Regents Professorship
The Regents Professorship was created by the Board of Regents in 1965 with support from the University Foundation. It is the highest recognition given by the University to a member of its faculty. Regents Professors exhibit outstanding academic distinction, judged by the scope and quality of their scholarly or artistic work, the quality of their teaching, and their contributions to the public good. Once designated Regents Professors, faculty members hold the title for as long as they remain at the University. Upon retirement from the University, a Regents Professor becomes a Regents Professor Emeritus.
For more information about the Regents Professorship, please visit the University Awards & Honors Web site.
Current Regents Professors
Awardee |
Department |
Date |
| William G. Iacono | Psychology | 2010 |
| Horace Loh | Pharmacology | 2010 |
| Karen R. Seashore | Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development | 2010 |
| Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation | 2009 |
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| Thomas C. Johnson | Large Lakes Observatory & Geological Sciences, UMD | 2009 |
| Chemistry | 2009 |
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| Allen Goldman | Physics | 2008 |
| History | 2008 | |
| Eric Sheppard | Geography | 2008 |
| English | 2008 | |
| Frank Bates | Chemical Engineering | 2007 |
| Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature | 2007 |
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| Elaine Tyler May | American Studies and History | 2007 |
| Psychology | 2007 |
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| Peter Reich | Forest Resources | 2007 |
| Institute of Child Development | 2006 |
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| Kathryn Sikkink | Political Science | 2006 |
| Donald Truhlar | Chemistry | 2006 |
| Apostolos Georgopoulos | Neuroscience | 2005 |
| David Weissbrodt | Law | 2005 |
| Robert P. Hebbel | Medicine | 2004 |
| Lanny Schmidt | Chemical Engineering and Materials Science | 2002 |
| G. David Tilman | Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior | 2002 |
| Allen Isaacman | History and African American and African Studies | 2001 |
| Tom Clayton | English and Classical and Near Eastern Studies | 1999 |
| Ashley T. Haase | Microbiology | 1999 |
| John L. Sullivan | Political Science | 1999 |
| Patricia Hampl | English | 1997 |
| Richard Goldstein | Mechanical Engineering | 1990 |
| Ellen S. Berscheid | Psychology | 1988 |
Regents Professor Emeriti
Awardee |
Department |
Date |
| Sara M. Evans | History | 2004 |
| Joanne B. Eicher | Design, Housing, and Apparel | 1995 |
| George R. Rapp, Jr. | Geoarchaeometry, UMD | 1995 |
| Willard Hartup | Institute of Child Development | 1993 |
| Benjamin Y. Liu | Mechanical Engineering | 1993 |
| Ronald L. Phillips | Agronomy and Plant Genetics | 1993 |
| Paul Quie | Pediatrics | 1991 |
| Frank Sorauf | Political Science | 1991 |
| Alfred F. Michael | Pediatrics | 1986 |
| James G. White | Pediatrics and Laboratory Medicine and Pathology | 1984 |
| Margaret Bryan Davis | Ecology | 1982 |
| John S. Chipman | Economics | 1981 |
| Lawrence Markus | Mathematics | 1980 |
| Herbert E. Wright | Geology, Ecology, Botany | 1974 |
| James B. Serrin, Jr. | Mathematics | 1968 |
| George T. Wright | English | 1968 |
Former Regents Professors
Awardee |
Department |
Date |
| G. Edward Schuh* | Public Affairs | 1998 |
| H. Ted Davis* | Chemical Engineering and Materials Science | 1997 |
| Avner Friedman Became Distinguished Professor at Ohio State University in 2001 |
Mathematics | 1996 |
| Edward C. Prescott W.P. Carey Chair in Economics - Arizona State University Received 2004 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences |
Economics | 1996 |
| Paul L. Murphy* | History | 1995 |
| Daniel Joseph | Aerospace Engineering and Mechanics | 1994 |
| L.E. Scriven* | Chemical Engineering and Materials Science | 1989 |
| Paul G. Gassman* | Chemistry | 1988 |
| B.J. Kennedy* | Oncology | 1988 |
| Vernon W. Ruttan* | Agriculture and Applied Economics | 1986 |
| John Najarian | Surgery | 1985 |
| Eville Gorham | Ecology and Botany | 1984 |
| Warren MacKenzie | Studio Arts | 1984 |
| Bryce Crawford, Jr. | Chemistry | 1982 |
| John R. Borchert* | Geography | 1981 |
| Dominick Argento | Music | 1980 |
| Stanley Dagley* | Biochemistry | 1980 |
| Dennis Watson* | Microbiology | 1980 |
| Rutherford Aris* | Chemical Engineering | 1978 |
| Robert J. Gorlin* | Oral Pathology | 1978 |
| Robert H. Beck* | History and Philosophy of Education | 1976 |
| Wallace D. Armstrong * | Biochemistry | 1974 |
| Edward P. Ney* | Physics and Astronomy | 1974 |
| John E. Turner* | Political Science | 1974 |
| Richard L. Varco* | Surgery | 1974 |
| A.B. Baker* | Neurology | 1973 |
| Clyde M. Christensen* | Plant Pathology | 1973 |
| Reuben L. Hill* | Family Sociology | 1973 |
| William A. McDonald* | Classical Studies | 1973 |
| Ruth E. Eckert* | Higher Education | 1972 |
| Tom B. Jones* | History | 1970 |
| John Berryman* | Humanities | 1969 |
| Robert A. Good* | Pediatrics and Microbiology | 1969 |
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Received 2007 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences |
Economics | 1969 |
| Ralph E. Comstock* | Genetics | 1968 |
| Paul E. Meehl* | Psychology | 1968 |
| Cecil J. Watson* | Medicine | 1968 |
| Neal R. Amundson* |
Chemical Engineering | 1967 |
| Herbert Feigl* | Philosophy | 1967 |
| Walter W. Heller* | Economics | 1967 |
| Wesley W. Spink* | Medicine and Comparative Medicine | 1967 |
| Maurice B. Visscher* | Physiology | 1967 |
| Ernst R.G. Eckert* | Mechanical Engineering | 1966 |
| E. Adamson Hoebel* | Anthropology | 1966 |
| Alfred O.C. Neir* | Physics | 1966 |
| Allen Tate* | English | 1966 |
| Owen H. Wangensteen* | Surgery | 1966 |
| * denotes deceased |
(updated June 18, 2010)