AES faculty include the current UW Provost, who has also served as Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, Executive Vice Provost, Chair of Psychology, Chair of American Ethnic Studies, and Director of the UW Honors Program. Also in the AES faculty ranks are a former Special Assistant to the Provost, the Director of the Diversity Minor, the former Director of the Teachers for a New Era program, and a former Director of the UW Program on the Environment. Major awards and leadership positions in national organizations held by our faculty include:
Faculty Honors and Awards
| Recipient | Award Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| M. Aziz | UW Distinguished Teaching Award | 2024 |
| American Ethnic Studies | OCA Golden Circle Award | 2023 |
| Connie So | UW Outstanding Public Service Award | 2023 |
| Jang Wook Huh | ACLS Fellowship | 2023 |
| Juan Felipe Herrera | Frost Medal for Lifetime Achievement | 2023 |
| Monica Cortes-Viharo | Public Humanities Fellowship | 2022 |
| Alina Mendez | Career Enhancement Fellowship | 2022 |
| Jang Wook Huh | Constance M. Rourke Award | 2022 |
| Jang Wook Huh | NFH Fellowship | 2022 |
| Monica Cortes-Viharo | Husky 100 Award | 2017 |
| Rick Bonus | Excellence in Mentoring Award | 2016 |
| Lauro Flores | Ohtli Award | 2016 |
| Sonnet Retman | Royalty Research Fund Award | 2015 |
| Connie So | First Citizens Award | 2015 |
| Linh Thuy Nguyen | Summer Graduate Teaching Fellowship | 2014 |
| Stephen Sumida | Association for Asian American Studies Lifetime Achievement Award | 2013 |
| Sonnet Retman | Undergraduate Research Mentor Award | 2013 |
| Devon Peña | NACCS Scholar of the Year Award | 2013 |
| Linh Thuy Nguyen | Lucie Cheng Award | 2012 |
| Oliver Rollins | Rosenberg-Hill Research Fellowship | 2012 |
| Erasmo Gamboa | UW Timeless Award | 2011 |
| Ana Mari Cauce | APA James M. Jones Lifetime Achievement Award | 2011 |
| Ana Mari Cauce | UW Luis F. Esteban Award for Public Service | 2010 |
| Sherman Alexie | Native Writers' Circle of the Americas, Lifetime Achievement Award | 2010 |
| Sherman Alexie | Puterbaugh Award | 2010 |
| Sherman Alexie | California Young Readers Medal | 2010 |
| Tetsuden Kashima | UW James D. Clowes Award for the Advancement of Learning Communities | 2009 |
| Sherman Alexie | American Library Association, Odyssey Award | 2009 |
| Tetsuden Kashima | National Japanese American Citizens League, Japanese American of the Biennium Award | 2008 |
| Stephen Sumida | Fullbright Lectureship | 2007-2008 |
| Lauro Flores | UC Riverside, The Tomás Rivera Lifetime Achievement Award | 2008 |
| Erasmo Gamboa | UW Outstanding Service Award | 2007 |
| Lauro Flores | UW Distinguished Teaching Award | 2007 |
| Connie So | Leadership in Teaching Award | 2007 |
| Sonnet Retman | Woodrow Wilson Junior Faculty Career Enhancement Fellowship | 2006-2007 |
| Sherman Alexie | PEN/Faulkner Award | 2007 |
| Sherman Alexie | National Book Award | 2007 |
| Devon Peña | American Library Association, Outstanding Reference | 2006 |
| Devon Peña | New York City Public Library, Best of Reference | 2006 |
| Rick Bonus | UW Distinguished Teaching Award | 2003 |
| Ana Mari Cauce | Society for Community Research and Action Distinguished Contribution Award | 2003 |
| Ana Mari Cauce | American Psychological Association Dalmas A. Taylor Distinguished Contribution Award | 2002 |
| Sherman Alexie | PEN/Malamud Award | 2001 |
| Ana Mari Cauce | UW Distinguished Teaching Award | 1999 |
| Lauro Flores | American Book Award | 1999 |
| Devon Peña | Colorado Historical Society, Book of the Year Award | 1999 |
| Erasmo Gamboa | Oregon State, Civil Rights Trailblazers Award | 1999 |
| Devon Peña | Choice Magazine, Outstanding Academic Book of the Year Award | 1998 |
| Connie So | Association for Asian American Studies Service Award | 1998 |
| Sherman Alexie | American Book Award | 1996 |
| Sherman Alexie | Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers' Award | 1994 |
| Sherman Alexie | PEN/Hemingway Award | 1993 |
| Connie So | University of California Graduate Fellowship | 1993 |
| Ana Mari Cauce | APA Excellence in Research Award | 1992 |
| Erasmo Gamboa | Washington State Governor’s Ethnic Heritage Award | 1992 |
| Sherman Alexie | NEA Fellowship | 1992 |
| John Walter | American Book Award | 1990 |
| Erasmo Gamboa | Washington State Centennial Commission, Hispanic Humanist Award | 1989 |
Faculty Leadership Positions Held
| Leader | Position | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Connie So | President, Organization of Chinese Americans- Seattle Chapter | 2019-Present |
| Rick Bonus | Chair, Search Committees for Professors and Lecturers in Asian American Studies | 2016-2017 |
| Gail Nomura | Co-Chair, Association for Asian American Studies National Conference Site Commitee | 2013 |
| Devon Peña | Chair, National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies | 2009-2011 |
| Rick Bonus | President, Association for Asian American Studies | 2009-2011 |
| Ana Mari Cauce | President, Society for Community Research and Action | 2005-2006 |
| Stephen Sumida | President, American Studies Association | 2002-2004 |
| Stephen Sumida | President, Association for Asian American Studies | 1998-2000 |
| Gail Nomura | President, Association for Asian American Studies | 1995-1997 |
| John Walter | President, National Association for Ethnic Studies | 1989-1991 |