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
Angela B. Pavitt Professor in English
Gulbahar Beckett
Department of English
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
Dwight Ink and Dona Wolf Professor in Policy Implementation
Yu Wang
Department of Political Science
Harmon-Ye Endowed Professor
Adam Kaminski
Department of Physics and Astronomy
John and Mary Weaver Professor of Physics
Robert McQueeney
Department of Physics
Kingland Systems Professor in Data Analytics or Cognitive Machine Learning
Wallapak Tavanapong
Department of Computer Science
LAS Dean’s Professor
Daniela Dimitrova
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
LAS Dean’s Professor
Tess Neal
Department of Psychology
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
Gustavo MacIntosh
Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
LAS Dean’s Professor
Zhengyuan Zhu
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
Patricia S. Conn Statistics Professor
Alicia Carriquiry
Department of Statistics
Robert Allen Wright Professor
Paul Canfield
Department of Physics
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Roy. J. Carver Trust Professorship
Dipali Sashital
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
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
Laurence H. Baker Chair in Biological Statistics
Peng Liu
Department of Statistics
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
Kingland Fellowship in Data Analytics or Cognitive Machine Learning
Zhengyuan Zhu
Department of Statistics
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
Shira Zerbib
Department of Mathematics
Whitaker-Lindgren Faculty Fellow in Political Science
Mack Shelley
Department of Political Science
Additional donor-funded awards
Brian and Rondi Gardner Faculty Award
Mack Shelley
Department of Political Science
Cassling Family Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Charles Kerton
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Cassling Innovation Award
Yu Wang
Department of Political Science
Charles and Mary Sukup Endowed Artist in Organ
Miriam Zach
Department of Music & Theatre
Lange Faculty Excellence Award
Wallapak Tavanapong
Department of Computer Science
Shakeshaft Master Teacher in Humanities and Social Sciences
Olga Mesropova
Department of World Languages and Cultures
Trapp Innovation Award
Christina Patricola
Department of the Earth, Atmosphere and Climate