University Professors

The designation of University Professor exists to enable Illinois State to honor individual faculty members or administrators with appropriate faculty designation to demonstrate to the University and broader community that excellence is the foundation of Illinois State University and to assist in the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty members.

For more information about the qualifications, responsibilities, and rights of University Professors see ISU's Policies.

Past Winners

2023 - Alison Bailey, Philosophy and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
2022 - Brent Teasdale, Criminal Justice Sciences
2021 - Stephen Hunt, Communication
2021 - J. Scott Jordan, Psychology
2020 - Lisa Szczepura, Chemistry
2020 - T.Y. Wang, Politics and Government
2019 - Elango Balasubramanian, Management and Quantitative Methods
2019 - David Collier, Music
2018 - Eric Peterson, Geography, Geology, and the Environment
2017 - Alan Lessoff, History
2016 - Krzysztof Ostaszewski, Mathematics
2015 - Craig Gatto, Biology
2015 - Den Patten, Accounting
2014 - David Malone, Geography/Geology
2013 - Ani Yazedjian, Family and Consumer Sciences
2013 - Tim Hunt, English
2013 - Fred Smith, Sociology and Anthropology
2012 - Jim Jawahar, Management and Quantitative Methods
2012 - Ali Riaz, Politics and Government
2011 - Q. Charles Su, Physics
2010 - Daniel Everett, Languages, Literatures and Cultures
1974 - *Ben C. Hubbard, Educational Administration and Foundations
1974 - *Dale Vetter, English

*Designated by the ISU Board of Regents