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Emeriti Faculty

The title of Emeritus is a designation of distinction bestowed upon a retired faculty member who has held academic rank while serving in an academic, administrative or professional position or to a retired academic administrative staff member who has served in a position integral to the academic mission of the University.

Emeritus designation is a lifetime title honoring a retired faculty or academic administrative staff member as having demonstrated a distinguished professional career and as having made significant contributions to the University.

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Corliss Johnson
Professor Emeritus of Music

Charles Lamberton
Professor Emeritus of Economics

Mary Perpich
Associate Professor Emerita of Journalism and Mass Communication 

Anthony Richter
Professor Emeritus of German

2004

Hassan Ghazi
Professor Emeritus of Mechanical Engineering

Clair Stymiest
Associate Professor of Plant Science Emeritus

2003

Clark Hanson
Professor Emeritus of Education

James L. Johnson
Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Communication Studies and Theatre

Donald Peterson
Professor Emeritus of Economics

Gary Steinley
Professor Emeritus of Education and Counseling

Larry Tidemann
Director Emeritus of the Cooperative Extension Service

2002

Mary Ellen Aamot
Professor Emerita of Cooperative Extension Service

Clara J. Ayers
Professor Emerita of Mathematics

Charles C. Clever
Associate Professor Emeritus of Mathematics

John Grove
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

William Jensen
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

Danny Lattin
Professor and Dean Emeritus of the College of Pharmacy

2001

Virgil Ellerbruch
Dean and Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering

Richard C. Howard
Emeritus Assistant Professor of the Cooperative Extension Service

James R. Johnson
Professor Emeritus of Animal and Range Sciences

George W. Libal
Professor Emeritus of Animal and Range Sciences

David S. Nelson
Professor Emeritus of Philosophy

Dale L. Reeves
Professor of Plant Science Emeritus

2000

Gary Chappell
Professor and Head of Pharmaceutical Sciences Emeritus

Darrell DeBoer
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Mary Fleming
Emeritus Extension EFNEP Coordinator/Assistant Professor of Nutrition, Food Science and Hospitality

David Piersel
Professor Emeritus of Music

Robert Rose
Associate Professor of Nutrition, Food Science and Hospitality Emeritus

1999

Shu Tung Chu
Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Lois Haertel
Professor of Biology and Microbiology Emeritus

M. Nadim Hassoun
Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering

Harry Hecht
Professor Emeritus of Education

Maurice Monahan
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Statistics

Duane Sander
Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering

1998

Robert Gartner
Professor Emeritus of Range Science

Henry Gehrke Jr.
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Ivan Palmer
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry

Leo Spinar
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and Biochemistry

1997

Darrell Jensen
Professor of Education/Dean of Education and Counseling Emeritus

1996

A. Leon Raney
Professor/Dean of Libraries Emeritus

1995

George Buchenau
Professor of Plant Science Emeritus

Keith Morrill
Associate Professor of Biology/Microbiology Emeritus

Darwin Walker
Professor Emeritus of Music

1994

Warren Hatfield
Professor Emeritus of Music

Bernard Hietbrink
Dean/Professor Emeritus of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Jay Richardson
Professor Emeritus of Human Development/Child and Family Studies

Marilyn Richardson
Associate Professor Emerita of HPER

Signe Stuart
Professor Emerita of Visual Arts

1993

Dean Dybing
Adjunct Professor of Plant Science Emeritus

Paul Witherington
Professor Emeritus of English

1991

William Wadsworth
Professor Emeritus of Chemistry

1990

Harry Forsyth
Professor Emeritus of HPER

Prior to 1990

Charles Cecil
Instructor Emeritus of Journalism and Mass Communication