Award Winners

Global Engagement Award, 2021

Chris Morgan

Chris Morgan

The Global Engagement Award Committee of the Ozmen Institute for Global Studies chose Chris Morgan for his 15 years of research, education and outreach in international settings. Through his research, Chris explains the evolution of increasingly intensive economies and sociocultural complexity among worldwide hunter-gatherers in light of paleoenvironmental, paleoclimatic and demographic change. In addition, he has trained international and U.S. students in archaeological field and laboratory analytical techniques and mentored student research projects which has occurred in China, Mongolia and Argentina. Finally, Chris' international research also includes various outreach endeavors, often hinging on generating English text for international audiences.

Chris' research

Global Engagement Award, 2020

Zeb Hogan

Zeb Hogan

The Global Engagement Award Committee of the Ozmen Institute for Global Studies chose Zeb Hogan for his many accomplishments, promoting academic and public engagement both on campus and in our local community. As a National Geographic Society fellow, Hogan has been the face and voice behind "Monster Fish." With his work, Hogan has been instrumental in confronting the environmental challenges faced in the Mekong River region. Hogan reaches a wide variety of audiences with his work, ranging from high-level panels at the United Nations to local K-12 students. As a global scholar, he is an integral part of the University of Nevada, Reno’s efforts in global research and outreach as an R1 research university.

Zeb's research

Zeb Hogan

Zeb Hogan is the winner of many prestigious awards, including:

  • UN Councilor for Fish, Convention on Migratory Species
  • Special Advisor, IUCN Freshwater Fish Specialist Group
  • Fellow, National Geographic Society
  • Fulbright Scholar
  • The Frederick and Joan Berkelow Distinguished Conservationist, North Carolina State University