Faculty of Distinction
CLA's faculty and staff have been awarded many prestigious awards over the past decade. Staff members are denoted with an asterisk (*).
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow
- 2009 - John Freeman, Political Science
- 2007 - Patricia Hampl, English
- 2007 - Geoffrey Hellman, Philosophy
- 2007 - John Sullivan, Political Science
- 2001 - Kathryn Sikkink, Political Science
- 1998 - Ellen Berscheid, Psychology
Dean's Medalists
- 2009 - John Freeman, Political Science
- 2008 - Paula Rabinowitz, English
- 2007 - David Wilkins, American Indian Studies
- 2006 - R. Dennis Cook, Statistics
- 2005 - Clarence Morgan, Art
- 2004 - Jeylan Mortimer, Sociology
- 2003 - Gordon Legge, Psychology
- 2002 - Marcia Eaton, Philosophy
- 2001 - Elaine Tyler May, American Studies
- 2000 - Lydia Artymiw, Music
- 1999 - Sara Evans, HIstory
- 1998 - Edward Prescott, Economics
Distinguished McKnight University Professorships
- 2007 - Eric Weitz, History (German history)
- 2006 - Christopher Uggen, Sociology
- 2005 - Kathryn A. Sikkink, Political Science
- 2004 - S. Douglas Olson, Classical & Near Eastern Studies
- 2001 - Lydia Artymiw, Music
- 2000 - Steven Ruggles, History
- 1997 - Sara M. Evans, History
- 1997 - William G. Iacono, Psychology
- 1996 - John Freeman, Political Science
- 1996 - Patricia Hampl, English
- 1996 - Timothy J. Kehoe, Economics
- 1996 - Gordon E. Legge, Psychology
Distinguished Women Scholars
- 2008 - Ruth Karras, History
- 2007 - Elaine Tyler May, American Studies
- 2005 - Madelon Sprengnether, English
- 2004 - Ruth-Ellen Joeres, German, Scandinavian & Dutch
- 2003 - Marcia Eaton, Philosophy
- 2002 - Karlyn Rohrs Campbell, Speech Communication
Graduate-Professional Teaching Award
- 2008-09 - Josephine Lee, English and Asian American Studies
- 2008-09 - Helga Leitner, Geography and Institute for Global Studies
- 2007-08 - Cesare Casarino, Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
- 2007-08 - John Freeman, Political Science
- 2006-07 - Maria Damon, English
- 2005-06 - Richard Leppert, Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
- 2005-06 - Jean O’Brien, History
- 2004-05 - Alex Lubet, Music
- 2003-04 - Kathryn Sikkink, Political Science
- 2003-04 - Madelon Sprengnether, English
- 2002-03 - Sara Evans, History
- 2002-03 - John Mowitt, Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
- 2001-02 - Mary Jo Maynes, History
- 2001-02 - John L. Sullivan, Political Science
Guggenheim Fellowships
- 2008 - Kathryn Sikkink, Political Science
- 2007 - Hisham Bizri, Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
- 2007 - David Treuer, English
- 2005 - Fernando Arenas, Spanish & Portuguese Studies
Imagine Fund
John Tate Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising
The John Tate award may be given to faculty & non-faculty advisors. Award Criteria
- 2008-09 - Ellen Sunshine, Martin Luther King, Jr. Program *
- 2007-08 - Holly Hatch-Surisook, Psychology *
- 2006-07 - Mary Moga, CLA Honors *
- 2005-06 - Thomas “Ted” Fitch, Arts Student Community *
- 2005-06 - Rob Silberman, Art History
- 2004-05 - Gary Thomas, Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
- 2003-04 - Sally Taylor Lieberman, CLA Honors *
- 2002-03 - Jane Anderson, Social Sciences Student Community *
- 2000-01 - Pamela Price Baker, CLA Honors *
- 1999-2000 - Daniel Kelliher, Political Science
McKnight Land-Grant Professors
- 2009 - Giancarlo Casale, History
- 2009 - Alan C. Love, Philosophy
- 2009 - Kieran McNulty, Anthropology
- 2008 - Elizabeth Beaumont, Political Science
- 2008 - Jason McGrath, Asian Languages & Literatures
- 2008 - Michael L. Wilson, Anthropology
- 2008 - Hui Zou, Statistics
- 2007 - Kathleen Collins, Political Science
- 2007 - Karen Ho, Anthropology
- 2007 - Christophe Wall-Romana, French & Italian
- 2006 - Ronald Krebs, Political Science
- 2006 - Angus MacDonald III, Psychology
- 2006 - Steven Manson, Geography
- 2005 - Stuart McLean, Anthropology
- 2004 - J. B. Shank, History
- 2003 - Vinay K. Gidwani, Geography
- 2003 - Kathryn J. Kohnert, Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
- 2003 - Erika Lee, History
- 2002 - Valerie Tiberius, Philosophy
- 2002 - David Treuer, English
- 2001 - Bruce P. Braun, Geography
- 2001 - Monica Luciana, Psychology
- 2001 - Barbara Y. Welke, History
- 2000 - Sheng He, Psychology
- 2000 - Richa Nagar, Women's Studies
- 2000 - David J. Samuels, Political Science
- 2000 - Ajay Skaria, History
McKnight Presidential Endowed Chairs
- 2003 - Phyllis Moen, Sociology
- 2001 - Mark Snyder, Psychology
McKnight Presidential Endowed Professors
- 2000-03 - David Wilkins, American Indian Studies
Morse-Alumni Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education
- 2007-08 - Timothy Johnson, Political Science
- 2006-07 - Joel Samaha, Sociology
- 2006-06 - Frederick M. Asher, Art History
- 2005-06 - Barbara Y. Welke, History
- 2004-05 - Michael Dennis Browne, English
- 2004-05 - Gail Peterson, Psychology
- 2002-03 - Andrew Elfenbein, English
- 2002-03 - Josephine Lee, English
Nobel Prize
- 2007, Economic Sciences - Leonid Hurwicz, Economics
President's Award for Outstanding Service
This award recognizes both faculty & staff who have demonstrated outstanding service. Award Criteria
- 2009 - Judith A. Martin, Geography
- 2008 - Laurel Hirt, Career & Community Learning Center (Service-Learning & Community Involvement) *
- 2007 - Jigna Desai, Gender, Women, & Sexuality Studies
- 2006 - Dennis Jones, American Indian Studies *
- 2005 - Beverly Atkinson, English *
- 2004 - Allen Isaacman, History
- 2003 - Lance Brockman, Theatre Arts & Dance
- 2003 - Leonard A. Polakiewicz, Linguistics, English as a Second Language, & Slavic Languages & Literatures
Regents Professorships
- 2008 - Steven Ruggles, History
- 2008 - Eric S. Sheppard, Geography
- 2008 - Madelon Sprengnether, English
- 2007 - Richard Leppert, Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
- 2007 - Elaine Tyler May, American Studies
- 2007 - Matt McGue, Psychology
- 2006 - Kathryn Sikkink, Political Science
- 2004 - Sara M. Evans, History
- 2001 - Allen Isaacman, History
- 1999 - John L. Sullivan, Political Science
- 1999 - Thomas Clayton, English
- 1997 - Patricia Hampl, English
Scholars of the College
- 2009 - Sonja Kuftinec, Theatre Arts & Dance
- 2009 - C. Kenneth Waters, Philosophy
- 2008 - V.V. Chari, Economics
- 2008 - Richa Nagar, Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
- 2008 - Wayne Potratz, Art
- 2007 - John Archer, Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
- 2007 - Michael Kobialka, Theatre Arts & Dance
- 2007 - Candace Kruttschnitt, Sociology
- 2007 - Jennifer Windsor, Speech-Language_Hearing Sciences
- 2006 - Anna Clark, History
- 2006 - Ramon Gonzalez, English
- 2005 - Timothy Kehoe, Economics
- 2006 - Ellen Messer-Davidow, English
- 2006 - Michael Molasky, Asian Languages & Literatures
- 2006 - Steven Ruggles, History, Minnesota Population Center
- 2004 - Mary Dietz, Political Science
- 2004 - John Watkins, English
- 2003 - Timothy Brennan, Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature
- 2003 - Geoffrey Hellman, Philosophy
- 2003 - Ruth Karras, History
- 2003 - Joanie Smith, Theatre Arts & Dance