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

Name Department

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

Dr. Pamela Sailors

Political Science & Philosophy

Dr. Day Ligon

Biology

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