Washington State University
Office of the Provost
Faculty Awards
Annual Awards
Distinguished Faculty Address
Each year the University recognizes the work of one faculty member whose achievements in research, scholarship, and teaching place that person in the front ranks of his or her discipline. The institution invites that individual to deliver a Distinguished Faculty Address to the University community. The nominee should be a current faculty member on appointment, and be available during the spring semester to present the address.
Criteria for the honor of being invited to deliver this address include:
- National/international distinction for original contributions to their discipline;
- Receipt of extramural support;
- National/international service; and
- Achievements in undergraduate and graduate education.
2017 Distinguished Faculty Address, Douglas Call
2016 Distinguished Faculty Address, Michael Skinner
Award Recipients
| Year | Name | Department |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Susmita Bose | Professor, School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Herman and Brita Lindhold Endowed Chair |
| 2017 | Douglas Call | Professor, School of Global Animal Health |
| 2016 | Michael Skinner | Professor, School of Biological Sciences |
| 2015 | Gerald Berthiaume | Professor, School of Music |
| 2014 | Raymond Reeves | Professor, School of Molecular Biosciences |
| 2013 | Kenneth L. Nash | Department of Chemistry |
| 2012 | B.W. "Joe" Poovaiah | Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture |
| 2011 | Timothy A. Kohler | Department of Anthropology |
| 2010 | Nancy Magnuson | School of Molecular Biosciences |
| 2009 | Wendy C. Brown | Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology |
| 2008 | Gregory W. Yasinitsky | School of Music |
| 2007 | Eugene A. Rosa | Department of Sociology |
| 2006 | John P. Reganold | Crop and Soil Sciences |
| 2005 | Mark G. Kuzyk | Department of Physics |
| 2004 | Kenneth L. Casavant | Agricultural and Resource Economics |
| 2003 | Gerald E. Edwards | School of Biological Sciences |
| 2002 | Kerry W. Hipps | Chemistry and Materials Science |
| 2001 | Jerry J. Reeves | Animal Sciences |
| 2000 | Michael J. Smerdon | Biochemistry and Biophysics |
| 1999 | Gerald L. Hazelbauer | Biochemistry and Biophysics |
| 1998 | Douglas E. Soltis | Botany |
| 1997 | John N. Thompson | Botany and Zoology |
| 1996 | Albert J. von Frank | English and American Studies |
| 1995 | Frances K. McSweeney | Psychology |
| 1994 | Michael Griswold | Biochemistry |
| 1993 | Leroy Ashby | History |
| 1992 | Louis P. Mallavia | Microbiology and Biology |
| 1991 | J. Thomas Dickinson | Physics and Chemical Physics |
| 1990 | Linda Randall | Biochemistry/Biophysics |
| 1989 | Travis McGuire | Vetrinary Microbiology/Pathology |
| 1988 | No lecturer chosen | |
| 1987* | Patrick Morgan | Political Science |
| 1986 | James Cook | Plant Pathology/USDA |
| 1985 | Donald A. Dillman | Rural Sociology |
| 1984 | Donald S. Matteson | Chemistry |
| 1983 | Ralph G. Yount | Biochemistry |
| 1982 | Phillip D. Gollnick | Physical Education |
| 1981 | Glenn A. Crosby | Chemical Physics |
| Edna Douglas | Economics and Business Administration | |
| 1980 | Theodore G. Ostrom | Mathematics |
| Pappachan E. Kolattukudy | Agric. Chem./IBC | |
| 1979 | James R. King | Zoology |
| Richard L. Ott | Vetrinary Medicine | |
| 1978 | Donald C. Orlich | Education |
| George E. Duvall | Physics | |
| 1977 | Robert E. Ackerman | Anthropology |
| Igor L. Kosin | Foreign Languages and Literature | |
| 1976 | Milton Rokeach | Social Research Center |
| Burt D. Harrison | Communications | |
| 1975 | Noe Higinbotham | Botany |
| Rexford Daubenmire | Botany | |
| 1974 | Bruce McFadden | Biochemistry |
| John R. Gorham | Veterinary Pathology | |
| 1973 | Lois DeFleur | Sociology |
| Leonard B. Kirschener | Zoophysiology | |
| 1972 | Istvan Nadas | Music |
| Robert Sterling | Fine Arts | |
| 1971 | Richard D. Daugherty | Anthropology |
| Maurice T. James | Entomology | |
| 1970 | Henry Grosshans | University Editor/History |
| Howard C. Payne | History | |
| 1969 | Eldon S. Hendricksen | Business Administration |
| C. S. Holton | Plant Pathology | |
| 1968 | Donald W. Bushaw | Mathematics |
| Ruth Slonim | English | |
| 1967 | William Band | Physics |
| James C. Nelson | Economics | |
| 1966 | James F. Short | Sociology |
| Milton A. Maxwell | Sociology | |
| 1965 | James McGinnis | Animal Nutrition/Poultry Science |
| Frederick L. Marcuse | Psychology | |
| 1964 | Robert A. Nilan | Genetics/Agronomy |
| Donald S. Farner | Zoophysiology | |
| 1963 | George Laisner | Fine Arts |
| H. Paul Castleberry | Political Science | |
| 1962 | Donald A. Wells | Philosophy |
| Herbert L. Eastlick | Zoology | |
| 1961 | George G. Marra | Material Science Engineering |
| Carl M. Stevens | Chemistry/Biochemistry | |
| 1960 | Emmett L. Avery | English |
| George W. Fischer | Plant Pathology | |
| 1959 | John Guthrie | Economics |
| Herbert J. Wood | History |
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| 1958 | Harold Dodgen | Chemistry/Physics |
| Claudius O. Johnson | Political Science |