Research, Creative Activities & Innovation > Research Highlights > Awards & Distinctions Archive

  • U.S. News and World Report rankings published in January 2022, ranked DePaul's online bachelor's degree programs  74th nationwide. Noteworthy, the online bachelor's degree program in psychology ranked  16th nationally.  ​Learn More.
  • The Academy for Urban School Leadership recently honored DePaul’s College of Education for nearly a decade of work in advancing educational equity through the Chicago Teacher Residency program.​  Learn More.
  • DePaul University moved up in two recently released rankings of the best higher education programs for studying entrepreneurship.​  Learn More.
  • AR/VR Rankings Place DePaul among Best in Nation.  Learn More​.

​Additional Faculty Awards and Distinction

  • Dr. Kathryn Grant, Professor, in the Psychology Department in the College of Science and Health  (CSH) and Dr. Tanu Malik, Associate Professor in the School of Computing in  the Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM)  have been named Illinois Science & Technology Coalition (ISTC) “Researchers to Know” at Illinois’ universities.  Each year, ISTC names  a list of researchers who are who have made a significant impact in their field, and are driving innovation in the state.  Learn More.​
  • Dr. Monica Reyes​, Assistant Professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, is the recipient of an American Association of University Women (AAUW) Fellowship. Learn More.​
  • Dr. Jalene LaMontagne, Associate Professor in the College of Science and Health  and Abigail Leeper (a Double-Demon with a BS and MS in Biological Sciences) were given the Manierre Award by the Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation in August 2021, in recognition of their research in the Huron Mountains that led to two recent peer-reviewed publications.
  • Dr. Yujong Hwang, Associate Professor in the School of Accountancy & MIS, has been recognized as a "Distinguished Member – Cum Laude" by the Association of Information Systems (AIS). This significant distinction is based on her research in the AIS journals and the service to the AIS in the leadership roles. AIS is the world's leading IS society with a current membership of over 4,500 members, but only 100 have been designated as Distinguished Members – Cum Laude.
  • Rebecca Michel, College of Education Associate Professor Rebecca Michel has been awarded The National Career Development Association's Diversity Initiative Award.  Learn More.
  • Lourdes Torres, the Vincent de Paul Professor of Latin American Studies and Latino Studies, has been named a recipient of the 2021 Frank Bonilla Public Intellectual Award. Learn More​.
  • Dorothy Kozlowski, College of Science and Health Professor Dorothy Kozlowski has received the Chicago Society for Neuroscience 2020-2021 Career Achievement Award.  Learn More​.
  • ​Elizabeth A. Murphy, Professor emerita in the School of Accountancy, has received the Illinois CPA Society’s prestigious 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. Learn more.
  • Jennifer Rosato Perea, Dean for DePaul's College of Law, has received The Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois 2020 Aguila Award. Learn more.
  • Craig Klugman, Professor of Bioethics and Health Humanities in the College of Science and Health, has been named to the National Biodefense Science Board. Learn more.
  • College of Science and Health’s Ruben Parra, Professor of Computational Chemistry, named a fellow of the The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Leadership Academy/ La Academia de Liderazgo. Learn more.
  • College of Communication​ Kelly Chu has been honored by the American Academy of Advertising with the Billy I. Ross Advertising Education Award. Learn more. 
  • The Theatre School’s Alden J. Vaszquez wins Stage Managers’ Association’s Del Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in the Art of Stage Management. Learn more.
  • AGIF-Funded faculty, Carolyn Bronstein, Vincent de Paul Professor of Communication, John Klein in the Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media, and Judith McCray in the College of Communication win a 2020 Gold Telly Award. Learn more.
  • Business Professors LaVan and Ciecka Reach 50th Anniversaries on Faculty. Learn more.​​​