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Evan Pugh Professors
Since 1960, sixty-two (65) professors have earned the title of Evan Pugh Professor. Chosen for the honor because he or she "has displayed the courage to pioneer in his or her field, the discipline to remain at the forefront of research, and the generosity of spirit to share these accomplishments with students," these professors are humanists as well as scientists. Their fields include: agriculture, anthropology, art history, arts and humanities, astronomy, atmospheric science, biophysics, business, chemistry, engineering, English, geography, geosciences, health and human development, materials science, mathematics, medicine, microbiology, pharmacology, philosophy, physical science, physics, physiology, plant pathology, political science, psychology, the solid state, and surgery.
Penn State's official criteria, on which a committee of seven members judges a candidate, on their “research publications, creative work or both, have been of the highest quality over a period of time, and [has shown] evidence of having contributed significantly to the education of students who later achieve recognition for excellence in the candidate's discipline or interdisciplinary area." The clause concerning students was added in 1973, after the first nine Evan Pugh Professors had been appointed, to provide, said the Board of Trustees, "a more realistic program for the recognition of outstanding professors."
The following list of Evan Pugh Professors is given in reverse chronological order by appointment year and department.
2012Jainendra K. Jain - Physics* 2010Judith S. Bond – Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyDonald C. Hambrick – Management* Thomas E. Mallouk – Chemistry* 2006Nigel Higson – Mathematics*Mary Jane Irwin – Computer Science and Engineering* 2004Anthony Cutler – Art History*Joanna Floros – Cellular and Molecular Physiology* 2002Nina V. Fedoroff – Life SciencesAlan Walker – Anthropology and Biology 2000Richard B. Alley – Geosciences*Kenneth M. Weiss – Anthropology and Genetics* 1998Robert D. Hume – English*Alexander Wolszczan – Astronomy and Astrophysics* 1996James B. Anderson – Chemistry*Paul F. Baum – Mathematics* Leonard S. Jefferson – Cellular and Molecular Physiology* 1994Moses H. W. Chan – Physics*Judith F. Dunn – Human Development Hellmut Hager – Art History Masatoshi Nei – Biology* Robert Plomin – Human Development 1986Welford Castleman – Chemistry*Peter R. Gould – Geography Budugur Lakshminarayana – Aerospace Engineering Gerald E. McClearn – Health and Human Development William S. Pierce – Surgery Richard J. Santen – Medicine K. Warner Schaie – Human Development and Psychology Joseph J. Villafranca – Chemistry Stanley Weintraub – Arts and Humanities 1985Harry R. Allcock – Chemistry*Eric L. Cross – Electrical Engineering Gordon P. Garmire – Astronomy Anthony Pegg – Physiology Stanley H. Rosen – Philosophy William T. Sanders - Anthropology Nicholas Winograd – Chemistry* Francis T. S. Yu – Electrical Engineering |
1981George E. Andrews – Mathematics*Paul T. Baker – Anthropology Rustum Roy – Solid State Elliot S. Vesell – Pharmacology Philip Young – English 1978Fred Rapp – Microbiology1977Eugenio Battisti – Art HistoryStephen J. Benkovic – Chemistry Herschel W. Leibowitz – Psychology 1974Vernon J. Aspaturian – Political ScienceJohn L. Lumley – Aerospace Engineering Howard E. Morgan – Physiology Richard R. Nelson – Plant Pathology Philip S. Skell – Chemistry Philip L. Walker – Materials Science 1968John M. Anderson – PhilosophyErwin W. Mueller – Physics 1967Ernest C. Pollard – Biophysics1966Hans A. Panofsky – Atmospheric SciencesStuart Patton – Agricultural Sciences 1963Ferdinand G. Brickwedde – Physics1961David H. Rank – Physics1960Haskell B. Curry – MathematicsWoldemar A. Weyl – Physical Science * Indicates current Evan Pugh Professor |
