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Faculty Awards and Honors

Many of our faculty (including retired faculty) are recipients of very prestigious University awards or professional-society honors. Below, we list some of them. Only faculty with primary appointments in this department are listed.

George Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award

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This annual award honors one full-time ¶¶Òõ̽̽ faculty member for excellence in teaching and extraordinary contributions to enriching campus life.

  • Joan Rosi Rosebush —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;2022
  • Richard Foote —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;2013
  • Kenneth Gross —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;1998
  • Roger Cooke —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;1996

Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Award

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The Kroepsch-Maurice Excellence in Teaching Awards recognize ¶¶Òõ̽̽ faculty for excellent instruction. Each year, one faculty member in each of the four rank categories (Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Clinical Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor) receives this honor. 

  • Richard Single — 2023
  • Chris Danforth — 2022
  • Catherine Bliss — 2017
  • Taras Lakoba — 2014
  • Sheila Weaver — 2002
  • Larry Kost — 2000
  • David Dummit — 1999
  • Karla Karstens — 1999
  • Joan Rosi Rosebush — 1999
  • Helen Read — 1993
  • Richard Foote — 1990

 

President’s Distinguished Senior Lecturer Award

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This annual award honors and recognizes the distinguished accomplishments of faculty who hold the rank of Senior Lecturer and Lecturer for their outstanding teaching, scholarship, and service.

  • Karen Benway — 2022

University Scholar

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The University Scholars program recognizes distinguished ¶¶Òõ̽̽ faculty members for sustained excellence in research and creative and scholarly activities.

  • Chris Danforth — 2024
  • Jianke Yang — 2017
  • Richard Foote — 2011
  • Jeffrey Dinitz — 2008
  • Dan Archdeacon —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;2003
  • Roger Cooke —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;2000
  • William Lakin —&²Ô²ú²õ±è;1998
  • Kenneth Gross — 1995
  • Kenneth Golden — 1992

University Distinguished Professor

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The University Distinguished Professor Award is the highest academic honor that ¶¶Òõ̽̽ can bestow upon a member of the faculty. Holders of this title are recognized as not only having achieved international eminence within their respective fields of study but for the truly transformative nature of their contributions to the advancement of knowledge. These faculty members are considered top scholars who have excelled in their disciplines.

  • Jianke Yang — 2021

Elected Fellows of Professional Societies

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  • Jianke Yang, Fellow of Optical Society of America, 2020
  • Kenneth Gross, Fellow of American Mathematical Society, 2012
  • Kenneth Golden, Fellow of American Physical Society, 1991