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Faculty Awards and Distinctions鈥�

五一茶馆儿 recognizes and honors outstanding faculty who have dedicated time and energy to teaching, scholarship, service, and research. Throughout the year, Vanderbilt strives to support faculty as they apply for such prestigious awards. 鈥�

鈥媁e believe that faculty deserve to receive the recognition they deserve for their countless contributions to the university and community.

Importance of Awards

Faculty awards are an important component of faculty development and advancement. Awards can be beneficial to faculty at all stages of their career. These awards, both internal and external, are among the highest honors that faculty can receive in their academic careers. 鈥�

鈥婣wards and fellowships provide necessary resources that can help faculty build on both their research and teaching. Financial support, time, and access to a community of scholars are some of the key advantages to receiving an award.

Internal Awards

五一茶馆儿 proudly recognizes faculty members for their accomplishments in teaching, research, and service to the campus community. Below are links to award information pages and application guidelines.

25 Years of Service

Each year, 五一茶馆儿 recognizes those members of the faculty who have just completed twenty-five years of full-time service. Vanderbilt honors these twenty-five-year veterans with the presentation of a chair bearing brass plates engraved with the professor鈥檚 name and the Vanderbilt logo.

The brief highlights included here cannot begin to do justice to the contributions these faculty have made to Vanderbilt and their disciplines.

  • 2025 Recipients

    College of Arts and Sciences

    • David Cliffel, Professor of Chemistry
    • Ava Due-Goodwin, Principal Senior Lecturer of Biological Sciences
    • Gordon Logan, Centennial Professor of Psychology
    • Tracy G. Miller, Associate Professor of History of Art & Architecture
    • Charles R. O'Dell, Distinguished Research Professor of Physics & Astronomy
    • Sohee Park, Professor of Psychology
    • Keri A. Tallman, Senior Lecturer of Chemistry

    College of Connected Computing

    • Robert Bodenheimer, Professor of Computer Science
    • Peter Volgyesi, Lecturer of Computer Science

    Divinity School

    • James Hudnut-Beumler, Anne Potter Wilson Distinguished Professor of American Religious History

    Peabody College

    • Douglas D. Perkins, Professor of Human and Organizational Development

    School of Engineering

    • Eric J. Barth, Professor of Mechanical Engineering
    • Andrew Garrabrants, Research Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
    • Tim Holman, Research Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
    • David Kosson, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
    • Florence Sanchez, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
    • Nilanjan Sarkar, Professor

    School of Nursing

    • Heather Flynn, Lecturer in Clinical Nursing
    • K. Melissa Hayes, Assistant Professor of Nursing
    • Jennifer Wilbeck, Professor of Nursing

    School of Law

    • Randall Thomas, Professor of Law

    School of Medicine, Basic Sciences

    • Walter J. Chazin, Professor of Biochemistry
    • Martin Egli, Professor of Biochemistry
    • Heidi Hamm, Professor of Pharmacology
    • Hassane Mchaourab, Professor of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics

    School of Medicine, Clinical Sciences

    • John Boice, Research Professor of Medicine
    • Stephen Bruehl, Professor of Anesthesiology
    • Qiuyin Cai, Professor of Medicine
    • Sam Chang, Professor of Urology
    • Mark de Caestecker, Professor of Medicine
    • Andre Diedrich, Research Professor of Medicine
    • Dawn A. Israel, Research Associate Professor of Medicine
    • Kathy Jabs, Associate Professor of Pediatrics
    • Anna Means, Research Professor of Plastic Surgery
    • Donald Moore, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
    • Reid Ness, Associate Professor of Medicine
    • Robert Piana, Professor of Medicine
    • Ambra Pozzi, Professor of Medicine
    • Xiao-Ou Shu, Professor of Medicine
    • Yan Ru Su, Research Professor of Medicine
    • Wanqing Wen, Research Professor of Medicine
    • Gong Yang, Research Professor of Medicine
    • Roy Zent, Professor of Medicine
    • Wei Zheng, Professor of Medicine

Fall Awards

  • Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Research

    Call for Nominations: April 13, 2026
    Submission Deadline: June 1, 2026

    Summary听

    The Chancellor鈥檚 Award for Research recognizes up to 10 faculty annually for excellence in published research,听scholarship听or creative expression.听听The award celebrates Vanderbilt faculty whose outstanding scholarly achievements, groundbreaking research, or innovative creative works have elevated both their field and the听University through transformative contributions to knowledge, culture, or society.听The award is presented听annually听during the Fall Faculty Assembly by Chancellor Daniel听Diermeier听and consists of a听cash听prize and an engraved pewter julep cup.听

    听Eligibility听

    The award is given for specific works presented or published in the three calendar years preceding the date of recognition. Up to 10 prizes may be awarded each year. All full-time Vanderbilt faculty are eligible. Research teams of two or more Vanderbilt faculty are also eligible to share the award and may be nominated via a single nomination. Faculty collaborators from outside Vanderbilt are not recognized.听听

    Nomination Process听

    Nominations鈥痬ust鈥痠nclude the following materials:听

    1. The full citation for the听work;听
    2. A brief description of the nominated听work;听
    3. An explanation of the significance of the research, scholarship, or creative听expression;听
    4. Evidence of the work鈥檚 importance, including external commentary, book reviews, impact factors, citations, awards, and other external听recognition;听
    5. A complete curriculum vitae; and,听
    6. A copy of the article or, in the case of a book, the听introduction听and a significant chapter. For creative works or presentations,听an appropriate听archival work may be听submitted.听

    Letters of nomination or听additional听recommendation letters are helpful but not听required.听

    Previous听recipients are听only eligible for work published at least five years after their听initial听win. The list of past winners can be found below.听

    Call听for nominations will occur in March of the Spring听semester听and complete nominations must be received by May of the Spring semester.听

    Please听submit听all nominations electronically via鈥齀nfoReady.听You must log in to the system using your听VUnetID听and password. Please direct any questions to the Office of Faculty听Development.听You must log in to the system using your听VUnetID听and password. Please direct any questions to the Office of Faculty Development (facultydevelopment@vanderbilt.edu)听

    Previous Winners

    2025

    • David Cortez (Biochemistry) and Rahul Bhowmick (Biochemistry)
    • Marcelo Disconzi (Mathematics)
    • Lisa Fazio (Psychology and Human Development)
    • David Michelson (Divinity)
    • Ruth Rogaski (History)
    • Ganesh Sitaraman (Law)
    • Stephen Taylor (Physics and Astronomy)
    • Jamey Young (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)

    2024 五一茶馆儿

    • Jason Grissom (Leadership, Policy, & Organizations)
    • Maria Hadjifrangiskou (Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology)
    • Ari Joskowicz (Jewish Studies)
    • Akshya Saxena (English)
    • Alissa Weaver (Cell and Developmental Biology)
    • Tara McKay (Medicine, Health, and Society)
    • Jonathan Mosley (Medicine) and Scott Borinstein (Pediatrics)

    2023

    • Jonathan Brown (Medicine)
    • Jefferson Cowie (History)
    • Kathryn Humphreys (Psychology & Human Development)
    • Douglas Ruderfer (Medicine)
    • Allison Schachter (Jewish Studies)

    2022

    • Mariana Byndloss (Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology)
    • Joshua Caldwell (Mechanical Engineering)
    • Bennett Landman (Electrical Engineering)
    • Emily Greble (German, Russian & East European Studies
    • John McLean (Chemistry)
    • Yesha Yadav (Law)

    2021

    • Brandon Byrd (History)
    • Andrew Coe (Political Science)
    • Sara Mayeux (Law)
    • Justus Ndukaife (Electrical Engineering)
    • John Wilson (Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering)
    • Manuel Ascano (Biochemistry)
    • Mark Kelley (Surgery)
    • Douglas Johnson (Medicine)
    • Justin Balko (Medicine)

    2020

    • Jessica Clarke (Law)
    • Nicole Creanza (Biological Sciences)
    • Jennifer Fay (English)
    • Jonathan Metzl (Sociology, Psychiatry, and Medicine, Health & Society)
    • Cynthia Reinhart-King (Biomedical Engineering)

    2019

    • Sarah Igo (History)
    • Mark Jarman (English)
    • Todd Rice (Medicine), Wesley Self (Emergency Medicine), and Mathew Semler (Medicine)
    • Sharon Weiss (Electrical Engineering)
    • Kimberly Welch (History)

    2018

    • Clare McCabe (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)
    • Douglas Shadle (Musicology)
    • Steven Townsend (Chemistry)
    • Michael Vandenbergh (Law) and Jonathan Gilligan (Earth and Environmental Sciences)
    • Colin Walsh (Biomedical Informatics)

    2017

    • Tony Capra (Biological Sciences)
    • Ren茅 Gifford (Hearing & Speech Sciences)
    • Morgan Ricks (Law)
    • Ganesh Sitaraman (Law)
    • Jason Valentine (Mechanical Engineering)

    2016

    • Christopher M.S. Johns (History of Art)
    • Sohee Park (Psychology) & Geoffrey Woodman (Psychology)
    • Marybeth Shinn (Human and Organizational Development)
    • Julia Velkovska (Physics)
    • Alan Wiseman (Political Science)

    2015

    • Julia Cohen (Jewish Studies)
    • Lisa Guenther (Philosophy)
    • Sachin Patel (Psychiatry)
    • Joseph Rife (Classical Studies)
    • Kevin Stack (Law)

    2014

    • Seth R. Bordenstein (Biological Sciences)
    • Joshua C. Denny (Biomedical Informatics)
    • Isabel Gauthier (Psychology)
    • Joel F. Harrington (History)
    • Holly J. McCammon (Sociology)

    2013

    • Randy D. Blakely (Pharmacology)
      Jeremy Veenstra-VanderWeele (Psychiatry)
    • Vivien Casagrande (Cell & Developmental Biology)
    • Deyu LI (Mechanical Engineering)
    • Betsey Robinson (History of Art)
    • Daniel J. Sharfstein (Law)

    2012

    • Darryl J. Bornhop (Chemistry)
    • William O. Cooper (Pediatrics)
    • Colin Dayan (English)
    • Kelly Oliver (Philosophy)
    • Holly A. Tucker (French & Italian)

    2011

    • Brandt F. Eichman (Biological Sciences)
    • Larry W. Isaac (Sociology)
    • Jeffrey N. Johnston (Chemistry)
    • Robert M. Kessler (Radiology & Radiological Sciences; Psychiatry)
      David H. Zald (Psychology; Psychiatry)
    • Antonis Rokas (Biological Sciences)

    2010

    • Tony Lee Earley (English)
    • Judy Garber (Psychology, Peabody College)
    • Todd R. Graham (Biological Sciences)
    • Bj枚rn C. Knollmann (Pharmacology)
    • Charles R. Sanders II (Biochemistry)

    2009

    • Yanqin Fan (Economics)
    • Irina N. Kaverina (Cell & Development Biology)
    • Gordon Dennis Logan (Psychology, A&S)
      Thomas J. Palmeri (Psychology, A&S)
      Jeffery D. Schall (Psychology, A&S)
    • James G. Patton (Biological Sciences)
    • Eric Patrick Skaar (Microbiology & Immunology)

    2008

    • Michael Goldfarb (Mechanical Engineering)
    • Douglas G. McMahon (Biological Sciences)
    • Tracy G. Miller (History of Art)
    • Frank Tong (Psychology A&S)
    • Mark A. Wollaeger (English)

    2007

    • Bruce Hans Appel (Biological Sciences)
    • James E. Crowe, Jr. (Pediatrics)
    • Peter T. Cummings (Chemical Engineering)
    • Richard Douglas Lloyd (Sociology)
    • Daphne Manoussaki (Mathematics)
    • Keivan Guadalupe Stassun (Physics & Astronomy)

    2006

    • Kenneth C. Catania (Biological Sciences)
      G. Kane Jennings (Chemical Engineering)
    • Walter J. Chazin (Biochemistry)
      Ellen H. Fanning (Biological Sciences)
    • Daniela Drummond-Barbosa (Cell and Developmental Biology)
    • E. Duco Jansen (Biomedical Engineering)
      Changqing Kao (Neurological Surgery)
      Peter E. Konrad (Neurological Surgery)
      Anita Mahadevan-Jansen (Biomedical Engineering)
    • Hassane S. Mchaourab (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics)

    2005

    • A.B. Bonds (Electrical Engineering & Computer Science)
    • Martin Egli (Biochemistry)
      Carl H. Johnson (Biological Sciences)
    • Douglas P. Hardin (Mathematics)
      Edward B. Saff (Mathematics)
    • Nancy J. King (Law)
    • Ren茅 Marois (Psychology)
    • David A.Weintraub (Physics & Astronomy)

    2004

    • Randolph Blake (Psychology)
      Joseph S. Lappin (Psychology)
    • Gabor Karsai (Electrical Engineering & Computer Science)
      Janos Sztipanovits (Electrical Engineering & Computer Science)
    • Robert A. Knop, Jr. (Physics & Astronomy)
    • Marilyn L. Murphy (Art)

    2003

    • Jeffrey R. Balser (Anesthesiology)
    • Rebecca L. Brown (Law)
    • Daniel M. Fleetwood (Electrical Engineering & Computer Science)
      Sokrates Theodore Pantelides (Physics & Astronomy)
      Ronald D. Schrimpf (Electrical Engineering & Computer Science)
    • Alfred L. George, Jr. (Medicine)
    • Nilanjan Sarkar (Mechanical Engineering)
  • Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research

    Call for Nominations: April 13, 2026
    Submission Deadline: June 1, 2026

    Summary听

    The Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research is awarded annually to one member of Vanderbilt鈥檚 faculty for their outstanding achievements in research,听scholarship听or creative expression. Named in honor Earl Sutherland, Jr., MD, a former Vanderbilt professor of anatomy and winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, the award recognizes a faculty member who is nationally or internationally acclaimed in their field with a听cash听prize and engraved pewter julep cup. Their name is also added听to a silver bowl, cast from Paul Revere鈥檚 famous design, which they can keep for a year.听

    Eligibility听

    Candidates are evaluated for outstanding achievements in research,听scholarship听or creative expression in the past 10 years, and must have garnered significant critical reception, national, or international recognition for eligible work completed while at Vanderbilt.听听听

    Nomination Process听

    The nomination must include the following materials:听

    1. A letter of nomination that discusses the significance and impact of the nominee鈥檚 research as well as any evidence of national and international听impact;听
    2. A complete and current curriculum vitae; and,听
    3. An abbreviated vitae that lists the nominee鈥檚 20 most significant publications/accomplishments. These may include articles, books, awards, invited talks, presentations, etc. 听

    The nomination may also include supporting materials such as external letters. Supporting materials are optional.听

    The Review Committee will pay close attention to the level of documented national or international distinction or recognition in the form of awards, fellowships, or prizes.听

    Previous听recipients are not eligible for the award. The list of past winners can be found below.听

    Please submit all nominations electronically via鈥�. You must log in to the system using your听VUnetID听and password. Please direct any questions to the Office of Faculty Development (facultydevelopment@vanderbilt.edu).听

    Call for nominations will occur in March of the Spring听semester听and complete nominations must be received by May of the Spring semester.听

    Previous Winners

    • 2025听Dan Roden (Medicine)
    • 2024 五一茶馆儿听Lorrie Moore (English)
    • 2023 Christopher Slobogin (Law)
    • 2022听Elizabeth Zechmeister (Political Science)
    • 2021听Gordon Logan (Psychology)
    • 2020听James Crowe (Pediatrics & Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology)
    • 2019听W. Kip Viscusi (Law, Economics and Management)
    • 2018听Kathleen Gould (Cell and Developmental Biology)
    • 2017听Larry Bartels (Political Science)
    • 2016听David Kosson (Engineering)
    • 2015听Billy G. Hudson (Medicine)
    • 2014听Jane Gilmer Landers (History)
    • 2013听John C. Gore (Radiology & Radiological Sciences)
    • 2012听Peter I. Buerhaus (Nursing)
    • 2011听Mark W. Lipsey (Human and Organizational Development)
    • 2010听John A. Oates (Medicine)
    • 2009听Harold L. Moses (Cancer Biology)
    • 2008听Lenn E. Goodman (Philosophy)
    • 2007听David Robertson (Medicine)
    • 2006听L. Jackson Roberts II (Pharmacology)
    • 2005听Douglas Fuchs and Lynn S. Fuchs (Special Education)
    • 2004听Herbert Y. Meltzer (Psychiatry)
    • 2003听Leonard Bickman (Psychology)
    • 2002听听David M. Hercules (Chemistry)
    • 2001听F. Peter Guengerich (Biochemistry)
    • 2000听Randolph Blake (Psychology)
    • 1999听Travis I. Thompson (Psychology)
    • 1998听Alice Carmichael Harris (Germanic & Slavic Languages)
    • 1997听John D. Bransford (Psychology)
    • 1996听Hans Stoll (Management)
    • 1995听Gisela Mosig (Molecular Biology)
    • 1994听John H. Exton (Molecular Physiology & Biophysics)
    • 1993听Thomas M. Harris (Chemistry)
    • 1992听听James F. Blumstein (Law)
    • 1991听Edward Farley (Divinity)
    • 1990听听Tadashi Inagami (Biochemistry)
    • 1989听Paul K. Conkin (History)
    • 1988听Joseph H. Hamilton (Physics & Astronomy)
    • 1987听听Hans H. Strupp (Psychology)
    • 1986听Lubomir Hnilica (Biochemistry & Pathology)
    • 1985听Jon H. Kaas (Psychology)
    • 1984听听Charles R. Park (Molecular Physiology & Biophysics)
    • 1983听Donald Davie (English)
    • 1982听Bjarni J贸nsson (Mathematics)
    • 1981听Sidney Fleischer (Molecular Biology)
    • 1980听John W. Wade (Law)
    • 1979听听Grant W. Liddle (Medicine)
    • 1978听Claude Pichois (French & Italian)
    • 1977听Stanley Cohen (Biochemistry)
    • 1976听Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (Economics)
  • Thomas Jefferson Award

    Call for Nominations: April 6, 2026
    Submission Deadline: June 6, 2026

    Summary听

    The Thomas Jefferson Award recognizes one faculty member annually 鈥渇or distinguished service to Vanderbilt through extraordinary contributions as a member of the faculty in the councils and government of the University.鈥澨�听

    Endowed at several universities by the Robert Earl McConnell Foundation, the Thomas Jefferson Award was first established at the University of Virginia in honor of the institution鈥檚 founder, and honors one听faculty member annually听鈥�who best exemplifies those attributes of mind and heart which produced the distinguished statesman and architect of American Freedom, Thomas Jefferson.鈥澨齀t has been presented at Vanderbilt since 1967.听

    The award is presented by the听Chancellor at the beginning of each academic year during the Fall Faculty Assembly. The听award听includes听a cash prize听and an engraved pewter goblet.听

    Eligibility听

    All full-time Vanderbilt faculty who are engaged in the councils or government of the university are eligible.听Any faculty serving in听a听university-appointed administrative role is ineligible to receive this award.听听

    Nomination Process听

    Any member of Vanderbilt鈥檚 faculty may听submit听nominations for the award to the Faculty Senate, and its Consultative Committee reviews the nominations and makes recommendations to the听Provost. Final听selection听is made by the听Chancellor in consultation with the听Provost.听听

    Nominations will be accepted through听. Please contact Rachel Bond-Naglak听(Rachel.bond-naglak@vanderbilt.edu) with any questions related to the award process.听

    Nomination files consist of a letter addressing the听nominee's听contribution to the councils and government of the University, and a copy of the nominee鈥檚 current CV.听Previous听recipients are not eligible. A list of past winners, as well as a complete description of the award, can be found online at听Thomas Jefferson Award.听

    Call for nominations will occur in March of the Spring semester and complete nominations must be received by听May of the Spring semester听

    Winners

    • 2025听Joel Harrington (History)
    • 2024 五一茶馆儿 Joyce Johnson (Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology)
    • 2023听Catherine McTamaney (Teaching & Learning)
    • 2022听Senta Victoria Greene (Physics & Astronomy)
    • 2021听John McLean (Chemistry)
    • 2020听Geoffrey Fleming (Pediatrics)
    • 2019听Timothy McNamara (Psychology)
    • 2018听Brian Heuser (Leadership, Policy & Organizations)
    • 2017听Richard Willis (Owen)
    • 2016听Malcom Getz (Economics)
    • 2015听Ron Emeson (Pharmacology)
    • 2014听D. Catherine Fuchs (Psychiatry)
    • 2013听Gordon R. Bernard (Medicine)
    • 2012听Vanessa Beasley (Communication Studies)
    • 2011听听Kassian Kovalcheck (Communication Studies)
    • 2010听Virginia M. Scott (French & Italian)
    • 2009听David A. Weintraub (Physics & Astronomy)
    • 2008听Randolph Blake (Psychology)
    • 2007听Virginia L. Shepherd (Pathology) and Matthew Ramsey (History)
    • 2006听K. Arthur Overholser (Biomedical Engineering)
    • 2005听Douglas A. Knight (Divinity)
    • 2004听Lee E. Limbird (Pharmacology)
    • 2003听Howard M. Sandler (Psychology)
    • 2002听Thomas R. McCoy (Law)
    • 2001听Gary F. Jensen (Sociology)
    • 2000听Jimmie L. Franklin (History)
    • 1999听James V. Staros (Molecular Biology)
    • 1998听David F. Partlett (Law)
    • 1997听John Wikswo (Physics & Astronomy)
    • 1996听Eugene TeSelle (Divinity)
    • 1995听Joseph H. Hamilton (Physics & Astronomy)
    • 1994听Molly Fritz Miller (Geology)
    • 1993听H. Jackson Forstman (Divinity)
    • 1992听Robert N. Covington (Law)
    • 1991听Kathleen Hoover-Dempsey (Psychology)
    • 1990听Paul K. Conkin (History)
    • 1989听C. Elton Hinshaw (Economics)
    • 1988听Elizabeth Spencer Goldman (Teaching & Learning)
    • 1987听听Fred Gorstein (Pathology)
    • 1986听Billy F. Bryant (Mathematics)
    • 1985听Walter Harrelson (Divinity)
    • 1984听Charles F. Delzell (History)
    • 1983听Robert H. Birkby (Political Science)
    • 1982听Susan Ford Wiltshire (Classical Studies)
    • 1981听James R. Wesson (Mathematics)
    • 1980听听Mildred Stahlman (Pediatrics)
    • 1979听听Lou Silberman (Divinity)
    • 1978听John G. Coniglio (Biochemistry)
    • 1977听Oscar Touster (Molecular Biology)
    • 1976听听Ingram Bloch (Physics & Astronomy)
    • 1975听Virgil S. LeQuire (Pathology)
    • 1974听听Lamar Field (Chemistry)
    • 1973听Herbert Weaver (History)
    • 1972听Robert Lagemann (Physics & Astronomy)
    • 1971听听Paul H. Hardacre (History)
    • 1970听Alex Dragnich (Political Science)
    • 1969听William J. Darby (Medicine)
    • 1968听听Paul J. Hartman (Law)
    • 1967听Wendell G. Holladay (Physics & Astronomy)

Spring Awards

  • Alexander Heard Distinguished Professor Award

    Call for nominations: Late Fall semester

    Call for submissions: Late Fall semester

    Summary听

    The Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor Award honors one full-time faculty member for their distinctive contributions to听understanding听the problems of contemporary society. Created in honor of听Chancellor Heard听upon his retirement in 1982, the award is intended to encourage, recognize, and honor faculty members鈥櫶齝ontributions听to the analysis of and solution to contemporary societal problems. Contributions may take the form of teaching, writing, basic or applied research, and consultative or other forms of service.听

    Honored annually at the Spring Faculty Assembly,听the听recipient听receives a cash award, an engraved silver tray, and official designation as the听鈥淎lexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor鈥� for one year.听

    Eligibility听

    All full-time faculty are eligible, regardless of rank,听school听or college.听

    Nomination Process听

    Members of the faculty are invited to听submit听nominations to the Faculty Senate. The Faculty Senate Consultative Committee reviews the nominations and makes recommendations to the听Provost. The final听selection听is made by the听Chancellor in consultation with the听Provost.听

    Nominations will be accepted through听InfoReady. Please contact Rachel Bond-Naglak听(rachel.bond-naglak@vanderbilt.edu) with any questions related to the award process.听

    Current Winner

    • 2026听Josh Clinton (Arts & Sciences)

    Previous Winners

    • 2025 Jonathan Metzl (Sociology; Medicine, Health and Society)
    • 2024 五一茶馆儿听Carolyn Heinrich (Public Policy, Education and Economics)
    • 2023听Bradley Malin (Biomedical Informatics)
    • 2022听Jonathan Gilligan (Earth & Environmental Sciences)
    • 2021听David Owens (Management and Innovation)
    • 2020听William Schaffner (Health Policy)
    • 2019听Lynn Fuchs (Special Education) and Douglas Fuchs (Special Education)
    • 2018听Kevin B. Johnson (Biomedical Informatics)
    • 2017听Eugene LeBoeuf (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
    • 2016听Mitchell Seligson (Political Science)
    • 2015听Bonita A. Pilon (Nursing)
    • 2014听Teresa A. Goddu (English)
    • 2013听Gregory F.听Barz听(Music)
    • 2012听Sohee Park (Psychology)
    • 2011听Robert F. Barsky (French and Italian)
    • 2010听Nancy J. King (Law)
    • 2009听C. Neal Tate (Political Science)
    • 2008听Dale C. Farran (Teaching and Learning)
    • 2007听Steven D. Hollon (Psychology)
    • 2006听James W. Guthrie (Leadership, Policy, and Organizations)
    • 2005听Kathryn M. Edwards (Pediatrics)
    • 2004听Ellen B. Goldring (Leadership, Policy, and Organizations)
    • 2003听Virginia L. Shepherd (Pathology)
    • 2002听David J. Ernst (Physics and Astronomy)
    • 2001听John J. Siegfried (Economics)
    • 2000听Hugh Davis Graham (History)
    • 1999听Jonathan I. Charney (Law)
    • 1998听听Paul K. Conkin (History)
    • 1997听Kenneth A. Dodge (Psychology)
    • 1995听Karl B. Schnelle, Jr. (Chemical Engineering)
    • 1994听听Thomas A. Mahoney (Management)
    • 1993听H. Carl Haywood (Psychology)
    • 1992听Richard A. Pride (Political Science)
    • 1991听Liston O. Mills (Divinity)
    • 1990听Frank A. Sloan (Economics)
    • 1989听W. Anderson Spickard, Jr. (Medicine)
    • 1988听Frank L. Parker (Civil and听Environmental Engineering)
    • 1987听Walter Harrelson (Divinity)
    • 1986听Alfred Baumeister (Psychology)
    • 1985听Erwin C. Hargrove (Political Science)
    • 1984听David Rabin (Medicine)
    • 1983听David J. Wilson (Chemistry)
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  • Ellen Gregg Ingalls Awards for Excellence in Classroom Teaching

    Call for nominations: Late Fall semester

    Call for submissions: Early Spring semester

    Summary听

    The Ellen Gregg Ingalls Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching recognizes one faculty member annually for outstanding skill, leadership, and mentorship in the classroom. As one of only two听undergraduate听student-nominated teaching听awards, this is one of the most meaningful honors a faculty member can receive at Vanderbilt.听听

    Endowed by the Ingalls Foundation of Birmingham, Alabama, in 1965, the award is presented annually at the Spring Faculty Assembly.听听

    Recipients receive a cash prize and commemorative pewter julep听cup.听听听

    Eligibility听

    All听full-time听faculty may be nominated, regardless of subject area or class size. All active students may nominate听faculty听they learned from in the current or previous semesters.听听

    Nomination Process听

    Students are invited to听submit听nominations during the second half of the Fall Semester via an online form听shared听each award season.听Final听selection听is made by听the听Chancellor.听听

    Current Winner

    • 2026听Emily Pendergrass (Peabody)

    Previous Winners

    • 2025 Jacob Sauer (Anthropology)
    • 2024 五一茶馆儿听Peter Kolkay (Music)
    • 2023听Jeong-Oh Kim (English)
    • 2022听Holly Tucker (French)
    • 2021听Megan Saylor (Psychology and Human Development)
    • 2020听Alissa Hare (Chemistry)
    • 2019听Gerald Roth (Computer Science)
    • 2018听Sheri Shaneyfelt (History of Art)
    • 2017听Mazita Mohd Tahir (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
    • 2016听听Laura Stark (Center for Medicine, Health and Society)
    • 2015听Cynthia Paschal (Biomedical Engineering)
    • 2014听Marc Hetherington (Political Science)
    • 2013听听Kenneth C. Catania (Biological Sciences)
    • 2012听Paul E. Laibinis (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)
    • 2011听听Bunmi O. Olatunji (Psychology)
    • 2010听Claire Sisco King (Communication Studies)
    • 2009听John G. Geer (Political Science)
    • 2008听James Lovensheimer (Music)
    • 2007听Elena Olazagasti-Segovia (Spanish and Portuguese)
    • 2006听Jos茅 Medina (Philosophy)
    • 2005听G. Kane Jennings (Chemical Engineering)
    • 2004听Edward F. Fischer (Anthropology)
    • 2003听Tina Yih-Ting Chen (English)
    • 2002听Beth Ann Conklin (Anthropology)
    • 2001听Jeffrey D. Schall (Psychology)
    • 2000听John M. Sloop (Communication Studies and Theatre)
    • 1999听Howard M. Sandler (Psychology)
    • 1998听听Robert Drews (Classical Studies)
    • 1997听听Peter G. Hoadley (Civil and听Environmental Engineering)
    • 1996听Sean P. O鈥橰ourke (Communication Studies and Theatre)
    • 1995听Michael D. Bess (History)
    • 1994听听George Becker (Sociology)
    • 1993听Robert B. Innes (Psychology)
    • 1992听Cecelia Tichi (English)
    • 1991听听Jean Bethke Elshtain (Political Science)
    • 1990听听Michael A. Rose (Music)
    • 1989听听Michael Nelson (Political Science)
    • 1988听Kathleen Hoover-Dempsey (Psychology)
    • 1987听Kassian Kovalcheck (Communication Studies and Theatre)
    • 1986听Leonard Folgarait (Fine Arts)
    • 1985听R. Chris Hassel, Jr. (English)
    • 1984听M. Rajan Menon (Political Science)
    • 1983听Elizabeth Spencer Goldman (Teaching and Learning)
    • 1982听Elizabeth Kerr Hay (Nursing)
    • 1981听Merritt A. Williamson (Engineering)
    • 1980听John H. Venable (Molecular Biology)
    • 1979听Melvyn P. Leffler (History)
    • 1978听Knowles K. Overholser (Biomedical Engineering)
    • 1977听Barbara Fox Grimes (Nursing)
    • 1976听Richard J. Larsen (Mathematics)
    • 1975听T. Aldrich Finegan (Economics)
    • 1974听听Sheldon Shih-Tsun Ma (East Asian Studies)
    • 1973听Lucille H. Aulsebrook (Anatomy and Nursing)
    • 1972听Oakley S. Ray (Psychology)
    • 1971听Riordan Roett (Political Science)
    • 1970听G. Wayne Sullivan (Mathematics)
    • 1969听James R. Wesson (Mathematics)
    • 1968听听Robert V. Dilts (Chemistry)
    • 1967听听Walter Waverly Graham (Mathematics)
    • 1966听David Nunnally (Biology)
  • Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award

    Call for nominations: Late Fall semester

    Submission Deadline: Late Fall semester

    Summary听

    The Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award honors a faculty member, not just for a notable accomplishment, but for outstanding total contribution to the Vanderbilt community.听听

    Established in 1963 in honor of听Chancellor Harvie Branscomb, the award is funded with contributions by the faculty and appropriately honors one faculty member annually for embodying the full听combination听of talents and achievements that define the University鈥檚 ideals: creative scholarship, including accomplishment in the creative arts and artistic performances;听stimulating and inspiring teaching that results in learning of the highest order; and service to students, colleagues, the University, and society at large.听听

    Honored annually听at the Spring Faculty Assembly, the听recipient receives听a cash award, an engraved silver tray, and official designation as the Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor for听one year.听听听

    Eligibility听

    All full-time faculty are eligible, regardless of听rank,听school听or college. The award is made for total contribution, not specific accomplishments. Neither long service nor promise of future accomplishment should be prime factors in the听selection.听

    Nomination Process听

    Members of the faculty are invited to听submit听nominations to the鈥�Faculty Senate. The Faculty Senate Consultative Committee reviews the nominations and makes recommendations to the听Provost. The final听selection听is made by the听Chancellor in consultation with the听Provost.听

    Nominations will be accepted through鈥�. Please contact Rachel Bond-Naglak听(rachel.bond-naglak@vanderbilt.edu) with any questions.听

    Current Winner

    • 2026听Eric Skaar (School of Medicine)听

    Previous Winners

    • 2025 Christopher S. Williams (Medicine)
    • 2024 五一茶馆儿 Douglas Adams (Mechanical Engineering)
    • 2023听Randolph Blake (Psychology)
    • 2022听Jennifer Pietenpol (Biochemistry)
    • 2021听Edward Fischer (Anthropology)
    • 2020听Christopher Slobogin (Law, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences)
    • 2019听Benoit Dawant (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
    • 2018听Kate Daniels (English)
    • 2017听George M. Hornberger, (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
    • 2016听Lorraine M. Lopez (English)
    • 2015听Keivan G. Stassun (Physics and Astronomy)
    • 2014听Jay Clayton (English)
    • 2013听Donna Ford (Special Education)
    • 2012听Suzanna Sherry (Law)
    • 2011听David Jon Furbish (Earth and听Environmental Sciences)
    • 2010听William Schaffner (Medicine)
    • 2009听听Ronald D. Schrimpf (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)
    • 2008听Daniel B. Cornfield (Sociology)
    • 2007听Cecelia Tichi (English)
    • 2006听Elaine Sanders-Bush (Pharmacology)
    • 2005听Harold L. Moses (Medicine)
    • 2004听Robert S. Dittus (Medicine)
    • 2003听John A. Phillips III (Pediatrics)
    • 2002听Thomas R. Harris (Biomedical Engineering)
    • 2001听Ann P. Kaiser (Special Education)
    • 2000听听Lawrence J. Marnett (Biochemistry)
    • 1999听听Travis I. Thompson (Psychology)
    • 1998听John Oates (Medicine)
    • 1997听Paul K. Conkin (History)
    • 1996听Robert D. Collins (Pathology)
    • 1995听Melvin D. Joesten (Chemistry)
    • 1994听听Frank Parker (Civil and听Environmental Engineering
    • 1993听听Frank Chytil (Biochemistry)
    • 1992听Carolyn M. Evertson (Teaching and Learning)
    • 1991听Laurence Lerner (English)
    • 1990听David T. Karzon (Pediatrics)
    • 1989听Sallie McFague (Divinity)
    • 1988听Leon W. Cunningham (Biochemistry)
    • 1987听Alfred A. Baumeister (Psychology)
    • 1986听William C. Havard, Jr. (Political Science)
    • 1985听Hans H. Strupp (Psychology)
    • 1984听Mildred T. Stahlman (Pediatrics)
    • 1983听Joseph H. Hamilton (Physics and Astronomy)
    • 1982听Oscar Touster (Molecular Biology)
    • 1981听Douglas E. Leach (History)
    • 1980听Rendigs Fels (Political Science)
    • 1979听听Grant W. Liddle (Medicine)
    • 1978听Sidney Colowick (Microbiology)
    • 1977听Walter Harrelson (Divinity)
    • 1976听John W. Wade (Law)
    • 1975听D. Stanley Tarbell (Chemistry)
    • 1974听听Bjarni Jonsson (Mathematics)
    • 1973听听William H. Nicholls (Economics)
    • 1972听Elliott V. Newman (Medicine)
    • 1971听Dewey Grantham, Jr. (History)
    • 1970听Charles F. Delzell (History)
    • 1969听听James P. Hyatt (Divinity)
    • 1968听Charles R. Park (Physiology)
    • 1967听Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (Economics)
    • 1966听Avery Leisersen (Political Science)
    • 1965听听Willard B. Jewell (Geology)
    • 1964听Amos Christie (Pediatrics)
  • Faculty Innovation in Teaching Award

    Call for nominations: Late Fall semester

    Call for submissions: Early Spring semester

    Summary听

    Established in 2024 五一茶馆儿 by Provost C. Cybele Raver, the Faculty听Innovation听in Teaching Award (Instruction and Course Design) recognizes full-time faculty who model intellectual risk-taking for their students by effectively employing creative approaches in instruction and course design practices.听Recipients听exhibit听teaching practices that听challenge students to engage in unfamiliar ways of thinking听and听use听creative approaches听or听incorporate听new technologies听(such as Artificial Intelligence) that听advances听and听enhances听student learning.听听听

    Eligibility听

    All full-time faculty听are eligible, regardless of rank or school or college affiliation.听听

    Nomination Process听

    All students (undergraduate, graduate, and professional) and faculty听members are invited to听submit听nominations during the second half of the Fall semester听via an online form or听InfoReady.听听

    Current Winner

    • 2026听Michael Miga (Engineering)

    Previous Winners

    • 2025 Angel Anthamatten (Nursing)
    • 2024 五一茶馆儿听Alexander Christensen (Psychology and Human Development)听
    • 2024 五一茶馆儿听Elizabeth Meadows (English)
  • Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor Award

    Call for nominations: Late Fall semester

    Submission Deadline: Late Fall semester

    Summary听

    The听Joe听B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor Award honors faculty accomplishments that span multiple academic disciplines. Created to honor听Chancellor Wyatt upon his retirement in 2000, the award is conferred on one full-time faculty member for interdisciplinary excellence in developing听significant new knowledge through research or exemplary听innovations in teaching.听听

    Honored annually听at听the Spring Faculty Assembly, the听recipient听receives a cash award, an engraved silver tray, and carries the title听Joe听B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor for one year.听听

    Eligibility听

    All full-time faculty are eligible, regardless of rank or school or college affiliation.听听

    Nomination Process听

    Members of the Faculty are invited to听submit听nominations to the Faculty Senate. The Faculty Senate Consultative Committee reviews the nominations and makes recommendations to the听Provost. The final听selection听is made by the听Chancellor in consultation with the听Provost.听

    Nominations will be accepted through鈥�. Please contact Rachel Bond-Naglak听(rachel.bond-naglak@vanderbilt.edu) with any questions related to the award process.听

    Current Winner

    • 2026听Gautam Biswas (College of Connected Computing)听

    Previous Winners

    • 2025 Deyu Li (Mechanical Engineering)
    • 2024 五一茶馆儿 J.B. Ruhl (Law)
    • 2023听Evelyn Patterson (Sociology)
    • 2022听Maury Nation (Human and Organizational Development)
    • 2021听Mark Denison (Pediatric Infectious Disease)
    • 2020听Marybeth Shinn (Human and Organizational Development)
    • 2019听Steven Wernke (Anthropology)
    • 2018听Alan Wiseman (Political Science)
    • 2017听Laurie E. Cutting (Special Education)
    • 2016听Velma McBride Murry (Human and Organizational Development)
    • 2015听听Ted. S. Hasselbring (Special Education)
    • 2014听Owen D. Jones (Law and Biological Sciences)
    • 2013听Tom D. Dillehay (Anthropology)
    • 2012听Janos Sztipanovits (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
    • 2011听听Bruce E. Compas (Psychology and听Human Development)
    • 2010听David S. Kosson (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
    • 2009听Dana D. Nelson (English)
    • 2008听David Charles Wood (Philosophy)
    • 2007听听Kenneth A. Wallston (Psychology)
    • 2006听Sankaran Mahadevan (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
    • 2005听Gary F. Jensen (Sociology)
    • 2004听听Marshall C. Eakin (History)
    • 2003听Paul A. Cobb (Teaching and Learning)
    • 2002听Judy G. Ozbolt (Nursing)
    • 2001听Douglas Fuchs (Special Education) and Lynn S. Fuchs (Special Education)
  • Joseph A. Johnson, Jr., Distinguished Leadership Professor Award

    Call for nominations: Late Fall semester

    Submission Deadline: Late Fall semester

    Summary听

    The Joseph A. Johnson, Jr., Distinguished Leadership Professor Award recognizes听outstanding听faculty leadership in听advancing human understanding that听promotes greater self-direction, opportunity, and听belonging for all people.听听

    In 1954, Joseph A. Johnson, Jr., became the first African American to receive a Vanderbilt degree by earning a听bachelor of divinity. In 1958, he became the first African American to earn a doctoral degree. These pathbreaking achievements marked听the first steps in a long life of fearless service and advocacy听on behalf of any people who听required听it.听

    Established in 2016 by听Chancellor Nicholas S.听Zeppos, the award honors one faculty member annually for embodying the spirit of pioneering leadership, courage, and societal impact embodied by its namesake.听

    Awarded annually during the Spring Faculty Assembly, the听recipient听receives a cash award, an engraved silver tray, and the official designation as Joseph A. Johnson, Jr., Distinguished Leadership Professor for听one year.听听

    Eligibility听

    All full-time faculty members are eligible, regardless of rank or school or college affiliation.听

    Nomination Process听

    听Members of the Faculty are invited to听submit听nominations to the Faculty Senate. The Faculty Senate Consultative Committee reviews the nominations and makes recommendations to the听Provost. The final听selection听is made by the听Chancellor in consultation with the听Provost.听

    Nominations will be accepted through鈥�. Please contact Rachel Bond-Naglak听(rachel.bond-naglak@vanderbilt.edu)鈥痺ith any questions related to the award process.听

    Current Winner

    • 2026听Consuelo Wilkins (School of Medicine)听

    Previous Winners

    • 2025 Kelly Holley-Bockelmann (Physics and Astronomy)
    • 2024 五一茶馆儿 Walter Clair (Medicine)
    • 2023听Rolanda Johnson (Nursing)
    • 2022听H. Richard Milner IV, (Teaching & Learning)
    • 2021听Christopher Carpenter (Economics)
    • 2020听Lucius Outlaw (Philosophy)
    • 2019听Charlene Dewey (Medical Education and Administration)
    • 2018听Jesse Ehrenfeld (Anesthesiology)
    • 2017听Jana L. Lauderdale (Nursing)
    • 2016听Linda J. Sealy (Molecular Physiology and Biophysics)
  • Madison Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

    Call for nominations: Late Fall semester

    Submission Deadline: Early Spring semester

    Summary听

    The Madison Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching is a student-nominated award that recognizes one faculty member for outstanding teaching, be it in the classroom, the lab, in the field, or abroad.听听

    Established by the Board of Trust in 1964 and supported by Living Endowment funds contributed by alumni, the Madison Sarratt Prize is just one of two student-nominated teaching awards, making it one of the most meaningful honors a faculty member can receive at Vanderbilt.听听听

    Each recipient receives a cash prize and an engraved听pewter听Julep听Cup.听听听

    Eligibility听

    All faculty may be nominated, regardless of subject area or class size. All active students may nominate听faculty听they learned from in the current or previous semesters.听听

    Nomination Process听

    Students are invited to听submit听nominations during the second half of the Fall Semester via an online form听shared听each award season.听Final听selection听is made by听the听Chancellor.听听

    Current Winner

    • 2026听Ji Hye Jung (Blair)

    Previous Winners

    • 2025 Gieri Simonett (Mathematics)
    • 2024 五一茶馆儿 Katherine Blue Carroll (Political Science)
    • 2023听Andrea Capizzi (Special Education)
    • 2022听Elizabeth Zechmeister (Political Science)
    • 2021听Alice Randall (African American and Diaspora Studies)
    • 2020听Celia Applegate (History)
    • 2019听Katherine Friedman (Biological Sciences)
    • 2018听Leigh Wadsworth (Psychology & Human Development)
    • 2017听Andrew J. Van Schaack (Human & Organizational Development)
    • 2016听Lori A. Troxel (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
    • 2015听David E. Lewis (Political Science)
    • 2014听Leigh Gilchrist (Human & Organizational Development)
    • 2013听Thomas A. Schwartz (History)
    • 2012听Emily C. Nacol (Political Science)
    • 2011听Clare M. McCabe (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)
    • 2010听Terry L. Page (Biological Sciences)
    • 2009听Tiffiny A. Tung (Anthropology)
    • 2008听Stephen Gary Buckles (Economics)
    • 2007听Robin P. Fountain (Music)
    • 2006听Brian A. Griffith (Human and Organizational Development)
    • 2005听Jo-Anne Barchorowski (Psychology)
    • 2004听Sandra J. Rosenthal (Chemistry)
    • 2003听Francis W. Wcislo (History)
    • 2002听William Caferro (History)
    • 2001听听Melanie Lowe (Music)
    • 2000听Malcolm Getz (Economics)
    • 1999听Hugh Davis Graham (History)
    • 1998听Larry J. Griffin (Sociology)
    • 1997听Terrence E. Deal (Educational Leadership)
    • 1996听Gerald J. Stubbs (Molecular Biology)
    • 1995听Virginia M. Scott (French and Italian)
    • 1994听Marshall C. Eakin (History)
    • 1993听Jimmie L. Franklin (History)
    • 1992听Robert L. Galloway, Jr. (Biomedical Engineering)
    • 1991听Vereen M. Bell (English)
    • 1990听Erwin C. Hargrove (Political Science)
    • 1989听Alfred B. Bonds III (Electrical听and Computer Engineering)
    • 1988听Francis M. Wells (Electrical听and Computer Engineering)
    • 1987听Arthur A. Demarest (Anthropology)
    • 1986听William W. Damon (Economics)
    • 1985听Lawrence Wilson Dowdy (Electrical听and Computer Engineering)
    • 1984听Beth E. Meyerowitz (Psychology)
    • 1983听M. Fr盲ncille Bergquist (Spanish and Portuguese)
    • 1982听Robert H. Birkby (Political Science)
    • 1981听Rendigs Fels (Economics)
    • 1980听Thomas G. Burish (Psychology)
    • 1979听Susan Ford Wiltshire (Classical Studies)
    • 1978听Samuel A. Morley (Economics)
    • 1977听William O. Thweatt (Economics)
    • 1976听Lloyd Stow (Classical Studies)
    • 1975听听Milan Mihal (Fine Arts)
    • 1974听J. Scott Colley (English)
    • 1973听Robert G. Hunter (English)
    • 1972听John Lachs (Philosophy)
    • 1971听Hamilton Hazlehurst (Fine Arts)
    • 1970听David Tuleen (Chemistry)
    • 1969听James V. Davis (Business Administration)
    • 1968听听Thomas B. Brumbaugh (Fine Arts)
    • 1967听John J. Compton (Philosophy)
    • 1966听Ewing P. Shahan (Economics and Business Administration)
    • 1965听Billy F. Bryant (Mathematics)
  • The Chancellor's Cup

    Call for nominations: Late Fall semester

    Call for submissions: Early Spring semester

    Summary听听

    Established by the Nashville Vanderbilt Club in 1963, the听Chancellor鈥檚听Cup听is given听annually听to a faculty member engaged in undergraduate teaching for 鈥渢he greatest contribution outside the classroom to undergraduate student-faculty relationships in the recent past.鈥澨�听听

    The Chancellor鈥檚 Cup is presented by Chancellor Daniel Diermeier and the President of the Nashville Vanderbilt Club during a surprise classroom presentation. The award consists of a cash prize contributed by the Club, an engraved pewter julep cup, and one year鈥檚 custody of a silver Tiffany bowl bearing the names of all recipients since 1963.听听

    Eligibility听

    The听Chancellor鈥檚听Cup听may be awarded to full-time faculty in all schools who are actively engaged in undergraduate teaching.听听

    Nomination Process听

    Nominations are听submitted听by听听deans听(or their designee)听of the undergraduate schools.听听听

    Selection听is made by the听Chancellor听on the basis of听these nominations.听听

    Current Winner

    • 2026听Dan Morgan (Arts & Sciences)

    Previous Winners

    • 2025听Jeremy Payne (Human and Organizational Development)
    • 2024 五一茶馆儿 Gilbert Gonzalez (Medicine, Health and Society) and Michael Lapr茅 (Operations Management)
    • 2022 Meg Saylor (Psychology and Human Development)
    • 2020 Lori Troxel (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
    • 2019 Ryan Middagh (Music, Jazz Studies)
    • 2018 Jonathan Waters (Cinema and Media Arts)
    • 2017 A.V. Anilkumar (Mechanical Engineering)
    • 2016 Craig A. Smith (Psychology & Human Development)
    • 2015 Frank Wcislo (History)
    • 2014听Teresa A. Goddu (English)
    • 2013听Joseph H. Wehby (Special Education)
    • 2012听M.L. Sandoz (Communication Studies)
    • 2011听Tiffiny A. Tung (Anthropology)
    • 2010听Ronald D. Schrimpf (Electrical Engineering听& Computer Science)
    • 2009听John M. Braxton (Leadership, Policy & Organizations)
    • 2008听James Lovensheimer (Music)
    • 2007听Molly Fritz Miller (Earth &听Environmental听Sciences)
    • 2006听Douglas H. Fisher听(Electrical Engineering听& Computer Science)
    • 2005听Ellen H. Fanning (Biological Sciences)
    • 2004听Ann M. Neely (Teaching & Learning)
    • 2003听M. Fr盲ncille Bergquist (Spanish and Portuguese)
    • 2002听Lucius Turner Outlaw, Jr. (Philosophy)
    • 2001听David A. Weintraub (Physics and Astronomy)
    • 2000听Samuel T. McSeveney (History)
    • 1999听Kathleen V. Hoover-Dempsey (Psychology)
    • 1998听James J. Lang (Sociology)
    • 1997听Lawrence Wilson Dowdy (Electrical Engineering & Computer Science)
    • 1996听T. Aldrich Finegan (Economics)
    • 1995听Michael A. Rose (Music)
    • 1994听Marshall C. Eakin (History)
    • 1993听Howard M. Sandler (Psychology)
    • 1992听Robert V. Dilts (Chemistry)
    • 1991听Robert E. Stammer, Jr. (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
    • 1990听Jimmie L. Franklin (History)
    • 1989听John H. Siegfried (Economics)
    • 1988听Robert B. Innes (Psychology)
    • 1987听Robert A. Baldwin (Fine Arts)
    • 1986听Susan Ford Wiltshire (Classical Studies)
    • 1985听William O. Thweatt (Economics)
    • 1984听Richard J. Larsen (Mathematics)
    • 1983听Susan A. Morgan (Nursing)
    • 1982听John Bingham (Spanish and Portuguese)
    • 1981听Paul S. Redelheim (Special Education)
    • 1980听William L. Mills (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
    • 1979听Oakley S. Ray (Psychology)
    • 1978听James S. Worley (Economics)
    • 1977听Merritt Williamson (Engineering Management)
    • 1976听James R. Wesson (Mathematics)
    • 1975听Ned Nabors (Classical Studies)
    • 1974听Robert H. Birkby (Political Science)
    • 1973听Carl R. Phillips (French and听Italian)
    • 1972听Julia Jane Hereford (Nursing)
    • 1971听Amos Christie (Pediatrics)
    • 1970听Riordan J.A. Roett (Political Science)
    • 1969听John Lachs (Philosophy)
    • 1968听Charles E. Scott (Philosophy)
    • 1967听John J. Compton (Philosophy)
    • 1966听Vereen M. Bell (English)
    • 1965听John M. Aden (English)
    • 1964听Henry L. Swint (History)
    • 1963 Alexander Marchant (History)
  • The Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award

    Call for nominations: Late Fall semester

    Call for submissions: Early Spring semester

    Summary听

    In recognition of Vanderbilt鈥檚 commitment to developing students inside and outside the classroom, the Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award was听established听in 2023 by Provost C. Cybele Raver to honor outstanding faculty contributions in the form of relational leadership and development.听听

    Presented annually at the Spring Faculty Assembly, each recipient receives a cash听prize听and听an engraved听pewter听Julep听Cup.听

    Eligibility听

    All full-time faculty who听work听in support of either an Immersion Vanderbilt project or an undergraduate research opportunity听are听eligible for nomination.听听

    Nomination Process听

    Students are asked to nominate a faculty mentor in support of either an Immersion Vanderbilt project or an undergraduate research opportunity, and nominations include details about the faculty mentor鈥檚 capability and support that go beyond the standard faculty advisor role.听

    Final selections for both awards are made by the听Chancellor听on the basis of听nominations made online by undergraduates of all schools and colleges.听听

    Please contact the Office of Faculty Development听(facultydevelopment@vanderbilt.edu) with any questions related to the award process.听

    Current Winner

    • 2026听Kendal Broadie (Arts & Sciences)

    Previous Winners

    • 2025 Daniel Fleetwood (Electrical Engineering)
    • 2024 五一茶馆儿 Carrie Jones (Pharmacology)
    • 2023听Karl Zelik (Mechanical Engineering)
  • The Excellence in Immersion Mentoring Award

    Call for nominations: Late Fall semester

    Call for submissions: Early Spring semester

    Summary听

    In recognition of Vanderbilt鈥檚 commitment to developing students inside and outside the classroom, the Excellence in Immersion Mentoring Award was听established听in 2023 by Provost C. Cybele Raver to honor outstanding faculty contributions in the form of relational leadership and development during an Immersion Vanderbilt program.听听

    Presented annually at the Spring Faculty Assembly, each recipient receives a cash听prize听and听an engraved听pewter听Julep听Cup.听

    Eligibility听

    All full-time faculty who听work听in support of听an Immersion听Vanderbilt project are eligible for nomination.听听

    Nomination Process听

    Students are invited annually to nominate a faculty mentor in support of an Immersion Vanderbilt project. Nominations are made via an online form and should include details about the faculty mentor鈥檚 capability and support that go beyond the standard faculty advisor role.听

    Final听selection听is made by the听Chancellor听on the basis of听nominations made online by undergraduates of all schools and colleges.听听

    Please contact the Office of Faculty Development听(facultydevelopment@vanderbilt.edu) with any questions related to the award process.听

    Current Winner

    • 2026 Emily Ritter (Arts & Sciences)听

    Previous Winners

    • 2025 Kevin Galloway (Mechanical Engineering) and Susan Verberne-Sutton (Chemistry)
    • 2024 五一茶馆儿 Catherine Chang (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
    • 2023听David Hess (Sociology)