Distinguished Professor
Promotion to the Distinguished Professor rank is the highest honor that the University bestows on a faculty member. It is intended to signify a select group of faculty members who are leaders in their respective fields as attested by national and/or international reputation.
Please see the criteria and procedures link below for application instructions, and the tenure and promotion calendar for relevant dates and deadlines. Please contact the Office of the Provost should you have any questions.
Distinguished Professor Criteria and Procedures
Curent and Past Distinguished Professors
Dr. Dominic J. Capeci History (Retired)
Dr. Joel D. Chaston English
Dr. James N. Giglio History (Retired)
Dr. Charles W. Hedrick Religious Studies (Retired)
Dr. Paula A. Kemp Mathematics (Retired)
Dr. Carol J. Miller Finance and General Business
Dr. James F. O’Brien Chemistry (Retired)
Dr. James Baumlin English
Dr. Dennis Hickey Political Science (Retired)
Dr. Eric Bosch Chemistry (Retired)
Dr. Paul Durham Biology
Dr. Kevin Mickus Geography, Geology and Planning
Dr. Chris Barnhart Biology (Retired)
Dr. Robert Pavlowsky Geography, Geology and Planning (Retired)
Dr. Robert Mayanovic Physics, Astronomy & Materials Science
Dr. David Gutzke History (Retired)
Dr. Shouchuan Hu Mathematics (Retired)
Dr. Alicia Mathis Biology
Dr. Kartik Ghosh Physics, Astronomy & Materials Science
Dr. John Chuchiak History
Dr. Xingping Sun Mathematics
Dr. Nikolay Gerasimchuk Chemistry
Dr. Michael Reed Physics, Astronomy & Materials Science
Dr. James Parsons Music
Dr. Jeffrey Cornelius-White Counseling, Leadership & Special Education
Dr. Melida Gutierrez School of Earth, Environment & Sustainability
Dr. Wenping Qiu School of Agricultural Science & Conservation
Dr. Brian Ott Communication, Media, Journalism & Film
Dr. Ajay Katangur Computer Science
Dr. Kyoungtae Kim Biology
Dr. Chin-Feng Hwang School of Agricultural Science & Conservation
Dr. Wafaa Kaf School of Health Care Professions