The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is supported by a network of remarkable alumni and friends. Gifts to the college support areas such as scholarships, research and learning environments, innovative initiatives, and faculty excellence. Those friends make it possible to honor some of the college’s best and brightest researchers and teachers with faculty excellence awards.
College Named Faculty
Professorships
Alice Hudson Professor
Jared Anderson
Department of Chemistry
Barbara J. Janson Professor in Mathematics
Steve Butler
Department of Mathematics
Cassling Family Professor
Matthew Hufford
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology
Charles T. and Ivadelle Cobb Cownie Professor of Music
Tin-Shi Tam
Department of Music & Theatre
Charles and Vicki Sampson Professor in Statistics
Ranjan Maitra
Department of Statistics
Harmon-Ye Endowed Professor
Adam Kaminski
Department of Physics and Astronomy
John D. Corbett Professor
Javier Vela
Department of Chemistry
John and Mary Weaver Professor of Physics
Robert McQueeney
Department of Physics
LAS Dean’s Professor
Michael Dahlstrom
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
LAS Dean’s Professor
Matthew DeLisi
Sociology and Criminal Justice
LAS Dean’s Professor
Daniela Dimitrova
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
LAS Dean’s Professor
Geetu Tuteja
Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology
LAS Dean’s Professor
Jae-Kwang Kim
Department of Statistics
LAS Dean’s Professor
Brent Kreider
Department of Economics
LAS Dean’s Professor
Gustavo MacIntosh
Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
LAS Dean’s Professor
Matthew Sivils
Department of English
LAS Dean’s Professor
Amy Erica Smith
Department of Political Science
LAS Dean’s Professor
Maximilian Viatori
Department of World Languages and Cultures
LAS Dean’s Professor
Zhengyuan Zhu
Department of Statistics
Laurence H. Baker Chair in Biological Statistics
Daniel Nettleton
Department of Statistics
Louise Moen Chair in Music
James Rodde
Department of Music & Theatre
Lucken Professor in Political Science
David Peterson
Department of Political Science
Robert Allen Wright Professor
Paul Canfield
Department of Physics
Roy J. Carver Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Reuben Peters
Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Scott Hanna Faculty Professor
Bernard Lidicky
Department of Mathematics
Scott Hanna Faculty Professor
Domenico D’Alessandro
Department of Mathematics
Scott Hanna Professor
Ryan Martin
Department of Mathematics
Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis Professor of Plant Physiology
Diane Bassham
Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology
Chairs
Carlyle G. Caldwell Endowed Chair in Chemistry
Robbyn Anand
Department of Chemistry
Dale D. Grosvenor Chair
Daniel Nordman
Department of Statistics
David C. Henderson Chair in Chemistry
Aaron Sadow
Department of Chemistry
Dio Lewis Holl Chair in Applied Mathematics
Xuan Hien Nguyen
Department of Mathematics
Frances M. Craig Chair
Mark Gordon
Department of Chemistry
Iowa State University President’s Chair in Statistics
Alicia Carriquiry
Department of Statistics
Lanh and Oanh Nguyen Chair of Software Engineering
Myra Cohen
Department of Computer Science
Roy J. Carver Chair of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Amy Andreotti
Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Roy J. Carver Chair of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Mark Hargrove
Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Smith Family Foundation Departmental Chair in Geology
Kristie Franz
Department of the Earth, Atmosphere, and Climate
Wendy and Mark Stavish Chair in Social Sciences
David Vogel
Department of Psychology
Fellowships
Allen Essman Faculty Fellowship
Erin Wilgenbusch
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
Bacon Louis Faculty Fellow in Instrumental Music
Boro Martinic-Jercic
Department of Music and Theatre
LAS Dean’s Faculty Fellow in the Arts
K. L. Cook
Department of English
Lucken Faculty Fellow
Jonathan Hassid
Department of Political Science
Scott Hanna Faculty Fellow in Mathematics
Jonas Hartwig
Department of Mathematics
Scott Hanna Faculty Fellow in Mathematics
Jason McCullough
Department of Mathematics
Scott Hanna Faculty Fellow in Mathematics
Yiu Tung Poon
Department of Mathematics
Scott Hanna Faculty Fellow in Mathematics
Shira Zerbib
Department of Mathematics
Whitaker-Lindgren Faculty Fellow in Political Science
Karen Kedrowski
Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics
Additional donor-funded awards
Brian and Rondi Gardner Faculty Award
Mack Shelley
Department of Political Science
Cassling Family Faculty Award for Early Achievement in Teaching
Jeffrey Wheatley
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Cassling Family Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Petruta Carmen Caragea
Department of Statistics
Cassling Innovation Award
Yu Wang
Department of Political Science
Charles and Mary Sukup Endowed Artist in Organ
Miriam Zach
Department of Music & Theatre
Dean’s Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
Hua Bai
Department of Genetics, Development & Cell Biology
Dean’s Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
Ali Jannesari
Department of Computer Science
Dean’s Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
Aaron Rossini
Department of Chemistry
Dean’s Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
Andrew Smith
Department of Psychology
Lange Faculty Excellence Award
Wallapak Tavanapong
Department of Computer Science
LAS Artist in Residence
Mary Jo DuPrey
LAS Dean’s Arts and Humanities Innovation Award
Abram Anders
Department of English
Shakeshaft Master Teacher in Humanities and Social Sciences
Brandon Sams
Department of English
Trapp Innovation Award
Christina Patricola
Department of the Earth, Atmosphere and Climate