Distinguished Teachers Graduate and Professional

Since 1998-1999, the University of Minnesota has recognized a select group of faculty members for their outstanding contributions to graduate and/or professional education. This honor is awarded annually to exceptional candidates nominated by their colleges in their quest to identify excellence in graduate and/or professional education. In addition to honoring individual faculty members, the award contributes to the improvement of graduate and professional education at the University by publicizing their work to serve as resources to the whole faculty.

The award is made possible through generous support of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association and the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost.

Current Award Recipients

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Rex Bernardo

Agronomy & Plant Genetics, College of Food
Agricultural & Natural Resource Sciences
Twin Cities
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Rozina H. Bhimani

School of Nursing
Twin Cities
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Pedro Fernandez-Funez

Biomedical Sciences
Medical School
Duluth
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Kelley Harness

Music
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities
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Jisu Huh

Journalism & Mass Communication
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities
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Chad L. Myers

Computer Science & Engineering
College of Science & Engineering
Twin Cities
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David Satin

Family Medicine & Community Health
Medical School
Twin Cities
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Daniel Schwarcz

Law School
Twin Cities
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Malini Srivastava

Architecture
College of Design
Twin Cities
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Andrew Zieffler

Educational Psychology
College of Education & Human Development
Twin Cities

2023 Award Recipients

American Indian Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Architecture
College of Design
Twin Cities

Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Psychology
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Sociology
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Electrical & Computer Engineering
College of Science & Engineering
Twin Cities

Earth & Environmental Sciences
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

2022 Award Recipients

Applied Economics
College of Food, Agricultural & Natural Resource Sciences
Twin Cities

Anthropology
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Design, Housing & Appare
College of Design
Twin Cities

Ecology, Evolution & Behavior
College of Biological Sciences
Twin Cities

Computer Science & Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Twin Cities

Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems
College of Pharmacy
Twin Cities

Music
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Organizational Leadership, Policy & Development
College of Education and Human Development
Twin Cities

2021 Award Recipients

American Studies
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Pharmaceutics
College of Pharmacy
Twin Cities

Geography, Environment and Society
College of Liberal Arts
Twin Cities

Ecology, Evolution and Behavior
College of Biological Sciences
Twin Cities

Public and Nonprofit Leadership and Management
Humphrey School of Public Affairs
Twin Cities

Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems
College of Pharmacy
Twin Cities

Institute of Child Development
College of Education and Human Development
Twin Cities

Division of Health Policy and Management
School of Public Health
Twin Cities

2020 Award Recipients

Art History
College of Liberal Arts

Sociology
College of Liberal Arts

Physics & Astronomy
College of Science & Engineering

Psychology
College of Liberal Arts

Veterinary Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine

Chemistry
College of Science & Engineering

Medicinal Chemistry
College of Pharmacy

History
College of Liberal Arts

2019 Award Recipients

Health Policy & Management
School of Public Health

Computer Science & Engineering
College of Science and Engineering

Writing Studies
College of Liberal Arts

Institute of Child Development
College of Education & Human Development

Psychology
College of Liberal Arts

Nursing
School of Nursing

English
College of Liberal Arts

Developmental & Surgical Sciences
School of Dentistry

2018 Award Recipients

Biomedical Engineering
College of Science & Engineering

Law School

School of Physics and Astronomy
College of Science & Engineering

Design, Housing, and Apparel
College of Design

Earth Sciences
College of Science & Engineering

Veterinary Population Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine

Psychology
College of Liberal Arts

History and Law
College of Liberal Arts and Law School

2017 Award Recipients

Chemical Engineering & Materials Science
College of Science & Engineering

Biobehavioral Health & Population Sciences
Medical School
Duluth

Educational Psychology
College of Education & Human Development

Environmental Health Sciences
School of Public Health

Population Health Systems
School of Nursing

History
College of Liberal Arts

English
College of Liberal Arts

Psychology
College of Liberal Arts

Genetics, Cell Biology & Development
Medical School

2016 Award Recipients

Pediatrics
Medical School

Law School

Nursing
School of Nursing

Computer Science and Engineering
College of Science and Engineering

Diagnostic and Biological Sciences
School of Dentistry

Psychology
College of Liberal Arts

Public Affairs
Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Science and Engineering

2015 and Prior Award Recipients

Award Year: 2015
Music

Award Year: 2015
Chemistry

Award Year: 2015
Psychology

Award Year: 2015
Applied Economics

Award Year: 2015
Earth Sciences

Award Year: 2015
Computer Science and Engineering

Award Year: 2015
Curriculum and Instruction

Award Year: 2015
Neurology

Award Year: 2014
Family Medicine and Community Health

Award Year: 2014
Law School

Award Year: 2014
Applied Economics

Award Year: 2014
Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies

Award Year: 2014
Chemistry

Award Year: 2014
Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior

Award Year: 2014
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Award Year: 2014
Pharmacology

Award Year: 2013
Horticultural Science

Award Year: 2013
Pharmaceutical Care and Health

Award Year: 2013
Anthropology

Award Year: 2013
History

Award Year: 2013
Environmental Health Sciences

Award Year: 2013
Electrical & Computer Engineering

Award Year: 2013
Pediatrics

Award Year: 2013
Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Award Year: 2012
Physics and Astronomy

Award Year: 2012
Design, Housing, and Apparel

Award Year: 2012
Genetics, Cell Biology and Development

Award Year: 2012
Chemistry, Chemical Engineering

Award Year: 2012
American Studies

Award Year: 2012
Family Medicine and Community Health

Award Year: 2012
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

Award Year: 2012
Epidemiology and Community Health

Award Year: 2011
Nursing

Award Year: 2011
Neuroscience

Award Year: 2011
Humphrey School of Public Affairs

Award Year: 2011
Entomology

Award Year: 2011
Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Award Year: 2011
German, Scandinavian and Dutch

Award Year: 2011
Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology

Award Year: 2011
Orthopaedic Surgery

Award Year: 2010
Nursing

Award Year: 2010
Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences

Award Year: 2010
Mathematics & Statistics
Duluth

Award Year: 2010
History

Award Year: 2010
Computer Science & Engineering

Award Year: 2010
Medicinal Chemistry

Award Year: 2010
Chemistry

Award Year: 2010
Genetics, Cell Biology & Development

Award Year: 2009
Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs

Award Year: 2009
Educational Policy & Administration

Award Year: 2009
English Language & Literature

Award Year: 2009
Geography

Award Year: 2009
Educational Psychology

Award Year: 2009
Applied Economics

Award Year: 2009
Pharmaceutical Care & Health Systems

Award Year: 2009
Educational Policy & Administration

Award Year: 2008
Electrical and Computer Engineering

Award Year: 2008
Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology

Award Year: 2008
Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature

Award Year: 2008
Animal Science

Award Year: 2008
Political Science

Award Year: 2008
Integrative Biology and Physiology

Award Year: 2008
Law School

Award Year: 2008
Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs

Award Year: 2007
English

Award Year: 2007
Neurology & Pediatrics

Award Year: 2007
Nursing

Award Year: 2007
Veterinary Population Medicine

Award Year: 2007
Electrical & Computer Engineering

Award Year: 2006
Social Work
Duluth

Award Year: 2006
Educational Psychology

Award Year: 2006
Epidemiology

Award Year: 2006
Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature

Award Year: 2006
Public Affairs

Award Year: 2006
History

Award Year: 2006
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, & Biophysics

Award Year: 2005
Public Affairs

Award Year: 2005
Chemistry

Award Year: 2005
Neuroscience

Award Year: 2005
Music

Award Year: 2005
Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Award Year: 2005
Nursing

Award Year: 2005
Pharmaceutics

Award Year: 2005
Medicine

Award Year: 2004
Epidemiology & Community Health

Award Year: 2004
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/PT

Award Year: 2004
Horticultural Science

Award Year: 2004
Neuroscience

Award Year: 2004
Computer Science & Engineering

Award Year: 2004
Nursing

Award Year: 2004
Political Science

Award Year: 2004
English

Award Year: 2003
Fisheries & Wildlife

Award Year: 2003
History

Award Year: 2003
Medical School: Educational Development & Research

Award Year: 2003
Microbiology

Award Year: 2003
Educational Psychology

Award Year: 2003
Cultural Studies & Comparative Literature

Award Year: 2003
Geology & Geophysics

Award Year: 2003
Pharmaceutical & Health Systems

Award Year: 2002
Chemistry

Award Year: 2002
Journalism & Mass Communication

Award Year: 2002
Veterinary Diagnostic Medicine

Award Year: 2002
Anesthesiology/Physiology

Award Year: 2002
History

Award Year: 2002
Family Practice & Community Health

Award Year: 2002
Ecology, Evolution & Behavior

Award Year: 2002
Political Science

Award Year: 2001
Sociology

Award Year: 2001
Forest Resources

Award Year: 2001
English

Award Year: 2001
Biostatistics

Award Year: 2001
Food Science & Nutrition

Award Year: 2001
Microbiology

Award Year: 2001
Civil Engineering

Award Year: 2001
Medicine

Award Year: 2000
Political Science

Award Year: 2000
Family Social Science

Award Year: 2000
Medicine

Award Year: 2000
Chemistry

Award Year: 2000
Diagnotic & Surgical Science

Award Year: 2000
Linguistics, ESL, Slavic Languages & Literatures

Award Year: 2000
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology & Biophysics

Award Year: 2000
Educational Psychology

Award Year: 1999
English

Award Year: 1999
Ecology, Evolution & Behavior

Award Year: 1999
Veterinary Clinical Sciences

Award Year: 1999
Chemistry

Award Year: 1999
History

Award Year: 1999
Psychiatry

Award Year: 1999
Mechanical Engineering

Award Year: 1999
Institute of Child Development