alan Jones, Professor of Emergency Medicine
  • 2018 - Dr. Jane Reckelhoff, Billy S. Guyton Distinguished Professor
  • 2016 - Dr. Joey P. Granger, Billy S. Guyton Distinguished Professor
  • 2014 - Dr. John E. Hall*, Arthur C. Guyton Professor

*denotes awardees who were also voted the "SEC Professor of the Year"