Distinguished Professors

The designation of Distinguished Professor exists to enable the University to honor individual faculty members of distinction and to demonstrate to the broader community that excellence is the foundation of the University. For more information about the qualifications, responsibilities, and rights of Distinguished Professors consult the University Policies.

Previous Award Winners

2020-Present

2023 – Cheri J. Simonds, Communication and Justin Vickers, Music
2022 - No appointments made
2021 - Jeffrey Kahn, Psychology
2020 - Anu Gokhale, Technology and Krzysztof Ostaszewski, Mathematics

2010-2019

2019 - Dennis Patten, Accounting
2018 - David Malone, Geography, Geology, and the Environment and Ali Riaz, Politics and Government
2017 - Rachel Bowden, Biological Sciences and Steven Taylor, Marketing
2016 - Q. Charles Su, Physics
2015 - No appointments made
2014 - Saad El-Zanati, Mathematics
2013 - Roberta S. Trites, English
2012 - James M. Skibo, Sociology and Anthropology
2011 - Paul Garris, Biological Sciences
2010 - Victor G. Devinatz, Management & Quantitative Methods and John B. Pryor, Psychology

2000-2009

2009 - Susan Sprecher, Sociology & Anthropology
2008 - Radheshyam Jayaswal, Biological Sciences and Glenn Reeder, Psychology
2007 - Curtis White, English
2006 - Scott Sakaluk, Biological Sciences and John Shields, English
2005 - No appointments made
2004 - David Borst, Biological Sciences and Rainer Grobe, Physics
2003 - Willard Bohn, Foreign Languages
2002 - Steven Juliano, Biological Sciences
2001 - Richard Stivers, Sociology
2000 - James D. Butler, Art and Timothy D. Lash, Chemistry

1990-1999

1999 - Charles Orser Jr., Anthropology
1998 - Diane R. Urey, Foreign Languages and Ralph A. Weisheit, Criminal Justice Sciences
1997 - Edward Hines, Educational Administration and Foundations and Mark Wyman, History
1996 - Lucia Getsi, English and Brian Wilkinson, Biological Sciences
1995 - Laura Berk, Psychology and Lanny Morreau, Specialized Educational Development
1994 - Roger Anderson, Biological Sciences and Richard Payne, Political Science
1993 - Joel Myers, Art and Douglas West, Chemistry
1992 - Paul Baker, Educational Administration & Foundations and Carol Thornton, Mathematics
1991 - Frances Anderson, Art and John Freed, History
1990 - Anthony Liberta, Biological Sciences and Rodger Tarr, English

1980-1989

1989 - John Dossey, Mathematics and Thomas Fitch, Curriculum & Instruction
1988 - Harold Gregor, Art
1987 - Ann Nolte, Health Sciences and Cheryl Stevenson, Chemistry
1986 - Rati Ram, Economics and Arlan Richardson, Chemistry and Biological Sciences
1985 - Ray Lewis White, English
1984 - Franzie Loepp, Industrial Technology and Edward Mockford, Biological Sciences
1983 - Roque Cordero, Music and G. Alan Hickrod, Educational Administration & Foundations
1982 - Herman Brockman, Biological Sciences, Ben Hubbard, Education Administration and Foundations, and Edward Schapsmeier, History

Previous Winners:

1968 - Helen M. Cavanaugh, History and Stanley Marzolf, Psychology
1967 - Arthur Larsen, College of Education