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Faculty Awards and Distinctions​

Vanderbilt University 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. ​

​We 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. ​

​Awards 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

Vanderbilt University 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, Vanderbilt University 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’s 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’s Award for Research

    Summary 

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

     Eligibility 

    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.  

    Nomination Process 

    Nominations must include the following materials: 

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

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

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

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

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

    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

    • 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)
    • René 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)
    • Björn 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)
    • René 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 10, 2026
    Submission Deadline: June 1, 2026

    Summary 

    The Earl Sutherland Prize for Achievement in Research is awarded annually to one member of Vanderbilt’s faculty for their outstanding achievements in research, scholarship 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 cash prize and engraved pewter julep cup. Their name is also added to a silver bowl, cast from Paul Revere’s famous design, which they can keep for a year. 

    Eligibility 

    Candidates are evaluated for outstanding achievements in research, scholarship 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.   

    Nomination Process 

    The nomination must include the following materials: 

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

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

    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. 

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

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

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

    Previous Winners

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

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

    Summary 

    The Thomas Jefferson Award recognizes one faculty member annually “for distinguished service to Vanderbilt through extraordinary contributions as a member of the faculty in the councils and government of the University.”  

    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’s founder, and honors one faculty member annually “who best exemplifies those attributes of mind and heart which produced the distinguished statesman and architect of American Freedom, Thomas Jefferson.” It has been presented at Vanderbilt since 1967. 

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

    Eligibility 

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

    Nomination Process 

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

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

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

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

    Winners

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

    The Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor Award honors one full-time faculty member for their distinctive contributions to understanding the problems of contemporary society. Created in honor of Chancellor Heard upon his retirement in 1982, the award is intended to encourage, recognize, and honor faculty members’ contributions 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. 

    Honored annually at the Spring Faculty Assembly, the recipient receives a cash award, an engraved silver tray, and official designation as the “Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor” for one year. 

    Eligibility 

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

    Nomination Process 

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

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

    Current Winner

    • 2026 Josh Clinton (Arts & Sciences)

    Previous Winners

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

    Call for nominations: Late Fall semester

    Call for submissions: Early Spring semester

    Summary 

    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 undergraduate student-nominated teaching awards, this is one of the most meaningful honors a faculty member can receive at Vanderbilt.  

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

    Recipients receive a cash prize and commemorative pewter julep cup.   

    Eligibility 

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

    Nomination Process 

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

    Current Winner

    • 2026 Emily Pendergrass (Peabody)

    Previous Winners

    • 2025 Jacob Sauer (Anthropology)
    • 2024 Peter Kolkay (Music)
    • 2023 Jeong-Oh Kim (English)
    • 2022 Holly Tucker (French)
    • 2021 Megan Saylor (Psychology and Human Development)
    • 2020 Alissa Hare (Chemistry)
    • 2019 Gerald Roth (Computer Science)
    • 2018 Sheri Shaneyfelt (History of Art)
    • 2017 Mazita Mohd Tahir (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
    • 2016  Laura Stark (Center for Medicine, Health and Society)
    • 2015 Cynthia Paschal (Biomedical Engineering)
    • 2014 Marc Hetherington (Political Science)
    • 2013  Kenneth C. Catania (Biological Sciences)
    • 2012 Paul E. Laibinis (Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)
    • 2011  Bunmi O. Olatunji (Psychology)
    • 2010 Claire Sisco King (Communication Studies)
    • 2009 John G. Geer (Political Science)
    • 2008 James Lovensheimer (Music)
    • 2007 Elena Olazagasti-Segovia (Spanish and Portuguese)
    • 2006 José Medina (Philosophy)
    • 2005 G. Kane Jennings (Chemical Engineering)
    • 2004 Edward F. Fischer (Anthropology)
    • 2003 Tina Yih-Ting Chen (English)
    • 2002 Beth Ann Conklin (Anthropology)
    • 2001 Jeffrey D. Schall (Psychology)
    • 2000 John M. Sloop (Communication Studies and Theatre)
    • 1999 Howard M. Sandler (Psychology)
    • 1998  Robert Drews (Classical Studies)
    • 1997  Peter G. Hoadley (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
    • 1996 Sean P. O’Rourke (Communication Studies and Theatre)
    • 1995 Michael D. Bess (History)
    • 1994  George Becker (Sociology)
    • 1993 Robert B. Innes (Psychology)
    • 1992 Cecelia Tichi (English)
    • 1991  Jean Bethke Elshtain (Political Science)
    • 1990  Michael A. Rose (Music)
    • 1989  Michael Nelson (Political Science)
    • 1988 Kathleen Hoover-Dempsey (Psychology)
    • 1987 Kassian Kovalcheck (Communication Studies and Theatre)
    • 1986 Leonard Folgarait (Fine Arts)
    • 1985 R. Chris Hassel, Jr. (English)
    • 1984 M. Rajan Menon (Political Science)
    • 1983 Elizabeth Spencer Goldman (Teaching and Learning)
    • 1982 Elizabeth Kerr Hay (Nursing)
    • 1981 Merritt A. Williamson (Engineering)
    • 1980 John H. Venable (Molecular Biology)
    • 1979 Melvyn P. Leffler (History)
    • 1978 Knowles K. Overholser (Biomedical Engineering)
    • 1977 Barbara Fox Grimes (Nursing)
    • 1976 Richard J. Larsen (Mathematics)
    • 1975 T. Aldrich Finegan (Economics)
    • 1974  Sheldon Shih-Tsun Ma (East Asian Studies)
    • 1973 Lucille H. Aulsebrook (Anatomy and Nursing)
    • 1972 Oakley S. Ray (Psychology)
    • 1971 Riordan Roett (Political Science)
    • 1970 G. Wayne Sullivan (Mathematics)
    • 1969 James R. Wesson (Mathematics)
    • 1968  Robert V. Dilts (Chemistry)
    • 1967  Walter Waverly Graham (Mathematics)
    • 1966 David Nunnally (Biology)
  • Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award

    Call for nominations: Late Fall semester

    Submission Deadline: Late Fall semester

    Summary 

    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.  

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

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

    Eligibility 

    All full-time faculty are eligible, regardless of rank, school 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 selection. 

    Nomination Process 

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

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

    Current Winner

    • 2026 Eric Skaar (School of Medicine) 

    Previous Winners

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

    Summary 

    Established in 2024 by Provost C. Cybele Raver, the Faculty Innovation 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. Recipients exhibit teaching practices that challenge students to engage in unfamiliar ways of thinking and use creative approaches or incorporate new technologies (such as Artificial Intelligence) that advances and enhances student learning.   

    Eligibility 

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

    Nomination Process 

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

    Current Winner

    • 2026 Michael Miga (Engineering)

    Previous Winners

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

    Call for nominations: Late Fall Semester
    Submission Deadline: Late Fall Semester

    Summary 

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

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

    Eligibility 

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

    Nomination Process 

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

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

    Current Winner

    • 2026 Gautam Biswas (College of Connected Computing) 

    Previous Winners

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

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

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

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

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

    Eligibility 

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

    Nomination Process 

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

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

    Current Winner

    • 2026 Consuelo Wilkins (School of Medicine) 

    Previous Winners

    • 2025 Kelly Holley-Bockelmann (Physics and Astronomy)
    • 2024 Walter Clair (Medicine)
    • 2023 Rolanda Johnson (Nursing)
    • 2022 H. Richard Milner IV, (Teaching & Learning)
    • 2021 Christopher Carpenter (Economics)
    • 2020 Lucius Outlaw (Philosophy)
    • 2019 Charlene Dewey (Medical Education and Administration)
    • 2018 Jesse Ehrenfeld (Anesthesiology)
    • 2017 Jana L. Lauderdale (Nursing)
    • 2016 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 

    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.  

    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.   

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

    Eligibility 

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

    Nomination Process 

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

    Current Winner

    • 2026 Ji Hye Jung (Blair)

    Previous Winners

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

    Summary  

    Established by the Nashville Vanderbilt Club in 1963, the Chancellor’s Cup is given annually to a faculty member engaged in undergraduate teaching for “the greatest contribution outside the classroom to undergraduate student-faculty relationships in the recent past.”   

    The Chancellor’s 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’s custody of a silver Tiffany bowl bearing the names of all recipients since 1963.  

    Eligibility 

    The Chancellor’s Cup may be awarded to full-time faculty in all schools who are actively engaged in undergraduate teaching.  

    Nomination Process 

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

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

    Current Winner

    • 2026 Dan Morgan (Arts & Sciences)

    Previous Winners

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

    Summary 

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

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

    Eligibility 

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

    Nomination Process 

    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’s capability and support that go beyond the standard faculty advisor role. 

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

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

    Current Winner

    • 2026 Kendal Broadie (Arts & Sciences)

    Previous Winners

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

    Summary 

    In recognition of Vanderbilt’s commitment to developing students inside and outside the classroom, the Excellence in Immersion Mentoring Award was established 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.  

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

    Eligibility 

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

    Nomination Process 

    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’s capability and support that go beyond the standard faculty advisor role. 

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

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

    Current Winner

    • 2026 Emily Ritter (Arts & Sciences) 

    Previous Winners

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