Distinguished Professor Recipients
The title of Distinguished Professor, first awarded in 1956, is Iowa State's highest academic honor. It recognizes a faculty member whose accomplishments in research or creative activities have had a significant impact on his or her discipline nationally or internationally and who has demonstrated outstanding performance in at least one other area of faculty responsibility. Nominees must hold the rank of professor and have served at least five years on the Iowa State faculty. The awardee retains the title for the remainder of their career at the university.
| Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professorship in Agriculture and Life Sciences | ||
| Lance Baumgard | 2022 | Animal Science |
| Robert Jernigan | 2020 | Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology |
| GianCarlo Moschini | 2020 | Economics |
| Thomas Baum | 2017 | Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Microbiology |
| Dermot Hayes | 2017 | Economics/Finance |
| Jack C.M. Dekkers | 2013 | Animal Science |
| Patrick S. Schnable | 2013 | Agronomy |
| Kenneth J. Moore | 2011 | Agronomy |
| Rameshwar S. Kanwar | 2009 | Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering |
| Robert Horton, Jr. | 2006 | Agronomy |
| Susan J. Lamont | 2004 | Animal Science |
| Donald C. Beitz | 1989 | Animal Science |
| Distinguished Professorship in Business | ||
| Distinguished Professorship in Design | ||
| Anson Marston Distinguished Professorship in Engineering | ||
| Sri Sritharan | 2022 | Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering |
| Xinwei Wang | 2022 | Mechanical Engineering |
| Duane Johnson | 2021 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Manimaran Govindarasu | 2020 | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Valery Levitas | 2018 | Aerospace Engineering |
| Balaji Narasimhan | 2017 | Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Surya Mallapragada | 2016 | Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| James McCalley | 2016 | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Brent Shanks | 2015 | Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Vikram Dalal | 2014 | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Dan Shechtman | 2012 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Rodney O. Fox | 2010 | Chemical and Biological Engineering |
| Steve W. Martin | 2009 | Materials Science and Engineering |
| Robert C. Brown | 2008 | Mechanical Engineering/Chemical and Biological Engineering/Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering |
| Arun K. Somani | 2007 | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Mary B. Welch Distinguished Professorship in Human Sciences | ||
| Distinguished Professorship in Liberal Arts and Sciences | ||
| Diane Bassham | 2022 | Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology |
| Douglas Gentile | 2022 | Psychology |
| Dean Adams | 2021 | Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology |
| Carolyn Cutrona | 2021 | Psychology |
| Reuben Peters | 2021 | Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology |
| Matthew DeLisi | 2020 | Sociology and Criminal Justice |
| Pamela Riney-Kehrberg | 2020 | History |
| Michael Bugeja | 2019 | Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication |
| Steven Kawaler | 2019 | Physics and Astronomy |
| Debra Marquart | 2019 | English |
| Theresa Windus | 2018 | Chemistry |
| Daniel Nettleton | 2015 | Statistics |
| Jonathan F. Wendel | 2012 | Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology |
| Alicia L. Carriquiry | 2010 | Statistics |
| Carol A. Chapelle | 2010 | English |
| Paul C. Canfield | 2006 | Physics and Astronomy |
| Craig A. Anderson | 2005 | Psychology |
| David C. Johnston | 2000 | Physics and Astronomy |
| Mark S. Gordon | 1998 | Chemistry |
| Gary L. Wells | 1998 | Psychology |
| William Q. Meeker, Jr. | 1996 | Statistics |
| Clarence Hartley Covault Distinguished Professorship in Veterinary Medicine | ||
| Qijing Zhang | 2018 | Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine |
| Richard Martin | 2016 | Biomedical Sciences |
| James A. Roth | 1995 | Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine |
Last updated January 3, 2023