Honoring High Merit
The University of Arizona has an outstanding reputation because of our extraordinary faculty.
Every year, we welcome the brightest minds into a community of exceptional faculty.
Join us on Wednesday, October 30th, 3:30 p.m. at Crowder Hall to celebrate this year’s cohort and learn how wonder makes them reach higher.
2024 Awardees
Learn more about the University of Arizona luminaries working to change the future of our state, nation, and world.
Congratulations, the Wildcat family honors you.
2024 University Distinguished Professor Award
President, University of Arizona
Professor, Aerospace-Mechanical Engineering
2024 University Distinguished Professor Award
Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering and Mechanics
2024 University Distinguished Outreach Faculty Award
Professor, Anthropology
2024 Distinguished Scholar Award
Assistant Restoration Ecology Specialist, School of Natural Resources and the Environment
2024 Distinguished Department Head Award
Department Head and Professor, Astronomy
2024 Distinguished Department Head Award
Interim Department Head and Professor, Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences
2024 Henry and Phyllis Koffler Prize
Vice Provost, Assessment, Teaching and Technology
2024 University of Arizona Foundation Leicester and Kathryn Sherrill Creative Teaching Award
Associate Professor of Practice, Religious Studies and Classics
2024 The Margaret M. Briehl and Dennis T. Ray Five Star Faculty Award
Lecturer in Accounting, Dhaliwal-Reidy School of Accountancy
2024 University Distinguished Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award
Professor, Management Information Systems
2024 University Faculty Service Award
Associate Professor, Middle Eastern and North African Studies
2024 Excellence in Graduate Teaching & Mentoring Award
Professor of Practice, Certificate in College Teaching
2024 Excellence in Graduate Teaching & Mentoring Award
Professor, Anthropology and Classics
2024 Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring
Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
2024 Early Career Scholar Award
Assistant Professor, Public and Applied Humanities
2024 Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Mathematics
2024 Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar
Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Digital Humanities and Africana Studies
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Judith Bronstein, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
National Academy of Sciences
Jay Quade, PhD, Professor, Geosciences
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Daniel Apai, PhD, Associate Dean for Research, Professor, Astronomy and Planetary Sciences
Dante Lauretta, PhD, Regents Professor, Astronomy
National Academy of Inventors
Roberta Diaz Brinton, PhD, Regents Professor, Pharmacology
Saikat Guha, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Optical Sciences
Jeanne Pemberton, PhD, Regents Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Sadhana Ravishankar, PhD, Professor, Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences
Joyce Schroeder, PhD, Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
United States Artists
Farid Matuk, MFA, Professor, English
A Legacy of Impact
At the University of Arizona, the passion, dedication and achievements of our Outstanding Faculty create a positive environment for all.
These awards recognize luminary faculty for their spark of lasting contributions to the common good in our community, nation, and world.
Artwork designed by Dwayne Manuel
Reaching Higher
Outstanding Faculty medallions are reserved for Regents Professors, Distinguished Outreach Professors, and University Distinguished Professors. Learn more about the artist who helped craft each of these pieces.
We are honored to have some of the best and brightest professors in the world.
Feeling inspired? Follow the link below to nominate a colleague or learn more about faculty awards and honors in the Office of the Provost.