FSU Honors & Awards

Below are some of Florida State University’s most distinguished honorees. They include faculty, students and alumni, as well as individuals recognized by the university for their achievements and historical significance.


Faculty Honorees

Nobel Laureates

Nobel Prize in Chemistry

  • Robert Mulliken, 1966
  • Harold W. Kroto, 1996

Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

  • James M. Buchanan, 1986

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

  • Konrad Bloch, 1964

Nobel Prizes in Physics

  • Paul Dirac, 1933
  • J. Robert Schrieffer, 1972
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Members

National Academy of Sciences

  • Paul Dirac, 1949
  • Michael Kasha, 1971
  • J. Robert Schrieffer, 1971
  • Lloyd Beidler, 1974
  • Abba Ptachya Lerner, 1974
  • J. Herbert Taylor, 1977
  • Donald Caspar, 1994
  • Steven Mitchell Stanley, 1994
  • Melvin E. Stern, 1998
  • Lev P. Gorkov, 2005
  • Laura H. Greene, 2006
  • Harold W. Kroto, 2006
  • Alexander Stewart Fotheringham, 2013
  • Patrick John Stover, 2016
  • Gregory S. Boebinger, 2021

National Academy of Engineering

  • David C. Larbalestier, 2003
  • Manoj Shah, 2022
  • Longya Xu, 2023

National Academy of Medicine

  • Barbara Culliton, 1989
  • Phyllis M. Wise, 2008
  • Jill B. Quadagno, 2010
  • Susan Beth Hassmiller, 2013
  • Norman Bruce Anderson, 2017
  • Regan Kolene Bailey, 2020
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Memebers
  • Michael Kasha, 1963
  • J. Robert Schrieffer, 1970
  • Donald Caspar, 1972
  • Lloyd M. Beidler, 1975
  • Melvin E. Stern, 1975
  • Lev P. Gorkov, 1991
  • Laura H. Greene, 1997
  • Frances C. James, 2001
  • Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, 2004
  • Alan G. Marshall, 2013
  • Phyllis M. Wise, 2013
  • Roy F. Baumeister, 2015
  • Joseph A. Travis, 2015
  • Gregory S. Boebinger, 2017
Macarthur Fellow
  • Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, 2021
Guggenheim Fellows
  • Michael Kasha, 1950
  • Raymond Sheline, 1955, 1956, 1964
  • Melvin E. Stern, 1970
  • Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, 1980
  • Michael E. Ruse, 1983
  • Robert Olen Butler, 1993
  • Donald Caspar, 1994
  • Jill B. Quadagno, 1994
  • Donna Uchizono, 1998
  • Kathleen M. Erndl, 2000
  • Richard Greaves, 2000
  • John E. Kelsay, 2002
  • Gary Lynn Taylor, 2002
  • Thomas E. Joiner, 2003
  • David K. Kirby, 2003
  • Dale A. Olsen, 2005
  • Mark L. Wingate, 2005
  • Laura H. Greene, 2009
  • Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, 2009
  • Barbara L. Hamby, 2010
  • Ladislav Kubik, 2010
  • Bryan J. Cuevas, 2013
  • James H. Kimbrell, 2016
  • Antonio Méndez Esparza, 2017
  • Lilian Garcia Roig, 2021
  • Martin Munro, 2024
  • Gwen Mary Welliver, 2025
  • nia love, 2026
Pulitzer Prize Winners

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction

  • Robert Olen Butler, 1993

Pulitzer Prize for Music

  • Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, 1983
Fulbright Scholars
  • Louis Shores, 1951–1952
  • George Lensen, 1953–1954
  • Raymond Sheline, 1955–1956
  • William Randel, 1955–1956
  • James Buchanan, 1955–1956
  • Oscar Rigsby, 1956–1957
  • Francis Walton, 1956–1957
  • Raymond Sheline, 1956–1957
  • Wiley L. Housewright, 1956–1957
  • Meyer Nimkoff, 1958–1959
  • Hartley Price, 1958–1959
  • Kellogg Hunt, 1958–1959
  • Olive Cross, 1960–1961
  • Richard Eide, 1961–1962
  • Hartley Price, 1961–1962
  • William Dillingham, 1961–1962
  • Olive Cross, 1962–1963
  • J. Paul Stoakes, 1962–1963
  • Hans Plendl, 1963–1964
  • George Yost Jr., 1964–1965
  • William Randel, 1964–1965
  • Weymouth Jordan, 1964–1965
  • George Yost Jr., 1965–1966
  • Gregory Choppin, 1965–1966
  • George Macesish, 1966–1967
  • Donald Holroyd, 1966–1967
  • James Quagliano, 1966–1967
  • Morton Winsberg, 1967–1968
  • Gregory Choppin, 1968–1969
  • William Dillingham, 1970–1971
  • Robert Johnson, 1971–1972
  • John Winchester, 1971–1972
  • George Macesich, 1971–1972
  • James Whittington, 1971–1972
  • Neil Fletcher, 1971–1972
  • Morton Winsberg, 1972–1973
  • Allan Tucker, 1972–1973
  • Marshall Colberg, 1972–1973
  • Robert Mautz, 1972–1973
  • Robert Lawton, 1972–1973
  • Andre Clewell, 1973–1974
  • Emerich Friedmann, 1974–1975
  • Harry Lipner, 1974–1975
  • Robert Gilmer, 1974–1975
  • Byron Massialas, 1975–1976
  • Philip Cannistraro, 1976–1977
  • Robert Gagne, 1976–1977
  • Leslie Wilson, 1977–1978
  • Ernest Burkman Jr., 1977–1978
  • Seymour Hess, 1978–1979
  • John Van Doren, 1979–1980
  • Helen Stevens, 1979–1980
  • Dale Olsen, 1979–1980
  • Richard Kraft, 1980–1981
  • Russel Dalton, 1980–1981
  • Sidney Grant, 1980–1981
  • Ivor Mitchell, 1981–1982
  • Doren Wallace Van, 1982–1983
  • David Darst, 1982–1983
  • Ivor Mitchell, 1982–1983
  • Pearl Tait, 1985–1986
  • Nancy Leonhardt, 1985–1986
  • John Van Doren, 1986–1987
  • Ashenafi Kebede, 1986–1987
  • David Salisbury, 1986–1987
  • Steven Klees, 1987–1988
  • Candace Harper, 1988–1989
  • John Hansen, 1990–1991
  • Sheila Taylor, 1991–1992
  • Sharon Nicholson, 1991–1992
  • John Van Doren, 1991–1992
  • Terri Lindbloom, 1991–1992
  • John Osmond, 1992–1993
  • Monteze Snyder, 1992–1993
  • John Van Doren, 1992–1993
  • Steven Klees, 1992–1993
  • Patrick Meighan, 1992–1993
  • Carter Hull, 1992–1993
  • Frederick Jenks, 1993–1994
  • Glenn Parker, 1993–1994
  • John Van Doren, 1993–1994
  • Mary Pohl, 1994–1995
  • Jayaram Sethuraman, 1994–1995
  • David Westling, 1994–1995
  • Rodney Eichenberger, 1995–1996
  • Daniel Simberloff, 1995–1996
  • Petra Doan, 1995–1996
  • Carol Darling, 1995–1996
  • Rebecca Miles, 1996–1997
  • Frank Garcia, 1996–1997
  • John Hansen, 1996–1997
  • Petra Doan, 1996–1997
  • Robert Walker, 1997–1998
  • Charles Reed, 1997–1998
  • Petra Doan, 1997–1998
  • Stanley Gontarski, 1998–1999
  • Richard Chackerian, 2001–2002
  • Michael Uzendoski, 2002–2003
  • Randy Dumm, 2003–2004
  • Charles Figley, 2003–2004
  • Jayaram Sethuraman, 2004–2005
  • Danuta Leszczynska, 2004–2005
  • Carol Darling, 2004–2005
  • Richard Feiock, 2005–2006
  • Tomi Gomory, 2005–2006
  • Lisa Wakamiya, 2005–2006
  • Elizabeth Goldsmith, 2005–2006
  • Ralph Brower, 2006–2007
  • Jeffrey Milligan, 2006–2007
  • Hee Min Kim, 2006–2007
  • James Cobbe, 2007–2008
  • Patricia Martin, 2007–2008
  • Jeffrey Brooks, 2007–2008
  • Daniel Klooster, 2007–2008
  • Tarek Abichou, 2007–2008
  • Marcia Rosal, 2008–2009
  • Doris Gray, 2008–2009
  • Joseph Hellweg, 2008–2009
  • Marjaneh Fooladi, 2009–2010
  • Amitabh Rai, 2009–2010
  • Frances Berry, 2009–2010
  • Brian Inouye, 2010–2011
  • David Whalley, 2011–2012
  • Ashok Srinivasan, 2011–2012
  • Lauren Weingarden, 2011–2012
  • Marcia Porter, 2011–2012
  • Kristen Hagen, 2011–2012
  • Suzanne Sinke, 2012–2013
  • John Corrigan, 2014–2015
  • Edward Gray, 2014–2015
  • Jonathan Adams, 2014–2015
  • Anuj Srivastava, 2014–2015
  • Giray Okten, 2015–2016
  • Piyush Kumar, 2015–2016
  • Ann Carol Weissert, 2015–2016
  • Owen Mundy, 2015–2016
  • Jean Munn, 2015–2016
  • Rodney Roberts, 2015–2016
  • Margaret Wright-Cleveland, 2015–2016
  • Rebecca Miles, 2016–2017
  • Joelle Dietrick, 2016–2017
  • Frederick Davis, 2016–2017
  • Anke Meyer-Baese, 2016–2017
  • Iain Quinn, 2016–2017
  • Pui Wan Lee, 2016–2017
  • Bruce Locke, 2017–2018
  • Bruce Lamont, 2017–2018
  • Valliere Richard Auzenne, 2017–2018
  • Machelle Thompson, 2017–2018
  • Ming Cui, 2017–2018
  • Miles Taylor, 2018–2019
  • Anne Barrett, 2018–2019
  • Joseph Schlenoff, 2018–2019
  • Igor Alabugin, 2018–2019
  • Iris Junglas, 2018–2019
  • Jacob Newberry, 2018–2019
  • Micah Vandegrift, 2018–2019
  • Katarzyna Bugaj, 2018–2019
  • Christopher Coutts, 2018–2019
  • Ziad Musslimani, 2019–2020
  • Sharon Nicholson, 2019–2020
  • Fernando Teson, 2019–2020
  • James Howell, 2019–2020
  • Samantha Paustian-Underdahl, 2019–2020
  • Andrew Opel, 2019–2020
  • Nancy Everhart, 2019–2020
  • Mary Stewart, 2019–2020
  • Jessica Wendorf Muhamad, 2020–2021
  • Antonio Terracciano, 2020–2021
  • Evan Cresswell-Clay, 2020–2021
  • David Johnson, 2020–2021
  • Lori Gooding, 2020–2021
  • Charles Hinnant, 2020–2021
  • Patricia Villeneuve, 2020–2021
  • Woo Gon Kim, 2020–2021
  • Kurtis Johnson, 2020–2021
  • Frank Gunderson, 2021–2022
  • Carl Schmertmann, 2022–2023
  • Jasminka Ilich, 2022–2023
  • Jennifer Atkins, 2022–2023
  • Tatjana Soldat-Jaffe, 2023–2024
  • Christine Mokher, 2023–2024
  • James Howell, 2023–2024
  • Pui Wan Lee, 2023–2024
  • Besiki Stvilia, 2023–2024
  • Vincent Salters, 2024–2025
  • Diana Lopez, 2024–2025
  • Shuyuan Metcalfe, 2024–2025
  • Daekwan Kim, 2024–2025
  • Gang Wang, 2024–2025
  • Nora Underwood, 2024–2025
  • Mainak Mookherjee, 2024–2025
  • Kristin Dowell, 2025–2026
  • Vasubandhu Misra, 2025–2026
  • Ying (Mai) Kung, 2025–2026
Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professors

The Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor award is the highest honor faculty can bestow on a colleague. First presented in 1957–58, the award was known as the Distinguished Professor award until 1981 when it was renamed in honor of the late Vice President for Academic Affairs Robert O. Lawton. At that time, past recipients were also designated Lawton Distinguished Professors.


  • William Hudson Rogers, 1957–1958
  • Marian Doris Irish, 1958–1959
  • Anna Forbes Liddell, 1959–1960
  • Ernest Max Grunwald, 1960–1961
  • Wiley L. Housewright, 1961–1962
  • Michael Kasha, 1962–1963
  • Raymond Sheline, 1966–1967
  • Richard Rubenstein, 1977–1978
  • Harry M. Walborsky, 1980–1981
  • Leo Mandelkern, 1984–1985
  • Tiruvalam N. Krishnamurti, 1985–1986
  • Daniel S. Simberloff, 1986–1987
  • Werner Herz, 1987–1988
  • Clifford K. Madsen, 1988–1989
  • Richard Greaves, 1989–1990
  • Emerich Imre Friedmann, 1991–1992
  • James Calvin Smith Jr., 1992–1993
  • Jayaram Sethuraman, 1993–1994
  • Kurt G. Hofer, 1994–1995
  • Joseph A. Travis, 1996–1997
  • De Witt L. Sumners, 1997–1998
  • Myles Hollander, 1998–1999
  • Christopher K. Tam, 2000–2001
  • Nancy H. Marcus, 2001–2002
  • Kirby W. Kemper, 2002–2003
  • David K. Kirby, 2003–2004
  • Jayne M. Standley, 2005–2006
  • Alan G. Marshall, 2006–2007
  • Walter R. Tschinkel, 2007–2008
  • Stanley E. Gontarski, 2008–2009
  • Richard K. Wagner, 2009–2010
  • Thomas E. Joiner, 2010–2011
  • Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, 2011–2012
  • Nar S. Dalal, 2012–2013
  • Shridhar K. Sathe, 2013–2014
  • Mark A. Riley, 2014–2015
  • Max D. Gunzburger, 2015–2016
  • Joseph B. Schlenoff, 2016–2017
  • Jeffrey P. Chanton, 2017–2018
  • Pamela L. Perrewé, 2018–2019
  • Timothy A. Cross, 2019–2020
  • Sharon E. Nicholson, 2020–2021
  • Jorge Piekarewicz, 2021–2022
  • Gary Lynn Taylor, 2021–2022
  • Maxine L. Montgomery, 2022–2023
  • Lilian Garcia Roig, 2023–2024
  • Harrison B. Prosper, 2024–2025
  • Pamela K. Keel, 2025–2026
  • Laura Reina, 2026–2027
  • Brad Schmidt, 2026–2027

Student Honorees

Rhodes Scholars
  • Frederick William Buchholtz, 1905
  • Caroline Alexander, 1976
  • Garrett Johnson, 2006
  • Joe O’Shea, 2008
  • Myron Rolle, 2009
Fulbright Recipients
  • Per-Olof Jonsson, 1962
  • Franklin Ashburn, 1964
  • Lang Murray, 1964
  • Kenneth Strickler, 1965
  • David Burch, 1966
  • Gloria Fiero, 1966
  • Caroline Coble, 1967
  • Walter Renn, 1967
  • Terry Schreckengost, 1967
  • Louis Pease, 1969
  • Stephen Hess, 1970
  • Karen Niver, 1973
  • Michael Hembree, 1979
  • Diorita Fletcher, 1980
  • Gerald Niemi, 1980
  • Robert Brown, 1981
  • Monte Finkelstein, 1981
  • Timothy Hagy, 1981
  • Helen Chernoff, 1985
  • Mark Luprecht, 1985
  • Sidney Brown, 1986
  • Rebecca Einolf, 1986
  • John Cooper, 1989
  • Douglas Atwater, 1990
  • Carl Harrison, 1991
  • Peter Dees, 1993
  • Jane Florine, 1994
  • Kary Kublin, 1994
  • Bayard Lyons, 1994
  • Michael Beck, 1995
  • Jennifer Ladkani, 1998
  • Michael O'Connor, 1998
  • Elliot Riley, 2000
  • Amy Smoyer, 2000
  • Kevin Mason, 2001
  • Kimberley Leahy, 2005
  • Joana Carlson, 2006
  • Adam Coogle, 2006
  • Shani Henderson, 2006
  • Terence Milstead, 2006
  • Natasha Spencer, 2006
  • Natalie Binder, 2007
  • Daniel Carlson, 2007
  • Jamal Grimes, 2007
  • Megan Hewitt, 2007
  • Katherine Hodges, 2007
  • Timothy Lorton, 2007
  • Matthew Phipps, 2007
  • Natasha Rocas, 2007
  • Nathan Timpano, 2007
  • Michael Douma, 2009
  • Jennifer Ervin, 2009
  • Jason Hobratschk, 2009
  • Victoria Penziner, 2009
  • Travis Smith, 2009
  • Lulio Vargas-Cohen, 2009
  • Heather Wakefield, 2009
  • Richard Benson, 2010
  • Rose Bunch, 2010
  • Georgia Christakis, 2010
  • Kerry Gilmore, 2010
  • Shaina Hyder, 2010
  • Michal Leger, 2010
  • Enoch Stanfill, 2010
  • Julie Walker, 2010
  • William Boyce, 2011
  • Jacob Newberry, 2011
  • Alexis Baxter, 2012
  • Dana Boebinger, 2012
  • Elizabeth Bryant, 2012
  • Cameron Cankaya, 2012
  • Stephen Collins-Elliott, 2012
  • Marian Crotty, 2012
  • Ariel Giumarelli, 2012
  • Christine Helfrich, 2012
  • Armando Mendez, 2012
  • Sandy Noel, 2012
  • Bessie Reina, 2012
  • Kevin Uhler, 2012
  • Taylor Adams, 2013
  • Jacob Gibbons, 2013
  • Natalia Melendez, 2013
  • Esther Milanzi, 2013
  • Brenda Peynado, 2013
  • Alicia Richardson, 2013
  • Caitlin Strawder, 2013
  • Randy Tarnowski, 2013
  • Daniel Taylor, 2013
  • Rachel Van Middlesworth, 2013
  • Jacqueline Allegra, 2014
  • Rosalia Contreras, 2014
  • Daniel Davy, 2014
  • Lauren Gillespie, 2014
  • Emily Mann, 2014
  • Carolina Alarcon, 2015
  • Charles Beckerman, 2015
  • Alexis Cherry, 2015
  • Nia Dickens, 2015
  • Frances Falling, 2015
  • Erica Fedor, 2015
  • Lacy Goode, 2015
  • Robert Haley, 2015
  • Kendra Mitchell, 2015
  • Daniel Ruiz, 2015
  • Debbie Alfred, 2016
  • Carson Bay, 2016
  • Carolina Echeverri, 2016
  • Kelly Hill, 2016
  • Caroline Miranda, 2016
  • Laura O'Connor, 2016
  • Jacqueline Rojas, 2016
  • David A. Skelton, 2016
  • Jesse Smith-Appelson, 2016
  • Daniel Bell, 2017
  • Chelsea Elzinga, 2017
  • Noah Gomez, 2017
  • Mia Hartley, 2017
  • Jesse Marks, 2017
  • Brendan Rempert, 2017
  • Christina Klein-Tross, 2018
  • Brian Menard, 2018
  • Jan-Ruth Mills, 2018
  • Caroline Pryor, 2018
  • Joshua Scriven, 2018
  • Mackenzie Teek, 2018
  • William Wyant, 2018
  • Roberto Flores, 2019
  • Lacy Gillette, 2019
  • Kayla Hanvey, 2019
  • Allison Lang, 2019
  • Cristian Mercado, 2019
  • Jesse Miller, 2019
  • Rita Mookerjee, 2019
  • Amanda Propst, 2019
  • Kelly Ramirez, 2019
  • Tatum Shannon, 2019
  • Rachel Carlisle, 2020
  • Kristie Dick, 2020
  • Schyler Ellsworth, 2020
  • Joseph Guidubaldi, 2020
  • Pamela Knoll, 2020
  • Jacob Mason, 2020
  • Sebastian Mejia, 2020
  • Charlotte Puopolo, 2020
  • Beatrice Dain, 2021
  • Marah Litchford, 2021
  • Michael Rivera, 2021
  • Alexandra Artiles, 2022
  • Emily Eubanks, 2022
  • Emely Galan, 2022
  • Julia Kershaw, 2022
  • Lauren Kuhlman, 2022
  • Elaine Melgarejo, 2022
  • Abigail Rehard, 2022
  • Alexa Scalchunes, 2022
  • Rachel Blankenship, 2023
  • Denisha Campbell, 2023
  • Miguel Gonzalez, 2023
  • Arria Hauldin, 2023
  • Mia Hernandez, 2023
  • Caitlin Mims, 2023
  • Rachel Neale, 2023
  • Michelle Perez, 2023
  • Tessa Santner, 2023
  • Sydney Cole, 2024
  • Nella Delva, 2024
  • Samuel Granoff, 2024
  • Vashalice Kaaba, 2024
  • Korrin Sheahan, 2024
  • JiaQi Trescott, 2024
  • Danielle Wirsansky, 2024
  • Rania Chehaitli, 2025
  • Isabella DiGiorgio, 2025
  • Seth Kehr, 2025
  • Amelia Rivers, 2025

University Honorees

Honorary Degree Recipients & Fields of Distiction

1912

  • Rowena Longmire, Education

1935

  • Ruth Bryan Owen Rhode, Public Service

1950

  • Henri Bonnet, International Affairs
  • Mark Frederick Boyd, Medicine

1952

  • Wouter Bleeker Science

1955

  • William Morrison Robinson Jr., History

1956

  • Millard Fillmore Caldwell, Public Service
  • LeRoy Collins, Public Service
  • William George Dodd, Education
  • Spessard Lindsey Holland, Public Service
  • Philip Wylie, Literature

1957

  • Doak S. Campbell, Education
  • Ernst von Dohnanyi, Music
  • George A. Smathers, Public Service

1959

  • J. Velma Keen, Business

1960

  • Cyril O. Houle, Education

1961

  • Glen T. Seaborg, Science
  • Vivian Ahlsweh Williams, Literature

1962

  • Leonard J. Brass, Science
  • Thomas B. Swann, Business/Public Service

1963

  • Pablo Casals, Music
  • Luther H. Hodges, Public Service/Business
  • Karl Zerbe, Art

1964

  • Cecil Farris Bryant, Public Service
  • Edwin A. Menninger, Science
  • Dorothy Barclay Thompson, Journalism

1965

  • Arthur Statan Adams, Science/Public Service/Education
  • J.J. Daniel, Law/Business
  • Robert J. Van de Graaff, Science

1968

  • Michael E. DeBakey, Medicine
  • Lamar Dodd, Art & Education
  • Robert L. Shaw, Music

1969

  • Lucius D. Battle, Public Service
  • Andres Segovia, Music

1970

  • Alan S. Boyd, Public Service
  • Audrey Wood Liebling, Literature
  • Gregor Piatigorsky, Music
  • Nelson Poynter, Public Service
  • Paul M. Rudolph, Architecture

1971

  • Ed V. Komarek, Science

1972

  • Wilbur J. Cohen, Education
  • John MacKay Shaw, Poetry

1973

  • Karl Dietrich Bracher, History
  • William D. McElroy, Science
  • Allen Morris, Public Service
  • Julia V. Morton, Science

1975

  • Philip Handler, Science
  • Helen Hayes MacArthur, Theatre
  • King Hussein I (Hashemite-Jordan), Public Service

1976

  • Chester H. Ferguson, Education/Public Service
  • Stephen C. O'Connell, Education/Law

1977

  • Mae Knight Clark, Education
  • Lee Strasberg, Theatre
  • Herbert Spencer Zim, Science/Education

1978

  • Lillian Gordy Carter, Public Service
  • Michael Butler Yeats, International Affairs
  • William H. Werkmeister, Philosophy

1979

  • Rev. Charles K. Steele Sr., Public Service
  • William Styron, Literature

1980

  • B.K. Roberts, Public Service/Law

1981

  • Burt Reynolds, Theatre

1982

  • Roger L. Stevens, Theatre

1983

  • Ricardo De la Espriella, Public Service
  • Beth Walton Moor, Public Service
  • William C. Norris, Business/Public Service

1984

  • Rafael Caldera, Public Service/Education
  • John P. McGovern, Medicine

1985

  • Claude Pepper, Public Service

1986

  • Don Fuqua, Public Service/Science
  • Daisy Parker Flory, Public Service
  • Joseph Papp, Theatre

1988

  • Reubin O’D. Askew, Public Service
  • Toshiaki Ogasawara, Public Service

1989

  • George R. Langford Sr., Business/Public Service
  • G. William Miller, Finance/Public Service

1990

  • D. Burke Kibler, Business/Public Service

1991

  • Gunther Schuller, Music
  • Gus A. Stavros, Business/Public Service
  • Robert Edward Turner III, Business/Public Service
  • Marguerite Neel Williams, Public Service
  • Ada Belle Winthrop-King, Modern Languages

1992

  • Louise Ireland Humphrey, Public Service
  • Oscar Arias Sanchez, Public Service

1993

  • Walter Lanier "Red" Barber, Public Broadcasting
  • D. Allan Bromley, Public Service

1994

  • Betty Mae Jumper, Public Service
  • Simon Ostrach, Space Science/Engineering
  • Rosa L. Parks, Civil Rights

1995

  • C. DuBose Ausley, Public Service

1996

  • William R. Mote, Marine Science
  • James Lighthill, Mathematics

1997

  • Russell V. Ewald, Public Service
  • Louis J. Hector, Public Service
  • Ben Weider, Public Service
  • James M. Moran, Business
  • Richard W. Ervin, Public Service
  • Charles B. Reed, Education

1998

  • Rod M. Brim Sr., Business
  • John Paul Stevens, U.S. Supreme Court
  • Godfrey Smith, Business

1999

  • Mart Pierson Hill, Public Service
  • Carl A. DeSantis, Business
  • Thomas F. Petway III, Business

2000

  • Jim Smith, Public Service

2001

  • Ann Reinking, Dance/Theatre/Film
  • Reid B. Hughes, Business/Public Service

2002

  • Charlotte Edwards Maguire, Medicine/Public Service

2003

  • Herbert F. Morgan, Public Service

2005

  • DeVoe L. Moore, Business/Public Service
  • Carlisle Floyd, Music/Opera
  • Jim Shore, Business/Public Service

2006

  • Tom Brokaw, Broadcasting & Journalism

2007

  • Mary Lou Norwood, Public Service
  • Albert J. Dunlap, Business
  • Mark S. Wrighton, Chemistry
  • Katherine Blood Hoffman, Chemistry
  • Edward W. Rabin, Business

2008

  • Ernest Cook, Medicine
  • Charles A. Smith, Business

2009

  • Paul Kagame, Public Service

2012

  • Lee Corso, Media & Communication
  • Edward O. Wilson, Evolutionary Biology
  • Judith A. Dunlap, Philanthropy
  • Tommie Wright, Music

2013

  • Margaret "Maggie" Allesee, Choreography

2014

  • Robert "Bobby" Bowden, Athletics/Public Service
  • Louise Jones Gopher, Public Service

2015

  • Lucy Ho, Public Service

2016

  • Christopher Still, Art
  • Grace Dansby, Philanthropy/Public Service

2019

  • Allan Bense, Public Service

2021

  • William T. Hold, Business

2026

  • Sara Blakely, Business
Bernard F. Sliger Award Honorees
  • Bernard F. Sliger, 1993
  • Robert “Bobby” Bowden, 1994
  • Daisy Parker Flory, 1995
  • Katherine Blood Hoffman, 1996
  • Reubin O’D. Askew, 1997
  • W. Godfrey Smith Sr., 1998
  • Burt Reynolds, 1999
  • George R. Langford Sr., 2000
  • John E. Champion Sr., 2001
  • John Thrasher, 2002
  • Jim Smith, 2003
  • Mike Martin Sr., 2004
  • James E. Joanos, 2005
  • J. Stanley Marshall, 2006
  • Robert A. “Andy” Miller Sr., 2007
  • Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, 2008
  • William M. Durham Jr., 2009
  • Lawrence G. Abele, 2010
  • Leslie Pantin Jr., 2011
  • James E. Pitts, 2012
  • Wm. Andrew “Andy” Haggard, 2013
  • T.K. Wetherell, 2014
  • Betty Lou Joanos, 2015
  • William Proctor, 2016
  • Charles Ehrhardt, 2017
  • Mart Pierson Hill, 2018
  • Melvin Stith Sr., 2019
  • Freddie Groomes-McLendon, 2020
  • Edward E. “Ed” Burr, 2021
  • Sally Karioth, 2022
  • Peter Collins, 2023
  • Gene Deckerhoff Jr., 2024
  • Guy Spearman, 2025
Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame Inductees

1977

  • Fred Biletnikoff, Football
  • Phil Boggs, Swimming & Diving
  • Doak S. Campbell, FSU President
  • Adrian Catarzi, Circus Member
  • Dave Cowens, Basketball
  • Hubert Green, Golf
  • Dick Howser, Baseball
  • J.K. “Bud” Kennedy, Basketball Coach
  • Ken Misner, Track & Field
  • Katherine Montgomery, Administrator/Athletic Association Student President
  • Coyle E. Moore, Administrator/Athletics Commission
  • Burt Reynolds, Football
  • Bill Roetzheim, Gymnastics
  • Ron Sellers, Football
  • Mode L. Stone Sr., Administrator

1978

  • Lee Corso, Football
  • Kim Hammond, Football
  • Ron Harris, Basketball
  • Mike Long, Track & Field Coach
  • Hartley Price, Gymnastics Coach
  • Bim Stults, Swimming & Diving Coach

1979

  • Curt Genders, Swimming & Diving
  • A. Downing Gray, Golf
  • Jack Haskin, Flying High Circus Founder
  • Mike Kelly, Track & Field
  • Jimmy Oler, Basketball
  • Bill Peterson, Football Coach
  • Barry Smith, Football
  • James “J.T.” Thomas, Football

1980

  • Mike Conley, Track & Field
  • Hugh Durham, Basketball
  • Bucky Hiles, Swimming & Diving
  • Jeff Hogan, Basketball
  • Bill McGrotha, Moore-Stone Award
  • Buddy Strauss, Football
  • Hugh Adams, Football

1981

  • LeRoy Collins, Moore-Stone Award
  • Dave Fedor, Basketball
  • Danny Litwhiler, Baseball
  • Danny Smith, Track & Field
  • Steve Tensi, Football
  • Bud Whitehead, Football
  • Woddy Woodward, Baseball

1982

  • Bobby Crenshaw, Football
  • Daisy Parker Flory, Moore-Stone Award
  • Don Holder, Gymnastics
  • Terry Kennedy, Baseball
  • Vaughn Mancha, Administrator/Athletics Director
  • Fred Pickard, Football
  • Walt Sumner, Football
  • Paul “Ham” Wernke, Basketball
  • Del Williams, Football
  • Alexander T. “Lex” Wood, Tennis

1983

  • Bill Dawkins, Football
  • Jesse Forbes, Track & Field
  • John Grubb, Baseball
  • Dick Gutting, Gymnastics
  • Gary Huff, Football
  • Tom Nugent, Football Coach
  • Jack Veghte, Golf
  • J. Edwin White, Moore-Stone Award

1984

  • Dick Artmeier, Basketball
  • Bill Cappleman, Football
  • F. Wilson Carraway, Moore-Stone Award
  • Bradley Cooper, Track & Field
  • Larry Key, Football
  • Jim Lyttle, Baseball
  • Dale McCullers, Football
  • Jack Miles, Gymnastics
  • Bobby Renn, Football
  • Don Veller, Football Coach

1985

  • Dick Hermann, Football
  • Jimmy Jordan, Football
  • George R. Langford Sr., Moore-Stone Award
  • H. Donald Loucks, Basketball/Tennis Coach
  • Gene McDowell, Football
  • James McFatter, Volleyball
  • Bill Odeneal, Volleyball Coach
  • Mike Roberson, Track & Field
  • Mac Scarce, Baseball
  • Gary Schull, Basketball
  • Wally Woodham, Football

1986

  • Ralph Chaudron, Football
  • Don Fauls, Administrator/Head Trainer
  • Rowland Garrett, Basketball
  • Walter McCoy, Track & Field
  • Ron Simmons, Football
  • Godfrey Smith, Moore-Stone Award
  • Rohn Stark, Football

1987

  • Bobby Butler, Football
  • Rainey Cawthon, Moore-Stone Award
  • Mike Fuentes, Baseball
  • Bob Harbison, Football/Golf Coach
  • Ken Lanier, Football
  • Lee Nelson, Football
  • Wyatt “Red” Parish, Football
  • Ed Williamson, Football Coach

1988

  • Paul Azinger, Golf
  • Jane Geddes, Golf
  • Willie Jones, Football
  • Ron King, Basketball
  • Herb Morgan, Moore-Stone Award
  • Vic Prinzi, Football
  • William Lee Proctor, Administrator/Football/Asst. Dean of Men
  • Tony Romeo, Football
  • Margie Wessel Scott, Volleyball
  • Darby Cottle Veazey, Softball

1989

  • Winfred Bailey, Football
  • Charles R. Durbin, Cinematography
  • Sue Galkantas, Basketball
  • Randy Givens, Track & Field
  • Reggie Herring, Football
  • Louis Hill, Moore-Stone Award
  • Paul Piurowski, Football
  • Dick Roberts, Track & Field Coach
  • Jeff Sluman, Golf

1990

  • Greg Allen, Football
  • John D. Bridgers, Athletics Director
  • Bill Capece, Football
  • Alphonso Carreker, Football
  • Michelle Finn, Track & Field
  • Patrick W. Hogan, Administrator/FSU Vice President
  • Kenny Knox, Golf
  • Don Merrick, Football
  • Barbara Jo Palmer, Administrator/W. Athletics Director
  • Billy Parker, Moore-Stone Award
  • Lisa Young-Walters, Golf

1991

  • Gene Ammann, Basketball
  • Tony Avitable, Baseball
  • John Crowe, Football
  • Jamie Dukes, Football
  • Jeff A. Ledbetter, Baseball
  • Ken Miller, Administrator/Track & Field Coach/Athletics Director
  • Marita Payne, Track & Field
  • Reggie Royals, Basketball
  • Mike Shumann, Football
  • Colleen Walker, Golf
  • T.K. Wetherell, Football/Moore-Stone Award

1992

  • Ray Bellamy, Tennis
  • Chic Cicio, Gymnastics
  • Jeff Gray, Baseball
  • Patti Henderson, Tennis
  • Otto Petty, Basketball
  • Jody Reed, Baseball
  • Billy Rhodes, Football
  • Bernard F. Sliger, Moore-Stone Award

1993

  • Luis Alicea, Baseball
  • Bill “Red” Dawson, Football
  • Syde Patrick Deeb, Administrator/Seminole Boosters President/Moore-Stone Award
  • Carlos Fraundorfer, Track & Field
  • Paul Haarhuis, Tennis
  • Bobby Jackson, Football
  • Mike Loynd, Baseball
  • Al Makowieki, Football

1994

  • Charlie Armstrong, Football/Baseball Coach
  • Barbara Bunkowsky, Golf
  • George McCloud, Basketball
  • Paul McGowan, Football
  • Deion Sanders, Football
  • Ron Schomburger, Football
  • Roger Slater, Swimming & Diving
  • Weldon “Babe” Starry, Moore-Stone Award
  • Mitchell Wiggins, Basketball

1995

  • Monk Bonasorte, Football
  • Dave Cappelen, Football
  • Jim Casteel Jr., Track & Field

  • James P. Jones, Moore-Stone Award
  • Mike Kowalski, Swimming & Diving
  • Julie Larsen-Baker, Softball
  • Richie Lewis, Baseball
  • Danny McManus, Football

1996

  • Class not selected.

1997

  • Buffy Baker, Tennis
  • Richard Baker, Moore-Stone Award
  • Kim Batten, Track & Field
  • Lawrence Dawsey, Football
  • Dee Frye-Davis, Department Administrative Assistant
  • Ronald O. Harrison, Track & Field
  • Nolan Henke, Golf
  • Gabrielle Reece, Volleyball
  • Derek Schmidt, Football
  • Jack Sharp, Gymnastics
  • Paul Sorrento, Baseball
  • Scott Warren, Football

1998

  • Jay Ashmore, Gymnastics
  • Harry Davis, Basketball
  • Grace Fox, Moore-Stone Award
  • Michele Guibalt, Golf
  • Billie Jones, Volleyball/Softball
  • Jerry McDaniel, Track & Field
  • Wayne McDuffie, Football
  • Maggie Philgence, Volleyball
  • Mike Tschirret, Swimming & Diving
  • Peter Tom Willis, Football

1999

  • Fred Hatfield, Coaches & Administration
  • Tia Paschal, Basketball
  • Gregg Phifer, Moore-Stone Award
  • Joey Rive, Tennis
  • Charlie Ward, Football/Basketball
  • Casey Weldon, Football
  • Allen Williams, Track & Field

2000

  • Derrick Brooks, Football
  • Joe Camps, Moore-Stone Award
  • Marvin Jones, Football
  • Susan Painter, Softball
  • Paul Wilson, Baseball

2001

  • LeRoy Butler, Football
  • Bob Clem, Baseball
  • Bill Durham, Moore-Stone Award
  • Clay Shiver, Football
  • Angela Wright, Track & Field

2002

  • Gene Deckerhoff Jr., Moore-Stone Award
  • Warrick Dunn, Football
  • Leander McKenzie, Track & Field
  • Doug Mientkiewicz, Baseball
  • Shamalene Wilson-Broner, Softball

2003

  • Terrell Buckley, Football
  • J.D. Drew, Baseball
  • Jim King, Moore-Stone Award
  • Lori Sowell, Tennis
  • Bob Sura, Basketball
  • John Thrasher, Moore-Stone Award

2004

  • Peter Boulware, Football
  • Sam Cassell, Basketball
  • Brendon Dedekind, Swimming & Diving
  • Holly Kelly, Track & Field
  • Jim Smith, Moore-Stone Award
  • Andre Wadsworth, Football

2005

  • Edgar Bennett, Football
  • Lisa Davidson, Softball
  • Terry Long, Track & Field
  • Kez McCorvey, Football
  • Seminole Tribe of Florida, Moore-Stone Award
  • Ken Suarez, Baseball

2006

  • Wanda Burns, Basketball
  • Rhett Dawson, Football
  • Jonathan Johnson, Baseball
  • Gary Pajcic, Moore-Stone Award
  • Billy Smith, Moore-Stone Award
  • Herb Wills, Track & Field
  • Ed “Skip” Young, Basketball

2007

  • Derrick Alexander, Football
  • Audra Brannon, Tennis
  • Brenda Cliette, Track & Field
  • Charles W. Ehrhardt, Coaches & Administration
  • Bernie McCann, Volleyball
  • Larry Pendleton, Coaches & Administration
  • Chris Roberts, Baseball
  • Jack Shinholser, Football

2008

  • Clifton Abraham, Football
  • Doug Edwards, Basketball
  • Andy Haggard, Moore-Stone Award
  • John Poston, Track & Field
  • Jan Sikes, Softball
  • Nadia Ste-Marie, Golf
  • Buddy Teagle, Baseball
  • Claude Thigpen, Coaches & Administration

2009

  • Mike Augustine, Baseball
  • Dennis Boyle, Moore-Stone Award
  • Jeff Bray, Track & Field
  • Danielle Cox, Softball
  • Cecile Reynaud, Coaches & Administration
  • Bob Shave, Golf
  • Reinard Wilson, Football

2010

  • Mickey Andrews, Coaches & Administration
  • Tonya Carter, Track & Field
  • Bobby Cochran, Golf
  • Tom Haney, Moore-Stone Award
  • Doug Henderson, Moore-Stone Award
  • Karyn Palgut, Volleyball
  • Corey Simon, Football
  • Peter Warrick, Football

2011

  • Tonja Brown, Track & Field
  • Sam Cowart, Football
  • Marshall McDougall, Baseball
  • Andy Miller, Moore-Stone Award
  • Stephen Parry, Swimming & Diving
  • Chris Weinke, Football
  • Brooke Wyckoff, Basketball

2012

  • Bobby Bowden, Coaches & Administration
  • Bev Burnett, Basketball
  • John Ford Griffin, Baseball
  • Sue Hall, Moore-Stone Award
  • Danny Kanell, Football
  • DeVoe Moore, Moore-Stone Award
  • Christian Raynor, Golf

2013

  • Matt Diaz, Baseball
  • JoAnne Graf, Coaches & Administration
  • Sebastian Janikowski, Football
  • Douglas Mannheimer, Moore-Stone Award
  • Jamal Reynolds, Football
  • Cindy Schofield, Soccer
  • Sammie Smith, Football
  • Karen Stupples, Golf

2014

  • Jessica van der Linden Boulware, Softball
  • Aaron Carter, Football
  • Harlien Johnson, Coaches & Administration
  • Amp Lee, Football
  • Sara Linke, Swimming & Diving
  • Russ Morcom, Moore-Stone Award
  • Jeremy Morris, Baseball

2015

  • Pat Carter, Football
  • Tay Cody, Football
  • Frank Fazzini, Football
  • Esmeralda Garcia, Track & Field
  • Vicky Gill, Cross Country
  • Jim & Betty Lou Joanos, Moore-Stone Award
  • Hal Schaus, Tennis
  • Brandi Stuart, Softball

2016

  • Charlie Barnes, Moore-Stone Award
  • Alex Barron, Football
  • Mat Cloer, Tennis
  • Verlyn Giles, Coaches & Administration
  • Lacy Janson, Track & Field
  • Garrett Johnson, Track & Field
  • Shane Robinson, Baseball
  • Ernie Stock, Swimming & Diving
  • Sally Summer, Volleyball

2017

  • Rafeeq Curry, Track & Field
  • William Floyd, Football
  • Greg Grady, Basketball
  • Pat Kennedy, Basketball
  • Tony Thomas, Basketball
  • India Trotter, Soccer
  • Larry Strom, Moore-Stone Award

2018

  • Teresa Bundy, Track & Field
  • Walter Dix, Track & Field
  • Jim Gladden, Coaches & Administration
  • Odell Haggins, Football
  • Bob Perrone, Moore-Stone Award
  • Buster Posey, Baseball
  • Al Thornton, Basketball
  • Veronica Wootson, Softball
  • Mami Yamaguchi, Soccer

2019

  • Mickey Dillard, Basketball
  • Susan Kuijken, Track & Field
  • Mike Martin Sr., Coaches & Administration
  • Dick Nichols, Baseball
  • Rick Stockstill, Football
  • Caroline Westrup, Golf

2020

  • Induction ceremony postponed.

2021

  • Brianna Berry, Volleyball
  • Jonas Blixt, Golf
  • Toney Douglas, Basketball
  • Becky Edwards, Soccer
  • Graham Gano, Football
  • Leonard Hamilton, Coaches & Administration
  • Ngoni Makusha, Track & Field
  • Randy Oravetz, Coaches & Administration
  • Kimberly Williams, Track & Field

2022

  • Jean Yves Aubone, Tennis
  • Amanda DaCosta, Soccer
  • Emma Dutton, Swimming & Diving
  • E.G. Green, Football
  • Brooks Koepka, Golf
  • Lawton & Beth Langford, Moore-Stone Award
  • Marvin “Snoop” Minnis, Football
  • Tim Pickett, Basketball
  • Toni Pressley, Soccer
  • James Ramsey, Baseball
  • Jekaterina Stepanova, Volleyball

2023

  • Ricardo Chambers, Track & Field
  • Pedro Grifol, Baseball
  • Rodney Hudson, Football
  • Leslie Malerich, Softball
  • Tiffany McCarty, Soccer
  • Eduardo Perez, Baseball
  • Kelly Rowland, Soccer
  • Sue Semrau, Coaches & Administration

2024

  • Ryan Barthelemy, Baseball
  • Anquan Boldin, Football
  • Casey Hunter, Softball
  • Lamarcus Joyner, Football
  • Phillip Riley, Track & Field
  • Katie Rybakova, Tennis
  • Bernie Waxman, Coaches & Administration

2025

  • Bob Braman, Coaches & Administration
  • Rashad Greene, Football
  • Bryan Henry, Baseball
  • Terry Horner, Swimming & Diving
  • Colleen Quigley, Track & Field/Cross Country
  • Lacey Waldrop, Softball
  • Jameis Winston, Football