SDSU Distinguished Professor Recipients

2025
Jihong Cole-Dai, Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics

2024
Molly Enz, School of American and Global Studies
Xiaoyang Zhang, Geospatial Science Center of Excellence, College of Natural Sciences

2021
Bob Thaler, Animal Science

2020
Anne Fennell, Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science

2019
David Clay, Agronomy, Horticulture and Plant Science

2018
William Gibbons, Associate Dean for Research-Agriculture and Biological Sciences/Professor, Ag Experiment Station

2017
Kendra Kattelmann, Health and Nutritional Sciences
Eric Nelson, Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences

2016
Sharon Clay, Plant Science

2013
Kasiviswanathan “Muthu” Muthukumarappan, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

2012
Dennis Helder, College of Engineering (Emeritus)

2007
Douglas C. Mc Farland, Animal and Range Sciences (Emeritus)

2006
Jonathan A. Jenks, Wildlife and Fisheries (Emeritus)
W. Carter Johnson, Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks (Emeritus)

2005
Robbi H. Pritchard, Animal and Range Sciences

2004
Nels H. Granholm, Biology and Microbiology (Emeritus)

2003
David J. Schingoethe, Dairy Science (Emeritus)

2002
David W. Willis, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences
Mary R. Ryder, English (Emerita)

2001
James L. Johnson, Communication Studies and Theatre (Emeritus)

2000
Chandradhar Dwivedi, Pharmaceutical Sciences (Emeritus)

1999
Lester D. Flake, Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (Emeritus)

1998
Lois I. Widvey, Education (Emerita)
Donna J. Hess, Sociology (Emerita)

1997
Douglas D. Malo, Plant Science (Emeritus)

1996
Donald P. Evenson, Veterinary Science (Emeritus)

1994
Leon L. Wrage, Plant Science (Emeritus)
Robert V. Burns, Political Science (Emeritus)

1993
Charles F. Gritzner, Geography (Emeritus)

1992
Charles L. Woodard, English (Emeritus)

1991
Margaret J. Hegge, Nursing (Emerita)
William J. Costello, Animal and Range Sciences (Emeritus)

1989
Ruth W. Redhead, Foreign Languages (Emerita)

1988
Richard C. Wahlstrom, Animal and Range Sciences (Emeritus)