Dr. Jeffrey Stringer, the Clarke-Pearson Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has received the 2025 Oliver Max Gardner Award for his transformative work in maternal healthcare in low-resource settings around the world.
Dr. Craig Yencho, an NC State University professor whose research has influenced sweetpotato cultivation across the world, has been named the recipient of the 2024 Oliver Max Gardner Award.
Dean Emeritus Mike Smith of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has been named a winner of the 2023 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service.
Kuldeep Rawat of Elizabeth City State University has been named a winner of the 2023 Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service.
A top cancer researcher from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has been named the recipient of the 2023 Oliver Max Gardner Award.