Professor Gregory Robinson, UGA Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in the Franklin College of Arts and Science, was awarded the 2023 faculty Blue Key Service Award at the university’s annual Tucker Dorsey Blue Key Alumni Banquet on Nov. 10 at the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel. The Blue Key Honor Society is a national organization whose members are committed to leadership in student life, high scholastic achievement, service to others and citizenship. Established in 1924 at the University of Florida, the organization’s third chapter was established at the University of Georgia in 1926. The Blue Key Service Award is presented to distinguished individuals who have made a major contribution to the University, the state and nation. The Blue Key Service Award is the latest in Professor Robinson's lengthy list of accomplishments. He has received numerous awards including the Southern Chemist Award (1998), the Herty Medal (2008), the Humboldt Research Prize (2012), the F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry (2013), and the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Faculty Achievement Award (2014). In 2017, Professor Robinson was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC). Professor Robinson is also a recipient of the Lamar Dodd Creative Research Award (2010)—the highest research award of The University of Georgia. In 2021, Professor Robinson has received the prestigious honor of being elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Research Areas: Inorganic Chemistry
