Foundation Professor Award
Recipients are selected annually for the Foundation Professor award. The award is an annual stipend of $7,500 for a three-year period to be used for professional endeavors and recognition at the annual Foundation Professor Award Reception, Honor the Best and Foundation Banquet. In addition, each winner's name is inscribed on an engraved pillar with prior years' winners in the University's Honor Court.
Eligibility and nominations
Nominees must hold a tenured position at the University of ÁùºÏ±¦µä, Reno with the rank of Professor. Criteria include the following:
- A record of excellence in their discipline as a teacher and scholar
- National prominence in their field
- A demonstrated record of service to the university
- A record of sustained achievement which gives full promise of continued achievement during the years of the award
Nominations are solicited from deans in the spring of each year. Nomination materials include a letter of nomination, a CV and two external letters of support. A committee consisting of representatives from the Foundation, Office of the Provost, Office of Research and Innovation and prior winners meets to review the nominations and determine three winners.
Previous Foundation Professors
Year | Name | Area |
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2024 | Sudeep Chandra | Biology |
2024 | Normand Leblanc | Pharmacology |
2024 | Karla Wagner | School of Public Health |
2023 | Violeta Mutagova-Yambolieva | Physiology and Cell Biology |
2023 | Christopher Herald | Mathematics and Statistics |
2023 | Marta Elliott | Sociology |
2022 | Deborah Boehm | Anthropology and Gender, Race, and Identity |
2022 | Ana de Bettencourt-Dias | Chemistry |
2022 | Fred Harris | Computer Science and Engineering |
2021 | Markus Kemmelmeier | Sociology |
2021 | Elizabeth Leger | Biology |
2021 | Krishna Pagilla | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
2020 | Greta de Jong | History |
2020 | Matthew Forister | Biology |
2020 | Wei Yang | Community Health Sciences |
2019 | Marjorie Matocq | Natural Resources and Environmental Science |
2019 | Vladimir Pravosudov | Biology |
2019 | Monica Miller | Criminal Justice |
2018 | George Bebis | Computer Science & Engineering |
2018 | Michael Branch | English |
2018 | Wendy Calvin | Geological Sciences & Engineering |
2018 | Peter Weisberg | Natural Resources & Environmental Science |
2017 | Jeffrey Harper | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
2017 | Ahmad Itani | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
2017 | Scott Mensing | Geography |
2016 | Miles Greiner | Mechanical Engineering |
2016 | G. Richard Scott | Anthropology |
2016 | Wei Yan | Physiology & Cell Biology |
2015 | Indira Chatterjee | Electrical & Biomedical Engineering |
2015 | James Kenyon | Physiology & Cell Biology |
2015 | Mark Nichols | Economics |
2014 | Lee Dyer | Biology |
2014 | David Sanders | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
2014 | James Sedinger | Natural Resources & Environmental Science |
2013 | Ian Buxton | Pharmacology |
2013 | Dhanesh Chandra | Chemical & Materials Engineering |
2013 | Eric Rasmussen | English |
2012 | John Fildes | Surgery |
2012 | Gary Haynes | Anthropology |
2012 | Scott Tyler | Geological Sciences |
2011 | John Cushman | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology |
2011 | Kathleen Keef | Physiology & Cell Biology |
2011 | Kwang Jin Kim | Mechanical Engineering |
2010 | Scott Casper | History |
2010 | Richard Schultz | Geological Sciences |
2010 | Yvonne Stedham | Managerial Sciences |
2009 | Ian Buckle | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
2009 | Kent Ervin | Chemistry |
2009 | Mae Gustin | Natural Resources & Environmental Science |
2008 | Diane Barone | Educational Specialties |
2008 | Victoria Follette | Psychology |
2008 | Steve Wesnousky | Geological Sciences |
2007 | Dale Rogers | Managerial Sciences |
2007 | Paul Starrs | Geography |
2007 | William A. Zamboni | Surgery |
2006 | Sean Ward | Physiology & Cell Biology |
2006 | Michael Webster | Psychology |
2006 | Esmail Zanjani | Animal Biotechnology |
2005 | Eva Essa | Human Development & Family Studies |
2005 | E. Manos Maragakis | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
2004 | William T. Gerthoffer | Pharmacology |
2004 | Ronald A. Phaneuf | Physics |
2003 | Cleborne Maddux | Counseling & Educational Psychology |
2003 | Emma Sepulveda Pulvirenti | Foreign Languages & literatures |
2002 | Chaitan Gupta | Mathematics |
2002 | Ardythe McCracken | Biology |
2002 | Richard Wirtz | Mechanical Engineering |
2001 | Kambiz Raffiee | Economics |
2001 | Ann Ronald | English |
2001 | Marilyn Smith | Cooperative Extension |
2000 | Stephen St. Jeor | Microbiology |
2000 | Faramarz Gordaninejad | Mechanical Engineering |
2000 | Robert Sheridan | Chemistry |
1999 | Richard Davies | History |
1999 | Joseph Hume | Physiology & Cell Biology |
1999 | John Lenz | Music |
1998 | Glendel Atkinson | Economics |
1998 | Manoranjan Misra | Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering |
1998 | Stephen Tchudi | English |
1997 | Bruce Blackadar | Mathematics |
1997 | Thomas Harris | Applied Economics & Statistics |
1997 | Mehdi Saiidi | Civil Engineering |
1996 | Maurice Fuerstenau | Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering |
1996 | Peter Goin | Art |
1996 | Leonard Weinberg | Political Science |
1995 | Berch Berberoglu | Sociology |
1995 | James N. Brune | Seismological Laboratory |
1995 | Stephen McFarlane | Speech Pathology & Audiology |
1994 | Donald L. Hardesty | Anthropology |
1994 | John H. Nelson | Chemistry |
1994 | Richard A. Schweickert | Geological Sciences |
1993 | Bruce Moran | History |
1993 | Kenton Sanders | Physiology |
1993 | David Schooley | Biochemistry |
1992 | Philip Altick | Physics |
1992 | Joel Berger | Range, Wildlife & Forestry |
1992 | Steven Hayes | Psychology |
1991 | Catherine Fowler | Anthropology |
1991 | Robert Merrill | English |
1991 | Glenn Miller | Biochemistry |
1990 | Richard Burkhart | Chemistry |
1990 | William Eadington | Economics |
1990 | Rodney Harrington | Biochemistry |
1989 | Morris Brownell | English |
1989 | John Peacock | Physiology |
1989 | James Richardson | Sociology |
1988 | Donald D. Fowler | Anthropology & Historic Preservation |
1988 | R. Allen Gardner | Psychology |
1988 | Ross W. Smith | Chemical & Metallurgical Engineering |
1987 | David Lightner | Chemistry |
1987 | William Templeton | Curriculum & Instruction |
1987 | David P. Westfall | Pharmacology |
1986 | Thomas F. Cargill | Economics |
1986 | Thomas J. Nickles | Philosophy |
1986 | Baldev K. Vig | Biology |
1985 | Gary J. Blomquist | Biochemistry |
1985 | Beatrix T. Gardner | Psychology |
1985 | Lawrence Scott | Chemistry |
1984 | Bruce M. Douglas | Civil Engineering |
1984 | Thomas R. Kozel | Microbiology |
1984 | Hyung K. Shin | Chemistry |