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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 2026 is Dr. Caroline Compretta, Professor of Preventive Medicine and Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research.
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"
For more information, contact the Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.