University Distinguished Professors

The title of University Distinguished Professor, or UDP, is a lifetime title that represents the highest honor Kansas State University can bestow on its faculty, an award that recognizes those making outstanding contributions to teaching, research and service to their professions and communities.

University Distinguished Professors are appointed following a universitywide competition held by the Provost.

 

University Distinguished Professors are appointed following a University-wide competition held by the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President. Notification of the competition is made to all faculty by the Provost in the Fall.
View a description of the process for selection of the University Distinguished Professors, detailing solicitations, nominations, committee review and evaluation.

 

Roster of University Distinguished Professors

2021-2024

Name Department Year
Traci Brimhall English 2024
Yoonseong Park Entomology 2024
James Stack Plant Pathology 2024
Allen Featherstone Agricultural Economics 2023
Ari Jumpponen Biology 2023
Jun Li Chemistry 2023
Jesse Nippert Biology 2023
Caterina Scoglio Electrical and Computer Engineering 2023
Hans Coetzee Anatomy and Physiology 2022
Roman Ganta Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology 2022 (Emeritus)
Brian Geisbrecht Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics 2022
Robert Goodband Animal Sciences and Industry 2022
Eduard Akhunov Plant Pathology 2021
David Yetter Mathematics 2021

2016-2020

Name Department Year
Christine Aikens Chemistry 2020
Thomas Barstow Kinesiology 2020
Stefan Bossmann Chemistry 2019 (Emeritus)
Keith Gido Biology 2019
Kimberly Kirkpatrick Psychological Sciences 2019 (Emeritus)
C. Michael Smith Entomology 2019 (Emeritus)
Uwe Thumm Physics 2019
Mary Beth Kirkham Agronomy 2018
David Poole Kinesiology, and Anatomy and Physiology 2018
James Sherow History 2018 (Emeritus)
Phillip Klebba Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics 2017
Timothy Musch Kinesiology and Anatomy and Physiology 2017
Anil Pahwa Electrical and Computer Engineering 2017
Yan Soibelman Mathematics 2017
Kun Yan Zhu Entomology 2017
Vara Prasad Agronomy 2016
Bharat Ratra Physics 2016

2011-2015

Name Department Year
Wayne Goins School of Music, Theatre, and Dance 2015
Douglas McGregor Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering 2015
Sandra Stith Family Studies and Human Services 2014 (Emeritus)
Bhadriraju Subramanyam Grain Science and Industry 2014
Yolanda Broyles-González American Ethnic Studies 2013
James Edgar Chemical Engineering 2013
Stephen Higgs Biosecurity Research Institute 2013
Ryszard Jankowiak Chemistry 2013 (Emeritus)
Nancy Monteiro-Riviere Anatomy and Physiology 2013 (Emeritus)
Philip Nel English 2013
Jim Riviere Anatomy and Physiology 2013 (Emeritus)
Mike Tokach Animal Sciences Industry 2013
Christer Aakeroy Chemistry 2012
Itzik Ben-Itzhak Physics 2012
Susan Brown Biology 2012
Ruth Welti Biology 2012
Michael Dryden Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology 2011 (Emeritus)
Brett Esry Physics 2011
John Hatcliff Computing and Information Sciences 2011
John Leslie Plant Pathology 2011
Xiuzhi (Susan) Sun Grain Science and Industry 2011

2006-2010

Name Department Year
Elizabeth Dodd English 2010
Anthony Joern Biology 2010 (Emeritus)
Walter K. Dodds Biology 2009
Charles W. Rice Agronomy 2009
Edgar Chambers IV Human Nutrition 2008
T.G. Nagaraja Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology 2008
Juergen A. Richt Regents Distinguished Professor of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology 2008
Philine Wangemann Anatomy and Physiology 2008 (Emeritus)
Dale Herspring Political Science 2007 (Emeritus)
Duy Hua Chemistry 2007 (Emeritus)
Subbaratnam Muthukrishnan Biochemistry 2007 (Emeritus)
John M. Blair Biology 2006
Daniel Marcus Anatomy and Physiology 2006 (Emeritus)
Richard A. Marston Geography 2006 (Emeritus)

2001-2005

Name Department Year
Michael R. Kanost Biochemistry 2005
Harald E.L Prins Anthropology 2005 (Emeritus)
James Shanteau Psychology 2005 (Emeritus)
David C. Hartnett Biology 2004 (Emeritus)
Yoshiro Ikeda Art 2004 (Deceased)
Ted Schroeder Agricultural Economics 2004
M.M. Chengappa Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology 2003
Robert D. Linder History 2003 (Deceased)
David A. Schmidt Computing and Information Sciences 2003 (Emeritus)
S. Lillian Kremer English 2002 (Deceased)
Thomas E. Roche Biochemistry 2002 (Emeritus)
Barbara Valent Plant Pathology 2002
Frank Blecha Anatomy and Physiology 2001
David Littrell Music 2001 (Emeritus)
Talat Rahman Physics 2001 (Emeritus)
Larry Takemoto Biology 2001 (Emeritus)
Dean Zollman Physics 2001 (Emeritus)

1996-2000

Name Department Year
Rob Denell Biology 2000 (Deceased)
Christopher M. Sorensen Physics 2000 (Emeritus)
Brian S. Spooner Biology 1999 (Deceased)
E. Wayne Nafziger Economics 1999 (Deceased)
C. Lewis Cocke Physics 1998 (Emeritus)
Gary W. Conrad Biology 1998 (Deceased)
Bikram S. Gill Plant Pathology 1997 (Emeritus)
Peter M.A. Sherwood Chemistry 1997 (Emeritus)

Before 1995

Name Department Year
John J. Iandolo Pathology and Microbiology 1994 (Emeritus)
James L. Marsden Regents Distinguished Professor of Animal Sciences 1994 (Emeritus)
Neville W. (Bill) Reay Physics 1993 (Emeritus)
Chii-Dong Lin Physics 1990
Michael W. Suleiman Political Science 1990 (Deceased)
William Fateley Chemistry 1989 (Deceased)
Norman J. Fedder Speech Communications, Theatre and Dance 1989 (Emeritus)
Terry C. Johnson Biology 1989 (Deceased)
Jonathan Holden English 1988 (Emeritus)
Kenneth Klabunde Chemistry 1988 (Deceased)
Patrick Richard Cortelyou-Rust Distinguished Professor of Physics 1988 (Emeritus)
Sadahiro Saeki Mathematics 1988 (Emeritus)
L.T. Fan Chemical Engineering 1987 (Deceased)
David Leith Regents Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Pathology 1987 (Emeritus)
Donald Setser Chemistry 1987 (Emeritus)
Richard Consigli Biology 1985 (Deceased)
Kenneth Hoyt Education 1984 (Deceased)
Ernest E. Shult Regents Distinguished Professor of Mathematics 1974 (Deceased)
Dudley Williams Regents Distinguished Professor of Physics 1964 (Deceased)

Honorary University Distinguished Professors

Name Department Year
James R. Coffman Clinical Sciences 2004 (Emeritus)
Timothy R. Donoghue Physics 2004 (Deceased)