Professional Development
Distinguished University Professor Awardees
The Distinguished University Professor award recognizes senior faculty members who have distinguished themselves among their peers both within and outside the University. The title is awarded through a process of nomination and external peer review and identifies those holding it as outstanding members of their profession.
2020-Current
2023-2024
- Jianfeng Cai
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Chemistry - Pamela Hallock Muller
Distinguished University Professor, College of Marine Science - Steve Kozlowski
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology
2022-2023
- Bill Baker
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Chemistry - Robert H. Bishop
Distinguished University Professor, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering - Frank E. Muller-Karger
Distinguished University Professor, College of Marine Science, Marine Science
2021-2022
- Mya Breitbart
Distinguished University Professor, College of Marine Science, Marine Science - Patrice Buzzanell
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Communication - William M. Sappenfield
Distinguished University Professor, College of Public Health, Community and Family Health
2020-2021
- Maureen Groer
Distinguished University Professor, College of Nursing, - William E. Haley
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, School of Aging Studies - Sudeep Sarkar
Distinguished University Professor, College of Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering
2019-2020
- V. Mark Durand
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology - Kathleen Heide
Distinguished University Professor, College of Behavioral & Community Sciences, Criminology - Hariharan Srikanth
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Physics
2018-2019
- Susan S. Bell
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Integrative Biology - Timothy H. Dixon
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, School of Geosciences - Thomas R. Unnasch
Distinguished University Professor, College of Public Health
* Awarded Posthumously
2010-2019
2017-2018
- Tammy D. Allen
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology - Dmitry B. Goldgof
Distinguished University Professor, College of Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering - Nataša Jonoska
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics
2016-2017
- Roger Ariew
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Philosophy - Robert Frisina
Distinguished University Professor, College of Engineering, Chemical & Biomedical Engineering - Alan Hevner
Distinguished University Professor, Muma College of Business, Information Systems & Management
2015-2016
- John H. Adams
Distinguished University Professor, College of Public Health, Global Health - John Skvoretz
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Sociology - Dana Zeidler
Distinguished University Professor, College of Education, Teaching & Learning
2014-2015
- George S. Nolas
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Physics
2013-2014
- Carolyn Ellis
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Communication - Dmitry Khavinson
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics - Russell Kirby
Distinguished University Professor, College of Public Health, Community & Family Health
2012-2013
- Richard D. Gitlin
Distinguished University Professor, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering
2011-2012
- D. Yogi Goswami
Distinguished University Professor, College of Engineering, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering - James Stock
Distinguished University Professor, College of Business, Marketing
2010-2011
- Emanuel Donchin*
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology - Lawrence Hall
Distinguished University Professor, College of Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering
2000-2009
2008-2009
- John Patrick “Pat” Rogers
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, English
2007-2008
- Arthur Bochner
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Communication - Laurence Branch
Distinguished University Professor, College of Public Health, Health Policy & Management
2006-2007
- Santo Nicosia
Distinguished University Professor, College of Medicine, Pathology and Cell Biology - Nagarajan Ranganathan*
Distinguished University Professor, College of Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering - Robert Weisberg
Distinguished University Professor, College of Marine Science, Marine Science
2005-2006
- Daniel Lim
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Biology - Paul Spector
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology - Jay Wolfson
Distinguished Service Professor, College of Public Health, Medicine and Pharmacy, Industrial Engineering
2004-2005
- Gaetan Brulotte
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, World Language Education - Charles Owen
Distinguished University Professor, Visual & Performing Arts, Music - Christos Tsokos
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Mathematics
2003-2004
- Gary Litman
Distinguished University Professor, College of Medicine, Pediatrics - Kwasi Wiredu
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Philosophy
2002-2003
- John Paul III
Distinguished University Professor, College of Marine Science, Marine Science - Paul Sanberg
Distinguished University Professor, College of Medicine, Neuroscience
2001-2002
- Kathleen de la Peña McCook
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Library and Information Sciences - Linda Moody
Distinguished University Professor, College of Nursing, Nursing
2000-2001
- Walter Nord
Distinguished University Professor, College of Business, Management - James Strange*
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Religious Studies
1999-2000
- Lewis A. Barness*
Distinguished University Professor, College of Medicine, Pediatrics - Dennis K. Killinger
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Physics
1990-1999
1998-1999
- Susan A. MacManus
Distinguished University Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Gov’t & Int’l Affairs - Alberto A. Sagues
Distinguished University Professor, College of Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering
1997-1998
- Abraham Kandel
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering - Michael Knox
Distinguished Service Professor, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, Community Mental Health
1996-1997
- Ellen Kimmel
Distinguished Service Professor, College of Education, Psychological & Social Foundations - Louis Bowers
Distinguished Service Professor, College of Education, Physical Education - Julie Y. Djeu
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Medicine, Biochemistry - Ona Riggin*
Distinguished Service Professor, College of Nursing, Nursing
1995-1996
- Rudolf E. Henning*
Distinguished Service Professor, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering - Sara M. Deats
Distinguished Service Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, English
1994-1995
- Charles W. Arnade*
Distinguished Service Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Gov’t & Int’l Affairs - Robert H. Byrne
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Marine Science, Marine Science - Herman Friedman*
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Medicine, Medical Microbiology & Immunology - Mark Goldman
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology - Vijay Jain
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Engineering, Electrical Engineering - Douglas Nelson
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology - Elton E. Smith*
Distinguished Service Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, English - William Spellacy*
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology - Lynn Wecker
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Medicine, Pharmacology
1992-1993
- Alvin W. Wolfe
Distinguished Service Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Anthropology - William Emener
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Rehabilitation Counseling - Dean F. Martin
Distinguished Service Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Chemistry
1990-1991
- Clinton Dawes
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Biology - Donald J. Saff
Distinguished Service Professor, College of Fine Arts, Graphicstudio
1989-1990
- *Robert Good
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Medicine, Pediatrics - James Jenkins*
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology - Jacob Neusner*
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Religious Studies - Brian Stevens*
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Chemistry
1980-1989
1988-1989
- Andor Szentivanyi*
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Medicine, Internal Medicine - Glen E. Woolfenden*
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Biology
1987-1988
- Arie Beenhakker*
Distinguished Service Professor, College of Business, Finance - Richard A. Davis, Jr.
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Geology - *Herbert Kimmel
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology - Kristin Shrader-Frechette
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Philosophy - Stephen P. Turner
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Philosophy
1986-1987
- Edward B. Saff
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Mathematics
1985-1986
- Charles D. Spielberger*
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Psychology
1984-1985
- John J. Walsh
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Marine Science, Marine Science
1983-1984
- William M. Sackett*
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Marine Science, Marine Science
1981
- *Raymond Castle
Distinguished Research Professor, College of Arts & Sciences, Chemistry