The NIU Presidential Teaching Professorships were established in 1991 to recognize and support faculty who excel in the practice of teaching.
Recipients of this award have demonstrated over time their commitment to and success in the many activities associated with outstanding teaching. Up to three such professorships are granted each year, providing budgetary support and release time for the enhancement of their teaching skills.
After four years as a Presidential Teaching Professor, each of these eminent faculty members is designated a Distinguished Teaching Professor.
Shanthi Muthuswamy, Department of Engineering Technology
Nicholas Pohlman, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Sinclair Bell, School of Art and Design
Purushothaman Damodaran, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Lisa Finkelstein, Department of Psychology
Mary Lynn Henningsen, Department of Communication
Brad Cripe, Department of Accountancy
Laura Vazquez, Department of Communication
Laurence Lurio, Department of Physics
Walker Ashley, Department of Geographic and Atmospheric Science
Mylan Engel Jr., Department of Philosophy
Jeanette Rossetti, School of Nursing
Thomas Smith, Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Toni Van Laarhoven, Special and Early Education
Gulsat Aygen, English
Jim Schmidt, History
Brianno Coller, Mechanical Engineering
Michael Kolb, Anthropology
Kristen Myers, Sociology
E. Taylor Atkins, Department of History
Chris Jones, Department of Political Science
Pamela Smith, Department of Accountancy
Elevated to Distinguished Teaching Professor, 2016
Anne Britt, Department of Psychology
James Johnson, Department of Finance
Joseph Scudder, Department of Communication
Elevated to Distinguished Teaching Professor, 2015
Harvey Blau, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Murali Krishnamurthi, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Greg Long, School of Allied Health and Communicative Disorders
Elevated to Distinguished Teaching Professor, 2014
Rebecca Butler, Department of Educational Technology, Research and Assessment
Chuck Downing, Department of Operations Management and Information Systems
Elevated to Distinguished Teaching Professor, 2013
Laurie Elish-Piper, Department of Literacy Education
David Gunkel, Department of Communication
Stephen Martin, Department of Physics
David Changnon, Department of Geography
Dan Gebo, Department of Anthropology
Toni Tollerud, Department of Counseling and Higher Education
Tomas Kapitan, Department of Philosophy
Lee Shumow, Department of , Educational Psychology and Foundations
James Young, Department of Accountancy
John Hartmann, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Richard Orem, Departments of Literacy Education and Counseling and Higher Education
David Taylor, College of Law
Jeffrey Chown, Department of Communication
William Koehler, School of Music
Parviz Payvar, Department of Mechanical Engineering
William Blair, Department of Mathematical Sciences
James Giles, Department of English
Rick Ridnour, Department of Marketing
Robert Chappell, School of Music
Gerald Gabris, Division of Public Administration
Carole Minor, Department of Counseling and Health Education
Rhonda Robinson, Department of Educational Research, Technology and Assessment
Jule Scarborough, Department of Technology
Chhiu-Tsu Lin, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Diane Musial, Department of Educational Psychology and Foundations
Gene Roth, Department of Counseling and Health Education
Gary Glenn, Department of Political Science
William Goldenberg, School of Music
Jim Thomas, Department of Sociology
Martha Cooper, Department of Communication
James Mellard, Department of English
Fred Smith, Department of Anthropology
C. Daniel Dillman, Department of Geography
Kuo-Huang Han, School of Music
William A. Oleckno, School of Allied Health Professions
John Beachy, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Clark Neher, Department of Political Science
John Simon, Department of Accountancy
Elliott Lessen, Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education
James Lockard, Department of Leadership and Educational Policy Studies
Lorys Oddi, School of Nursing
Craig Ducat, Department of Political Science
Pamela J. Farris, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Judith Testa, School of Art
Roger Cliffe, Department of Technology
Phyllis Cunningham, Department of Leadership and Educational Policy Studies
Linda Sons, Department of Mathematical Sciences
Frank Bazeli, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Laszlo Hanzely, Department of Biological Sciences
Sherman Stanage, Department of Philosophy and Department of Leadership and Educational Policy Studies
Jerry Johns, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
John Niemi, Department of Leadership and Educational Policy Studies
Mary Sue Schriber, Department of English
Richard Baker, Department of Accountancy
William Johnson, Department of English
Robert Wheeler, Department of Mathematical Sciences