The Distinguished Professor Award was established in 1983 and is given in recognition of significant achievement in teaching, scholarship and service. Recipients a stipend underwritten by generous donors to the USI Foundation.
Year | Recipient | Discipline |
|---|---|---|
2026 | Guoyuan Huang | Kinesiology and Sport |
2025 | Abbas Foroughi | Computer Information Systems |
2024 | Tamara L. Hunt | History |
2023 | Jill M. Raisor '03 | Education |
2022 | Melissa J. Stacer | Criminal Justice |
2021 | No award given. | |
2020 | Silvia A. Rode | World Languages and Culture |
2019 | Ernest H. Hall, Jr. | Management |
2018 | Glenna G. Bower '95 | Kinesiology and Sport |
2017 | Stephen C. Zehr | Sociology |
2016 | Kathy V. Rodgers | Mathematics |
2015 | Kathryn M. Waters | Art |
2014 | Kent W. Scheller | Physics |
2013 | Robert E. Boostrom | Teacher Education |
2012 | Paul A. Kuban | Engineering |
2011 | Barbara A. Davis | Nursing |
2010 | Brian L. McGuire | Accounting |
2009 | Kevin J. Valadares | Health Services |
2008 | Sherry Bevins Darrell | |
2007 | Paul Doss | Geology |
2006 | No award given. | |
2005 | Timothy J. Schibik | Economics |
2004 | Gene Freudenburg | Mathematics |
2003 | John McNaughton | Art |
2002 | Marie G. Hankins | Chemistry |
2001 | Aimee Luebben | Occupational Therapy |
2000 | John Gottcent | English and University Core Coordinator |
1999 | Oscar Ozete | Spanish |
1998 | Mehmet C. Kocakulah | Accounting |
1997 | James H. Bandoli | Biology |
1996 | No award given. | |
1995 | Charles F. Petranek | Sociology |
1994 | Daniel C. Scavone | History |
1993 | Augustine Jay Fredrich | Civil Engineering Technology |
1992 | Aldo Cardarelli | Teacher Education |
1991 | Marlene V. Shaw | Biology |
1990 | Charles L. Price | Science Education |
1989 | Darrel E. Bigham | History |
1988 | No award given. | |
1987 | Melvin W. Denner | Biology |
1986 | Wanda Hibbitts | Accounting |
1985 | Howard E. Dunn | Chemistry |
1984 | Donald E. Pitzer | History |
1983 | Daniel A. Miller | History |