The University of Arizona has an outstanding reputation because of our extraordinary faculty.
2024 Outstanding Faculty Awards
Honoring High Merit
Every year, we welcome the brightest minds into a community of exceptional faculty. Celebrate this year’s cohort and learn how wonder makes them reach higher.
2023-2024 Honorees
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.
2023 Regents Professor
Professor, Teaching, Learning and Sociocultural Studies
2023 University Distinguished Outreach Faculty
Professor and Extension Specialist, Entomology
2023 University Distinguished Outreach Faculty
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2023 Distinguished Director's Award
Director and Professor, Anthropology
Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta, Ph.D.
2023 Distinguished Scholar Award
Associate Professor, Environmental Science
2023 Distinguished Scholar Award
Associate Professor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Teresa Carmela Rosano, AIA, LEED AP
2023 The Margaret M. Briehl and Dennis T. Ray Five Star Faculty Award
Assistant Professor, Architecture
2023 University of Arizona Foundation Leicester and Kathryn Sherrill Creative Teaching Award
Associate Professor, Mathematics
2023 Henry and Phyllis Koffler Prize
Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
2023 University Distinguished Innovation & Entrepreneurship Award
Professor, Molecular and Cellular Biology
2023 University Early Career Innovation & Entrepreneurship Award
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
2023 University Faculty Service Award
Associate Professor, College of Engineering
2023 University Faculty Service Award
Associate Professor of Practice, Cyber, Intelligence and Information Operations
2023 Distinguished Mentor Award
Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Nursing
Jeannette D. Hoit, Ph.D.,CCC-SLP
2023 Faculty Peer Mentor Award
Professor, Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
2023 Mentoring Future Scholars Award
Assistant Professor, Spanish and Portuguese
2023 Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award for Graduate Education
Professor, Spanish and Portuguese, Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
2023 Graduate Teaching and Mentoring Award for Graduate Education
Associate Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
2023 Excellence in Postdoctoral Mentoring Award
Associate Professor, Natural Resources and Environment
2023 Graduate Student Peer Mentor Award
Mentor Fellow, Spanish and Portuguese
2023 Early Career Scholars Award
Assistant Professor, Music Composition
2023 Early Career Scholars Award
Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Resource Economics
2023 Early Career Scholars Award
Assistant Professor, Geography, Development and Environment
2023 Early Career Scholars Award
Assistant Professor, Molecular & Cellular Biology
2023 Early Career Scholars Award
Assistant Professor, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering
2023 Outstanding Postdoctoral Scholar Award
Postdoctoral Associate, Mathematics
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.