Distinguished Professors by Department

• Andrew W. Torrance, Paul E. Wilson Distinguished Professor
• Stephen Ware, Frank Edwards Tyler Distinguished Professor

American public law, including constitutional law, administrative law and legislation

• Richard Levy, J. B. Smith Distinguished Professor

Department of American Studies

• Robert Warrior, Hall Distinguished Professor of American Literature & Culture

Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology

• Dale Abrahamson, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Anthropology

• Dennis O'Rourke, Foundation Distinguished Professor
• Rolfe Mandel, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Architecture

• Dan Rockhill, J.L. Constant Distinguished Professor of Architecture

Department of Biochemistry

• James Calvet, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

• Bala Subramaniam, Dan F. Servey Distinguished Professor
• Cory Berkland, Solon E. Summerfield Distinguished Professor
• Laurence Weatherley, Albert P. Learned Distinguished Professor
• Mark Shiflett, Foundation Distinguished Professor

Department of Chemistry

• Kristin Bowman-James, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Chemistry and Mechanical Engineering

• Steven Soper, Foundation Distinguished Professor

Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering

• David Darwin, Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor
• Dennis D. Lane, N.T. Veatch Distinguished Professor

Department of Dietetics and Nutrition

• Susan Carlson, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

• A. Townsend Peterson, University Distinguished Professor
• Jorge Soberón, University Distinguished Professor
• K. Christopher Beard, Foundation Distinguished Professor

Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• James Bever, Foundation Distinguished Professor

Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, KU Biodiversity Institute

• Michael Engel, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Economics

• Bernard Cornet, Oswald Distinguished Professor of Microeconomics
• William Arnold Barnett, Charles W. Oswald Distinguished Professor of Macroeconomics

Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies

• Yong Zhao, Foundation Distinguished Professor

Department of Educational Psychology

• Barbara Alane Kerr, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Counseling Psychology

Department of Educational Psychology, Center for Educ Testing and Evaluation

• Neal Kingston, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

• Perry Alexander, AT&T Distinguished Professor
• Victor S. Frost, Dan F. Servey Distinguished Professor

Department of English

• Maryemma Graham, University Distinguished Professor
• Randall Fuller, Herman Melville Distinguished Professor of American Literature

Department of French, Francophone & Italian Studies

• Allan H. Pasco, Hall Distinguished Professor of Nineteenth Century Literature

Department of Geology

• J. Douglas Walker, Union Pacific Resources Distinguished Professor
• Michael Blum, Ritchie Distinguished Professor
• Robert Goldstein, Haas Distinguished Professor

Department of History

• Andrew C. Isenberg, Hall Distinguished Professor of American History
• Beth Bailey, Foundation Distinguished Professor
• David Farber, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor, Modern America
• David Roediger, Foundation Distinguished Professor
• Richard Godbeer, Charles W. Battey Distinguished Professor of History

Department of Law

• Christopher Drahozal, John M. Rounds Distinguished Professor of Law
• John W. Head, Robert W. Wagstaff Distinguished Professor of Law
• Rakesh (Raj) Kumar Bhala, Brenneisen Distinguished Professor
• Stephen McAllister, E.S. & Tom Hampton Distinguished Professor

Department of Mathematics

• David Nualart, Black-Babcock Distinguished Professor

Department of Mechanical Engineering

• Karan Surana, Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor
• Paulette Spencer, Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor

Department of Medicinal Chemistry

• Barbara N. Timmermann, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Microbiology, Molecular Genetics & Immunology

• Joe Lutkenhaus, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Molecular Biosciences

• Berl Oakley, Irving S. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

• Michael Soares, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry

• Christian Schöneich, Takeru Higuchi Distinguished Professor of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• David B. Volkin, Ronald T. Borchardt Distinguished Professor
• Michael Hageman, Valentino Stella Distinguished Professor
• Sue Lunte, Ralph N. Adams Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
• Teruna J. Siahaan, Aya and Takeru Higuchi Distinguished Professor
• William Picking, Foundation Distinguished Professor

Department of Physics and Astronomy

• Alice Bean, University Distinguished Professor
• Christophe Royon, Foundation Distinguished Professor
• Judy Z. Wu, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Political Science

• Robert Rohrschneider, Sir Robert Worcester Distinguished Professor of Political Science

Department of Psychology

• Monica Biernat, University Distinguished Professor
• Nyla Branscombe, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Rehab Medicine Education

• Randolph Nudo, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Sociology

• Joane Nagel, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Special Education

• Michael Wehmeyer, Ross and Marianna Beach Distinguished Professor in Special Education
• Thomas Skrtic, Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Special Education

Department of Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & Disorders

• Mabel L. Rice, Fred and Virginia Merrill Distinguished Professor of Advanced Studies
• Steve Warren, University Distinguished Professor

Department of Voice & Opera

• Joyce Castle, University Distinguished Professor

Economics

• Donna Ginther, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor

Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

• Shannon Blunt, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor

Finance, Economics and Decision Sciences

• Prakash Pundalik Shenoy, Ronald G. Harper Distinguished Professor of Artificial Intelligence
• Robert DeYoung, Capitol Federal Distinguished Professor in Financial Markets and Institutions

Kress Foundation Department of Art History

• Anne D. Hedeman, Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor of Art History

Law and the Arts, Legal History, Professional Responsibility

• Michael Hoeflich, John H. and John M. Kane Distinguished Professor

Nursing

• Janet Pierce, University Distinguished Professor

Public Affairs & Administration

• Charles Epp, University Distinguished Professor
• Rosemary O'Leary, Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor

Special Education

• Kathleen Lynne Lane, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor

Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, joint appointments in the School of Public Affairs & Administration and the School of Law

• Sarah Deer, University Distinguished Professor