Faculty Honors

The excellence of the faculty of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics is reflected in the numerous honors and awards they have received.

The University's Distinguished and Named Professors

• Raymond Bradley, Distinguished Professor of Geosciences
• W. Bruce Croft, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
• Lila Gierasch, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• Robert Hallock, Distinguished Professor of Physics
• Jim Kurose, Distinguished Professor of Computer Science
• Lynn Margulis, Distinguished University Professor of Geosciences
• Murugappan Muthukumar, Wilmer D. Barrett Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering
• Thomas Russell, Distinguished Professor and Silvio O. Conte Professor of Polymer Science & Engineering
• Vincent Rotello, Charles A. Goessmann Chair of Chemistry
• Donald Towsley, Distinguished University Professor of Computer Science

The University's Distinguished Teaching Awards

• 2008 J. Zane Barlow, Biology
• 2007 Guy Blaylock, Physics
• 2006 Randall Phillis, Biology
• 2004 Dave Adams, Chemistry
• 2000 William Vining, Chemistry
• 1999 Michael Williams, Geosciences
• 1998 Robert Hallock, Physics
• 1997 Anne Simon, formerly of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• 1996 David van Blerkom, deceased, formerly of Astronomy
• 1986 John Chandler, Chemistry; Judith Goodenough, Zoology
• 1983 Earl McWhorter, Chemistry
• 1978 Laurence Bartlett, Zoology; John Brehm, Physics & Astronomy
• 1975 Brian O'Connor, Zoology
• 1974 David Klingener, Biology
• 1973 Joseph Hartshorn, Geosciences; Clair Naylor, Mathematics & Statistics
• 1971 Thomas Arny, Physics & Astronomy; Barbara White, Zoology
• 1969 George Cannon, Chemistry; Richard Kofler, Physics & Astronomy
• 1968 Earl J. McWhorter, Chemistry
• 1967 Terence Burke, Geography & Geology
• 1963 George Richason, Chemistry
• 1962 William Ross, Physics

The University's Samuel F. Conti Faculty Fellowship Awards

• 2008 W. Don Towsley, Computer Science
• 2007 W. Bruce Croft, Computer Science; Nikolai Prokof'ev, Physics
• 2005 Michael Maroney, Chemistry
• 2004 R. Thomas Zoeller, Biology
• 2003 Vince Rotello, Chemistry
• 2002 Lila Gierasch, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• 2001 Thomas P. Russell, Polymer Science & Engineering; Christopher L. Woodcock, Biology
• 2000 William Bemis, Biology; Thomas McCarthy, Polymer Science & Engineering
• 1999 Edward Riseman, Computer Science; Lawrence Schwartz, Biology
• 1998 Paul Cohen, Computer Science
• 1997 Muruggapan Muthukumar, Polymer Science & Engineering
• 1996 Eduardo Cattani, Mathematics & Statistics
• 1995 David Tirrell, formerly of Polymer Science & Engineering
• 1994 Maurille "Skip" Fournier, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Donald Kroodsma, Biology; Shaw Hsu, Polymer Science & Engineering
• 1993 Lori Clarke, Computer Science; Robert Hallock, Physics
• 1992 Robert Zimmermann, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Lynn Margulis, formerly of Biology, now Geosciences
• 1991 Raymond S. Bradley, Geology; Richard J. Farris, Polymer Science & Engineering
• 1990 Arnold Rosenberg, Computer Science; William Irvine, Astronomy
• 1989 Louis Carpino, Chemistry; James C.W. Chen, Polymer Science & Engineering
• 1988 Stephen E. Haggerty, Geology; David A. Hoffman,, Mathematics & Statistics
• 1987 Margret Barr Bigelow, Botany; John F. Donoghue, Physics
• 1986 Robert R. Holmes, Chemistry
• 1985 Peter K. Helper, Botany
• 1984 Edward R. Harrison, Physics; William J. MacKnight, Polymer Science & Engineering
• 1983 Frank Karasz, Polymer Science & Engineering
• 1982 John Brands, Chemistry; Vincent Dethier, Zoology; Roger Porter, Polymer Science & Engineering
• 1981 Michael A. Arbib, Computer Science; Bronislaw M. Honigberg, Zoology; Richard S. Stein, Chemistry

The University's Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity Awards

• 2008 Victor Lesser, Computer Science; Donald Towsley, Computer Science; Thomas McCarthy, Polymer Science and Engineering
• 2007 James J. Watkins, Polymer Science & Engineering
• 2006 Lila M. Gierasch, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• 2005 James F. Kurose Computer Science; Murugappan Muthukumar, Polymer Science & Engineering; Thomas P. Russell, Polymer Science & Engineering

The University's Lilly Teaching Fellows

• 2008 AnaCaicedo, Biology
• 2007 Mark Corner, Computer Science
• 2006 Emery Berger, Computer Science; Elizabeth Dumont, Biology
• 2005 Andrew McCallum, Computer Science; Jeffrey Podos, Biology
• 2004 Siman Wong, Mathematics & Statistics
• 2003 Brian Levine, Computer Science
• 2002 Rolf Karlstrom, Biology
• 2001 Prashant Shenoy, Computer Science
• 2000 Christopher Duncan, Geosciences; Elsbeth Walker, Biology
• 1999 James Allan, Computer Science; James Lowenthal, Astronomy
• 1998 Guy Blaylock, Physics
• 1996 Elizabeth Brainerd, Biology; Vincent Rotello, Chemistry; Ramesh Sitaraman, Computer Science
• 1995 Julie Brigham-Grette, Geosciences; Robert Weis, Chemistry
• 1994 Elizabeth Connor, Biology; Michael Williams, Geosciences; David Barrington, Computer Science; Dan Bentil, formerly of Mathematics & Statistics

The University's TEACHnology Fellows

• 2006 Steve Burns, Geosciences
• 2005 J. Eliot B. Moss, Computer Science
• 2004 Beatrice Botch, Chemistry
• 2003 Mark Tuominen, Physics
• 2002 Stephen Hixson, Chemistry
• 2001 David Gross, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• 2000 Molly Fitzgerald-Hayes, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Arunas Rudvalis, Mathematics & Statistics
• 1999 Peter Lillya, Chemistry, Michael Rhodes, Geosciences
• 1998 Bill Mullin, Physics
• 1997 Laurie Brown, Geosciences

The University's Distinguished Faculty Lecturers

• 2006-2007 Vincent Rotello, Chemistry
• 2005-2006 John Donoghue, Physics; Robert Zimmerman, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• 2004-2005 Thomas Russell, Polymer Science & Engineering
• 2002-2003 Maurille "Skip" Fournier, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• 2001-2002 William Bemis, Biology; Donald Towsley, Computer Science
• 2000-2001 Jose Mestre, Physics
• 1999-2000 Lila Gierasch, formerly of Chemistry, now Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• 1998-1999 Lawrence Schwartz, Biology
• 1997-1998 Barry Holstein, Physics
• 1996-1997 Melvin Janowitz, Mathematics & Statistics; Murugappan Muthukumar, Polymer Science & Engineering
• 1995-1996 Raymond Bradley, Geosciences; Wendy Lehnert, Computer Science
• 1994-1995 Bruce Jacobson, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Peter Robinson, Geosciences
• 1993-1994 Robert Lenz, Polymer Science & Engineering
• 1992-1993 Robert Hallock, Physics; David Hoffman, Mathematics & Statistics
• 1991-1992 Lynn Margulis, formerly of Biology, now Geosciences
• 1990-1991 Lori Clarke, Computer Science; Peter Hepler, Biology

The University's Outstanding Academic Advisors

• 2007 Brian O'Connor, Biology
• 2005 Karen O'Connor, Biology
• 2001 James F. Walker, Physics
• 2000 Bruce Byers, Biology

The University's Distinguished Academic Outreach Awards

• 2006 Nathaniel Whitaker, Mathematics & Statistics
• 2002 Special Citation Mort Sternheim, Professor Emeritus
• 2001-2002 Edward Klekowski, Biology