Distinguished and Named Professorship Ceremony conducted

 
The sixth annual Distinguished and Named Professorship Ceremony on Thursday (Oct. 21) celebrated midcareer, distinguished and named professors and administrators at Purdue for their many accomplishments and successes. A video of the ceremony is available here.

The ceremony featured a bestowal of medallions by Jay Akridge, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity, who led the ceremony.

“Through their exceptional achievements in discovery, learning and engagement, these honored professors and leaders are enriching the intellectual environment of the campus and making a difference in our state, nation and world,” Akridge said.  “They exemplify what it means to be an outstanding faculty member, teacher and mentor.”

President Mitch Daniels and Akridge presented remarks on the value and importance of named professorships to honor the achievements of faculty and further the University’s commitment to faculty excellence and employing high-performing faculty.

Named administrative appointments

• Matthew D. Lynall – Avrum and Joyce Gray Director of the Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship, Discovery Park.

Named professorships

• Joshua Chan – Olson Professor in Management, Krannert School of Management.
• Michelle A. Drouin – Jack W. Schrey Professor of Psychology, Purdue University Fort Wayne.
• Mark French – 150th Anniversary Professor of Engineering Technology, Purdue Polytechnic Institute.
• Yanjun Li – Lewis B. Cullman Professor of Management, Krannert School of Management.
• Maria I. Marshall – Jim and Lois Ackerman Professor in Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture.
• Barry R. Pittendrigh – John V. Osmun Chair in Urban Entomology, College of Agriculture.
• Senay Simsek – Dean’s Chair in Food Science, College of Agriculture.
• Satish V. Ukkusuri – Reilly Professor of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering.
• Andrea Vacca – Maha Fluid Power Faculty Chair, College of Agriculture.
• George R. Wodicka – Reilly Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering.

Distinguished professorships

• Ellen Ernst Kossek – Distinguished Professor of Management, Krannert School of Management.
• Faming Liang – Distinguished Professor of Statistics, College of Science.
• Dennis KJ Lin – Distinguished Professor of Statistics, College of Science.
• Margo J. Monteith – Distinguished Professor of Psychological Sciences, College of Health and Human Sciences.
• John J.G. Tesmer – Distinguished Professor of Biological Sciences, College of Science.
• Danzhou Yang – Distinguished Professor of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, College of Pharmacy.

Rising Star, associate, assistant, and term appointments

• Scott T. Bates – Nils K. Nelson Associate Professor of Biology, Purdue University Northwest.
• Peter A. Bermel – Elmore Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering.
• Stanley H. Chan – Elmore Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering.
• Brian R. Dineen – The Frederick and Alice Leeds Professor of Management, Krannert School of Management.
• Letian Dou – Charles and Nancy Davidson Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering.
• John J. Durocher – Nils K. Nelson Associate Professor of Health Studies, Purdue University Northwest.
• Sumeet K. Gupta – Elmore Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering.
• Qixin He – Mary J. Elmore New Frontiers Assistant Professor of Biology, College of Science.
• Zubin Jacob – Elmore Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering.
• Tillmann C. Kubis – Katherine Ngai Pesic & Silvaco Research Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering.
• Chi Hwan Lee – Leslie A. Geddes Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering.
• Ninghui Li – Samuel Conte Term Professor of Computer Science, College of Science.
• Clarence D. Maybee – W. Wayne Booker Endowed Chair in Information Literacy, Libraries and the School of Information Studies.
• Vivek Narsimhan – Michael and Carolyn Ott Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering.
• Randy R. Rapp – Restoration and Reconstruction Associate Professor in Construction Management Technology, Purdue Polytechnic Institute.
• Tiark Rompf – Kevin C. and Suzanne L. Kahn New Frontiers Associate Professor of Computer Science, College of Science.
• Alissa L. Russ-Jara – Darr-Chaney Assistant Professor, College of Pharmacy.
• Brett M. Savoie – Charles and Nancy Davidson Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering.
• Shreyas Sen – Elmore Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering.
• Muhammad Shahbaz – Kevin C. and Suzanne L. Kahn New Frontiers Assistant Professor of Computer Science, College of Science.
• Shreyas Sundaram – Marie Gordon Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering.
• Deniz Yavuz – Hanna Rising Star Professor, Krannert School of Management.
• Chongli Yuan – Charles and Nancy Davidson Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering.
• Xiangyu Zhang – Samuel Conte Term Professor of Computer Science, College of Science.
• Ting Zhu – Jack A. Hockema Chair in Management, Krannert School of Management.