Spring Faculty Award Recipients

The Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award

Thomas R. Harris, professor of biomedical engineering and chair of the department; professor of chemical engineering; professor of medicine

The Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award is made to a full-time, regular faculty member without restriction as to age, rank, or school, for distinguished accomplishment in furthering the aims of Vanderbilt University.

In defining the character of the award the original committee stated: "The purpose of the award should be to recognize and thereby to encourage in others, that combination of talents and achievements which we identify as desirable in the University faculty member: creative scholarship, including accomplishment in the creative arts and artistic performance; stimulating and inspiring teaching which results in learning of a high order; and service to students, colleagues, the University at large and society at large. The award should be made for the total contribution and not solely for notable accomplishment in any single or narrow aspect of University endeavor. Neither shall long service nor promise of future accomplishment be a prime factor in the selection."

The award was established in 1963 to honor retiring Chancellor Harvie Branscomb. It is endowed with funds contributed by members of the faculty. The winner receives a cash award of $2,500, an engraved silver tray and official designation as Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor for one academic year. Announcement is made during the spring meeting of the Board of Trust.

Selection is made by the Chancellor, who receives nominations from the consultative committee of the Faculty Senate. Members of the Faculty Senate are asked to submit suggestions to the consultative committee.

Past Winners of The Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor Award

1964 * Amos Christie (Pediatrics)

1965 * Willard B. Jewell (Geology)

1966 * Avery Leisersen (Political Science)

1967 * Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (Economics)

1968 * Charles R. Park (Physiology)

1969 * James P. Hyatt (Divinity)

1970 * Charles F. Delzell (History)

1971 * Dewey Grantham, Jr. (History)

1972 * Elliott V. Newman (Medicine)

1973 * William H. Nicholls (Economics)

1974 * Bjarni Jonsson (Mathematics)

1975 * D. Stanley Tarbell (Chemistry)

1976 * John W. Wade (Law)

1977 * Walter Harrelson (Divinity)

1978 * Sidney Colowick (Biochemistry)

1979 * Grant W. Liddle (Medicine)

1980 * Rendigs Fels (Political Science)

1981 * Douglas E. Leach (History)

1982 * Oscar Touster (Molecular Biology)

1983 * Joseph H. Hamilton (Physics and Astronomy)

1984 * Mildred T. Stahlman (Pediatrics)

1985 * Hans H. Strupp (Psychology)

1986 * William C. Havard, Jr. (Political Science)

1987 * Alfred A. Baumeister (Psychology)

1988 * Leon W. Cunningham (Biochemistry)

1989 * Sallie McFague (Divinity)

1990 * David T. Karzon (Pediatrics)

1991 * Laurence Lerner (English)

1992 * Carolyn M. Evertson (Education)

1993 * Frank Chytil (Biochemistry)

1994 * Frank Parker (Engineering)

1995 * Melvin D. Joesten (Chemistry)

1996 * Robert D. Collins (Medicine)

1997 * Paul K. Conkin (History)

1998 * John Oates (Medicine)

1999 * Travis I. Thompson (Psychology)

2000 * Lawrence J. Marnett (Biochemistry)

2001 * Ann P. Kaiser (Special Education & Psychology)

The Madison Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

William Caferro, associate professor of history

The Madison Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching was established by the Board of Trust in 1964 and is supported by Living Endowment funds contributed by alumni.

Each recipient receives a cash prize of $2,500 and an engraved pewter julep cup. Names of winners of the Madison Sarratt Prize are mounted on a permanent plaque in the Sarratt Student Center.

Final selection is made by the Chancellor on the basis of nominations by undergraduate students via an Internet form, with the advice of the designated honor societies. In addition, chairs of departments with top-ranking candidates are asked to summarize student evaluations of undergraduate courses taught by these candidates.

Past Winners of The Madison Sarratt Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching

1965 * Billy F. Bryant (Mathematics)

1966 * Ewing P. Shahan (Economics & Business Administration)

1967 * John J. Compton (Philosophy)

1968 * Thomas B. Brumbaugh (Fine Arts)

1969 * James V. Davis (Business Administration)

1970 * David Tuleen (Chemistry)

1971 * Hamilton Hazlehurst (Fine Arts)

1972 * John Lachs (Philosophy)

1973 * Robert G. Hunter (English)

1974 * J. Scott Colley (English)

1975 * Milan Mihal (Fine Arts)

1976 * Lloyd Stow (Classical Studies)

1977 * William O. Thweatt (Economics)

1978 * Samuel A. Morley (Economics)

1979 * Susan Ford Wiltshire (Classical Studies)

1980 * Thomas G. Burish (Psychology)

1981 * Rendigs Fels (Economics)

1982 * Robert H. Birkby (Political Science)

1983 * M. Fräncille Bergquist (Spanish)

1984 * Beth E. Meyerowitz (Psychology)

1985 * Lawrence Wilson Dowdy (Engineering)

1986 * William W. Damon (Economics)

1987 * Arthur A. Demarest (Anthropology)

1988 * Francis M. Wells (Engineering)

1989 * Alfred B. Bonds III (Engineering)

1990 * Erwin C. Hargrove (Political Science)

1991 * Vereen M. Bell (English)

1992 * Robert L. Galloway, Jr. (Engineering)

1993 * Jimmie L. Franklin (History)

1994 * Marshall C. Eakin (History)

1995 * Virginia M. Scott (French)

1996 * Gerald J. Stubbs (Molecular Biology)

1997 * Terrence E. Deal (Education)

1998 * Larry J. Griffin (Sociology)

1999 * Hugh Davis Graham (History)

2000 * Malcolm Getz (Economics)

2001 * Melanie Lowe (Music Literature & History)

The Ellen Gregg Ingalls Award
for Excellence in Classroom Teaching

Beth Ann Conklin, associate professor of anthropology

The Ellen Gregg Ingalls Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching was endowed by the Ingalls Foundation of Birmingham, Alabama, in 1965.

Each recipient receives a cash prize of $2,500 and an engraved pewter julep cup.

Final selection is made by the Chancellor on the basis of nominations by undergraduate students via an Internet form, with the advice of the designated honor societies. In addition, chairs of departments with top-ranking candidates are asked to summarize student evaluations of undergraduate courses taught by these candidates.

Past Winners of The Ellen Gregg Ingalls Award
for Excellence in Classroom Teaching

1966 * David Nunnally (Biology)

1967 * Walter Waverly Graham (Mathematics)

1968 * Robert V. Dilts (Chemistry)

1969 * James R. Wesson (Mathematics)

1970 * G. Wayne Sullivan
(Engineering Mathematics)

1971 * Riordan Roett (Political Science)

1972 * Oakley S. Ray (Psychology)

1973 * Lucille H. Aulsebrook
(Anatomy and Nursing)

1974 * Sheldon Shih-Tsun Ma (Chinese)

1975 * T. Aldrich Finegan (Economics)

1976 * Richard J. Larsen (Mathematics)

1977 * Barbara Fox Grimes (Nursing)

1978 * Knowles K. Overholser (Engineering)

1979 * Melvyn P. Leffler (History)

1980 * John H. Venable (Molecular Biology)

1981 * Merritt A. Williamson (Engineering)

1982 * Elizabeth Kerr Hay (Nursing)

1983 * Elizabeth Spencer Goldman
(Mathematics Education)

1984 * M. Rajan Menon (Political Science)

1985 * R. Chris Hassel, Jr. (English)

1986 * Leonard Folgarait (Fine Arts)

1987 * Kassian Kovalcheck (Communication Studies)

1988 * Kathleen V. Hoover-Dempsey (Education)

1989 * Michael Nelson (Political Science)

1990 * Michael A. Rose (Blair School)

1991 * Jean Bethke Elshtain (Political Science)

1992 * Cecelia Tichi (English)

1993 * Robert B. Innes (Psychology)

1994 * George Becker (Sociology)

1995 * Michael D. Bess (History)

1996 * Sean P. O'Rourke (Communication Studies)

1997 * Peter G. Hoadley (Engineering)

1998 * Robert Drews (Classical Studies)

1999 * Howard M. Sandler (Psychology)

2000 * John M. Sloop (Communication Studies)

2001 * Jeffrey D. Schall (Psychology)

The Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor Award

David J. Ernst, professor of physics

The Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor Award was created on the occasion of the retirement of Chancellor Heard in 1982. It is endowed with funds contributed by faculty, staff and others.

The title is conferred upon a full-time faculty member, regardless of rank or school, for distinctive contributions to the understanding of problems of contemporary society. The purpose of the award is to encourage, recognize and honor faculty members' contributions to the analysis and solution of contemporary social problems, broadly construed. Contributions may take the form of teaching, writing, basic or applied research and consultative or other forms of service. Announcement is made during the spring meeting of the Board of Trust.

The recipient carries for one year the title Alexander Heard Distinguished Service Professor and receives a $2,500 cash award and an engraved silver tray.

Selection is made by the Chancellor, upon recommendation by the Provost, who shall request nominations from the faculty councils or executive committees of the various schools and the Faculty Senate. The executive committee of the Faculty Senate shall have the responsibility of reviewing the nominations and proposing nominees to the Provost.

Past Winners of The Alexander Heard
Distinguished Service Professor Award

1983 * David J. Wilson (Chemistry)

1984 * David Rabin (Medicine)

1985 * Erwin C. Hargrove (Political Science)

1986 * Alfred Baumeister (Psychology)

1987 * Walter Harrelson (Divinity)

1988 * Frank L. Parker (Engineering)

1989 * W. Anderson Spickard, Jr.
(Medicine & Psychiatry)

1990 * Frank A. Sloan (Economics)

1991 * Liston O. Mills (Divinity)

1992 * Richard A. Pride (Political Science)

1993 * H. Carl Haywood (Psychology)

1994 * Thomas A. Mahoney (Owen School)

1995 * Karl B. Schnelle, Jr. (Engineering)

1996 * Susan Ford Wiltshire (Classical Studies)

1997 * Kenneth A. Dodge (Psychology)

1998 * Paul K. Conkin (History)

1999 * Jonathan I. Charney (Law)

2000 * Hugh Davis Graham (History)

2001 * John J. Siegfried (Economics)

The Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor Award

Judy G. Ozbolt, professor of nursing; professor of biomedical informatics

The Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor Award was created to honor Chancellor Wyatt upon his retirement in 2000. It is endowed with funds designated by the Board of Trust.

The award is intended to recognize accomplishments that span multiple academic disciplines. The title is conferred upon a full-time faculty member, regardless of rank or school, for the development of significant new knowledge from research or exemplary innovation in teaching.

The announcement is made during the spring meeting of the Board of Trust.

The recipient carries for one year the title Joe B. Wyatt Distinguished University Professor and receives a $2,500 cash award and an engraved silver tray. Selection is made by the Chancellor from nominations by school Deans.

Past Winner of The Joe B. Wyatt
Distinguished University Professor Award

2001 * Douglas Fuchs (Special Education)