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
Harmon-Ye Endowed Professor
John Lajoie
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Iowa State University President’s Chair in Statistics
Alicia Carriquiry
Department of Statistics
Jean Bacon Louis Faculty Fellow in Instrumental and Keyboard Music
Gregory Oakes
Department of Music & Theatre
John D. Corbett Professor
Javier Vela
Department of Chemistry
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
Jacqueline Reber
Department of Geological and Atmospheric Sciences
LAS Dean’s Faculty Fellow in the Arts
K. L. Cook
Department of English
LAS Dean’s Professor
Carol Chapelle
Department of English
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
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
Theresa Windus
Department of Chemistry
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 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 Family Faculty Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching
Olga Mesropova
Department of World Languages and Cultures
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
Shakeshaft Master Teacher in Humanities and Social Sciences
Kathleen Hilliard
Department of History
Shakeshaft Master Teacher in Humanities and Social Sciences
Chad Sonka
Department of Music and Theatre
Trapp Innovation Award
Aaron Sadow
Department of Chemistry