University Distinguished Professors

The title of University Distinguished Professor is awarded by the MSU Board of Trustees, at the recommendation of the provost and president, to select faculty members who are nationally and, generally, internationally recognized for the importance of their achievements. Awardees have superior teaching skills that encompass the breadth and depth of their discipline, a distinguished record of public service, and scholarly, creative, and artistic achievements. The title of University Distinguished Professor is permanent for the duration of a recipient’s service at MSU. It includes an annual stipend for five years to support professional activities.

  • Adesoji Obafemi Adelaja
  • John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor
  • College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Ann E. Austin
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Education
  • Bruno Basso
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Wolfgang W. Bauer
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Christoph Benning
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Georg Bollen
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Federica Brandizzi
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Raymond L. Brock
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Ruth Nicole Brown
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Arts and Letters
  • Christina Chan
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • Honglei Chen
  • MSU Research Foundation Professor
  • College of Human Medicine
  • Jay Pil Choi
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Social Science
  • Eli Broad College of Business
  • Andrew Jason Christlieb
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • College of Engineering
  • Christopher H. Contag
  • James and Kathleen Cornelius Chair
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Natural Science
  • College of Human Medicine
  • Pero Gaglo Dagbovie
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Social Science
  • Bruce E. Dale
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • Marcos Dantus
  • MSU Foundation Professor, University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Carl Davidson
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Social Science
  • James Dearing
  • Brandt Endowed Professor
  • College of Communication Arts and Sciences
  • Dimitar D. Deliyski
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Communication Arts and Sciences
  • Dean DellaPenna
  • MSU Foundation Professor, University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Diane Ebert-May
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Patrick Edger
  • Red Cedar Distinguished Professor
  • College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Todd Elder
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Social Science
  • Asgerally (Asgi) Fazleabas
  • MSU Foundation Professor, University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Human Medicine
  • Kenneth A. Frank
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Education
  • Thomas Glasmacher
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Linda Greene
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Law
  • Brian Gulbransen
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Mary K. Hausbeck
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Kay E. Holekamp
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • John R. Hollenbeck
  • Eli Broad Professor of Management, University Distinguished Professor
  • Eli Broad College of Business
  • Gregg A. Howe
  • MSU Foundation Professor, University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Xuefei Huang
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Natural Science
  • Katharine C. Hunt
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Eric Hunter
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Communication Arts and Sciences
  • Joey Walter Huston
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Jerlando F.L. Jackson
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Education
  • Anil Jain
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • Jiming Jiang
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • John (Xuefeng) Jiang
  • Eli Broad Professor
  • Eli Broad College of Business
  • Debra Johnson
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Social Science
  • Russell Johnson
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • Eli Broad College of Business
  • John B. Kaneene
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Alan Ker
  • Elton R. Smith Endowed Chair
  • College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Cheryl A. Kerfeld
  • John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Christopher A. Klausmeier
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • James F. Klausner
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • Kelly Klump
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Social Science
  • Venkatesh Kumar Kodur
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • Joseph Krajcik
  • Lappan-Phillips Professor of Mathematics and Science Education
  • College of Education
  • David Mark Kramer
  • John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Douglas Landis
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Richard Lenski
  • John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Zhaojian Li
  • Red Cedar Distinguished Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • Elena Litchman
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Xiaoming Liu
  • Anil K. and Nandita K. Jain Endowed Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • Saweda Liverpool-Tasie
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Christopher P. Long
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Arts and Letters
  • Richard E. Lucas
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Social Science
  • Tapabrata 'Taps' Maiti
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Shannon D. Manning
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Laura McCabe
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • James K. McCusker
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Jason Miller
  • Eli Broad Professor
  • Eli Broad College of Business
  • Joydeep Mitra
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • Wolfgang Mittig
  • John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
  • David Morgan
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Human Medicine
  • Michelle Moyd
  • Red Cedar Distinguished Professor
  • College of Social Science
  • Ramani Narayan
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • College of Engineering
  • Sriram Narayanan
  • Eli Broad Professor
  • Eli Broad College of Business
  • Witold Nazarewicz
  • John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor
  • Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
  • Pouyan Nejadhashemi
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Thomas O'Halloran
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Human Medicine
  • Robert T. Pennock
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • Lyman Briggs College
  • Piotr Piecuch
  • MSU Foundation Professor, University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Hayder Radha
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • Quinetta Roberson
  • John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor
  • Eli Broad College of Business
  • G. Philip Robertson
  • Director, MSU Kellogg Biological Station
  • College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • College of Natural Science
  • Peter Savolainen
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • Randall Schaetzl
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Social Science
  • Hendrik Schatz
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Peter Schmidt
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Social Science
  • William H. Schmidt
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Education
  • Barbara L. Schneider
  • John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor, University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Education
  • Thomas D. Sharkey
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Bradley M. Sherrill
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
  • Bruno Takahashi
  • Brandt Endowed Professor
  • College of Communication Arts and Sciences
  • Xiaobo Tan
  • Richard M. Hong Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering
  • College of Engineering
  • Jiliang Tang
  • MSU Research Foundation Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • Terrie Taylor
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • William W. Taylor
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • MSU Extension
  • College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Cameron Thies
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • James Madison College
  • Michael R. Thoennessen
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • Facility for Rare Isotope Beams
  • College of Natural Science
  • Michael Thomashow
  • MSU Foundation Professor, University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • College of Natural Science
  • Kjerstin Thorson
  • Brandt Endowed Professor
  • College of Communication Arts and Sciences
  • Satish S. Udpa
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • Irving Vega
  • Red Cedar Professor
  • College of Human Medicine
  • Alexander L. Volberg
  • MSU Foundation Professor, University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • Guowei Wei
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Rodney T. Whitaker
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Music
  • Angela K. Wilson
  • John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Teresa Kaye Woodruff
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Human Medicine
  • Jeffrey M. Wooldridge
  • University Distinguished Professor
  • College of Social Science
  • Felicia Wu
  • John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor
  • College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
  • Yimin Xiao
  • MSU Foundation Professor
  • College of Natural Science
  • Kui Xie
  • Red Cedar Distinguished Professor
  • College of Education
  • Aman Yadav
  • Lappan-Phillips Professor
  • College of Education
  • Minami Yoda
  • Red Cedar Distinguished Professor
  • College of Engineering
  • Kurt Zinn
  • Hickman Family Endowed Chair in Oncology
  • College of Veterinary Medicine
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Human Medicine