Dr. Catherine Jolivette, associate professor in art and design, received Pennsylania State University’s College of Arts and Architecture 2012 Alumni Award in Art History. The annual award recognizes alumni for outstanding professional and creative achievements.Jolivette, who received her doctorate in art history from Penn State in 2003, was honored at a ceremony on March 30.

A native of Great Britain, Jolivette focuses her research and teaching on British art after 1945. She is currently working on Art and the Atom: British Art in the Nuclear Age, which is supported by a research grant from the Paul Mellon Centre for British Art. In 2009, she published her latest book, Landscape, Art, and Identity in 1950s Britain, was published in 2009. In addition to her research, Jolivette has received several teaching awards. The Pennsylvania State University press release states that,  “Jolivette has been praised for her enthusiasm and commitment. ‘If you can take a class with Professor Jolivette, she will make you want to be a better person and most likely will make you fall in love with art,’ said one student in an award nomination.”