Faculty of Distinction

Distinguished professorships honor premier faculty.

Awards are made possible through the generosity of individual donors and private organizations that believe deeply in our mission of discovery, and in the lifelong impact a gifted professor or researcher can have on future generations.

Honorary titles provide recognition and the endowed funds provide outstanding and promising faculty with additional resources to pursue additional scholarly, research, and creative activities.

Claire May & William Band Distinguished Professorship in Physics
	Qingze Guan Department of Physics and Astronomy Read more
Berry Family Distinguished Professorship in Liberal Arts
	Matthew Sutton Department of History Read more
Boeing Distinguished Professorship in Science/Math Education
	Brian Clowers Department of Chemistry Read more
	Nairanjana Dasgupta Department of Mathematics & Statistics Read more
Boeing Endowed Professorship in Advanced Materials Science
Vacant
Arnold and Atsuko Craft Professorship
	Vacant
Lewis E. and Stella G. Buchanan Distinguished Professorship
	Will Hamlin Department of English Read more
	Pamela Thoma Program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Read more
Creighton Distinguished Professorship in Shock Physics
	Yogendra Gupta Department of Physics and Astronomy; Institute for Shock Physics
Herbert L. Eastlick Distinguished Professorship
	Michael Knoblauch School of Biological Sciences, Franceschi Microscopy & Imaging Center Read more
	Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe Department of Psychology Read more
	Michael Skinner School of Biological Sciences Read more
	Andrew Storfer School of Biological Sciences Read more
Thomas S. Foley Distinguished Professorship in Government
	Travis Ridout School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs Read more
Claudius O. and Mary W. Johnson Distinguished Professorship in Political Science
	Cornell Clayton Thomas S. Foley Institute of Public Policy and Public Service and the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs Read more
	Amy Mazur School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs Read more
Marianna Merrit and Donald S. Matteson Distinguished Professorship in Foreign Languages and Cultures
	Vilma Navarro-Daniels School of Languages, Cultures, and Race Read more
Donald S. and Marianna Merritt Matteson Distinguished Professorship in Chemistry
	James Brozik Department of Chemistry Read more
Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professorship in Liberal Arts
	Kimberly Christen Digital Culture and Technology Program Read more
Sam Reed Distinguished Professorship in Civic Education and Public Civility
	Steven D. Stehr School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs Read more
Elma Ryan-Bornander Honors Distinguished Chair
	Mary Bloodsworth-Lugo School of Languages, Cultures, and Race Read more
	Will Hamlin Department of English Read more
James Short Professorship in Sociology
	Jennifer Schwartz Department of Sociology Read more
Westinghouse Distinguished Professorship in Materials Science & Engineering
	Matthew McCluskey Department of Physics and Astronomy Read more
William Julius Wilson Distinguished Professorship in Sociology
	Justin Denney Department of Sociology Read more
Ralph G. Yount Distinguished Professorship in Sciences
	Peter Engels Department of Physics and Astronomy Read more

Regents Professors

Recognizing the highest level of professional achievement
The rank of Regents Professor can be held by no more than 30 Washington State University faculty members at any one time. Those promoted must have served the university for at least 7 years. Each college may nominate only 2 faculty members as candidates for this promotion each year.
Learn more at Office of the Provost

	Don Dillman Professor Department of Sociology
	Yogendra Gupta Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy Director, Institute for Shock Physics
	Herbert H. Hill Professor Department of Chemistry
	Kerry Hipps Professor Department of Chemistry
	Mark Kuzyk Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy
	Debbie Lee Professor Department of English

Emeritus

	Sue B. Clark Professor Department of Chemistry
	Tim Kohler Professor Department of Anthropology
	Greg Yasinitsky Professor School of Music