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.

Alice Hudson Professor
Jared Anderson
Department of Chemistry

Allen Essman Faculty Fellow
Michael Wigton
Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication

Angela B. Pavitt Professor in English
Gary Ockey
Department of English

Barbara J. Janson Professor in Mathematics
Steve Butler
Department of Mathematics

Carlyle G. Caldwell Endowed Chair in Chemistry
Robbyn Anand
Department of Chemistry

Cassling Family Professor
Matthew Hufford
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology

Charles and Mary Sukup Endowed Artist in Organ
Miriam Zach
Department of Music & Theatre

Charles T. and Ivadelle Cobb Cownie Professor of Music
Tin-Shi Tam
Department of Music & Theatre

Dale D. Grosvenor Chair
David Fernandez-Baca
Department of Computer Science

Dio Lewis Holl Chair in Applied Mathematics
Xuan Hien Nguyen
Department of Mathematics

Frances M. Craig Chair
Mark Gordon
Department of Chemistry

Jean Bacon Louis Faculty Fellow in Instrumental and Keyboard Music
Gregory Oakes
Department of Music & Theatre

John and Mary Weaver Professor of Physics
Robert McQueeney
Department of Physics

Kingland Data Analytics Faculty Fellow
Heike Hofmann
Department of Statistics

Kingland Professor of Data Analytics
Hridesh Rajan
Department of Computer Science

Lanh and Oanh Nguyen Chair of Software Engineering
Myra Cohen
Department of Computer Science

LAS Artist in Residence
Mary Jo DuPrey

LAS Dean’s Faculty Fellow in the Arts
K. L. Cook
Department of English

LAS Dean’s Professor
Gustavo MacIntosh
Roy J. Carver Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology

LAS Dean’s Professor
Carol Chapelle
Department of English

LAS Dean’s Professor
Brent Kreider
Department of Economics

LAS Dean’s Professor
Zhengyuan Zhu
Department of Statistics

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

Laurence H. Baker Chair in Biological Statistics
Daniel Nettleton
Department of Statistics

Louise Moen Chair in Music
James Rodde
Department of Music & Theatre

Lucken Faculty Fellow
Tao Wang
Department of History

Lucken Professor in Political Science
David Peterson
Department of Political Science

Robert Allen Wright Professor
Paul Canfield
Department of Physics

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

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 Fellow in Mathematics
Bernard Lidicky
Department of Mathematics

Scott Hanna Faculty Fellow in Mathematics
Jason McCullough
Department of Mathematics

Scott Hanna Faculty Fellow in Mathematics
Jennifer Newman
Department of Mathematics

Scott Hanna Faculty Fellow in Mathematics
Yiu Tung Poon
Department of Mathematics

Scott Hanna Professor
Ryan Martin
Department of Mathematics

Scott Hanna Professor
Timothy McNicholl
Department of Mathematics

Smith Family Foundation Departmental Chair in Geology
Kristie Franz
Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences

Walter E. and Helen Parke Loomis Professor of Plant Physiology
Diane Bassham
Department of Genetics, Development and Cell Biology

Wendy and Mark Stavish Chair in Social Sciences
Gary Wells
Department of Psychology

Whitaker-Lindgren Faculty Fellow in Political Science
Alex Tuckness
Department of Political Science
Additional donor-funded awards and current recipients include:
Brian and Rondi Gardner Award
Robert Urbatsch
Department of Political Science

Cassling Innovation Award
Amanda Petefish-Schrag
Department of Music and Theatre

Dean’s Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
Aaron Rossini
Department of Chemistry

Dean’s Emerging Faculty Leaders Award
Hua Bai
Department of Genetics, Development & Cell Biology

Lange Faculty Excellence Award
Shana Carpenter
Department of Psychology

Trapp Innovation Award
Aaron Sadow
Department of Chemistry