Distinguished Professors
Annually, the Distinguished Professor Recommendation Committee reviews nominations from the colleges for distinguished professors before providing the Board of Trustees with final recommendations. Below is a list of UA faculty who have been recognized with the distinction of Distinguished Professor. This is a historical list which may include faculty that are no longer with the University.
| Name | Title | Year |
| Lisa Lenhart, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Education | 2024 |
| James Diefendorff, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Psychology | 2024 |
| Gregory Wilson, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, History | 2024 |
| Yilmaz Sozer, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering | 2023 |
| Steven Chuang, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Polymer Science | 2023 |
| Randall Mitchell, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Biology | 2023 |
| Janice Troutman, M.A. | Distinguished Professor, Art | 2023 |
| Shi-Qing Wang, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Polymer Science | 2022 |
| Patrick Chura, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, English | 2022 |
| Matthew Kolodziej, M.F.A | Distinguished Professor, Art | 2022 |
| Ateef Saleeb, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Civil Engineering | 2018 |
| Stephen Harp, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, History | 2017 |
| Linda Subich, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Psychology | 2017 |
| Maria Zanetta, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Modern Languages | 2016 |
| Larry D. Snider, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Music | 2015 |
| Lu-Kwang Ju | Distinguished Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering | 2014 |
| Robert Y. Liang, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Civil Engineering | 2010 |
| Darrell H. Reneker, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Polymer Science | 2010 |
| Andrew Borowiec, M.F.A. | Distinguished Professor, Art | 2009 |
| Mukerrem Cakmak, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Polymer Engineering | 2009 |
| Walter Hixson, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, History | 2009 |
| Wiley J. Youngs, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Chemistry | 2009 |
| Shelley Baranowski, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, History | 2008 |
| Minel Braun, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Mechanical Engineering | 2008 |
| Chrys Wesdemiotis, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Chemistry | 2008 |
| Roberta A. DePompei, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | 2007 |
| Jon M. Hawes, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Marketing | 2006 |
| Thein Kyu, D.Eng. | Distinguished Professor, Polymer Engineering | 2006 |
| Nathan Ida, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering | 2005 |
| Mark E. Soppeland, M.F.A. | Distinguished Professor, Art | 2005 |
| Carol A. Flexer, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | 2004 |
| Robert G. Lord, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Psychology | 2004 |
| Kathleen L. Endres, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Communication | 2003 |
| Harold M. Foster, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Education | 2003 |
| John C. Green, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Political Science | 2003 |
| Constance C. Bouchard, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, History | 2002 |
| Avraam I. Isayev, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Polymer Engineering | 2001 |
| Isadore Newman, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Education | 1998 |
| Roderic Paul Quirk, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Polymer Science | 1996 |
| Frank W. Harris, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Polymer Science Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering |
1994 |
| Ernst Von Meerwall, Ph.D. |
Distinguished Professor, Physics |
1991 |
| Joseph P. Kennedy, Ph.D. | Distinguished Professor, Polymer Science Distinguished Professor, Chemistry |
1980 |