Regents' Professors

The title “Regents’ Professor” is the highest faculty honor awarded at Arizona State University. It is conferred on ASU faculty who have made pioneering contributions in their areas of expertise, achieved a sustained level of distinction and enjoy national and international recognition for these accomplishments. Please click on the year(s) below to read about the accomplishments of these honorees.

2018–19

2017–18

2017–18 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Daniel Bodansky	Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Barry Bozeman	School of Public Affairs
Thomas Dishion	Department of Psychology	D
Hava Tirosh-Samuelson	School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies

2016–17

2016–17 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Robert Nemanich	Department of Physics
Anne Stone	School of Human Evolution and Social Change
Paul Westerhoff	School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment

2015–16

2015–16 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Petra Fromme (video)	School of Molecular Sciences
Robert E. Page Jr. (video)	School of Life Sciences	E
Billie Lee Turner II (video)	School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning

2014–15

2014–15 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Stephen Bokenkamp (video)	School of International Letters and Culture
Janet Franklin (video)	School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning
Edward Kavazanjian (video)	School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
Flavio Marsiglia (video)	School of Social Work

2013–14

2013–14 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Barbara Ainsworth (video)	School of Nutrition and Health Promotion, Exercise and Wellness
Aditi Chattopadhyay (video)	School of Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
James Paul Gee (video)	Division of Educational Leadership and Innovation
Bert Höelldobler (video)	School of Life Sciences

2012–13

2012–13 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Ronald J. Adrian (video)	School of Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Sudhir Kumar (video)	School of Life Sciences, The Biodesign Institute
Rebecca Tsosie (video)	Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, American Indian Studies	F

2011–12

2011–12 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Luc Anselin (video)	School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning	F
Paul Davies (video)	Physics
Colleen Keller (video)	College of Nursing and Health Innovation
Jerry Y. S. Lin (video)	School of Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
Gary Marchant (video)	Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Simon Ortiz (video)	Department of English
Carlos G. Vélez-Ibáñez (video)	School of Transborder Studies

2010–11

2010–11 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Rachel G. Fuchs (video)	Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies	D
Devens Gust (video)	Chemistry and Biochemistry	E
Sally L. Kitch (video)	Women and Gender Studies
Ana L. Moore (video)	Chemistry and Biochemistry
Thomas A. Moore (video)	Chemistry and Biochemistry
V. Kerry Smith (video)	Economics	E

2008–09

2008–09 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Jane Buikstra (video)	Human Evolution and Social Change
James Elser (video)	Life Sciences
Bruce Rittmann (video)	Civil and Environmental Engineering
Michael J. Saks (video)	Law and Psychology
Dieter Schroder (video)	Electrical Engineering	D

2007–08

2007–08 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Laurie Chassin (video)	Psychology
Stuart Lindsay (video)	Physics
James Ohlson (video)	Accountancy	F
Otto F. Sankey (video)	Physics	E
Elly van Gelderen (video)	English

2006–07

Professor	Expertise
Subhash Mahajan (video)	Physics	E
Richard Rogerson (video)	Economics	F

2005–06

2005–06 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Cordelia Chávez Candelaria	English	D
Carlos Castillo-Chavez (video)	Mathematics and Statistics
Douglas Montgomery (video)	Industrial Engineering
George H. Poste (video)	Biology
Edward C. Prescott (video)	Economics
Rogier Windhorst (video)	Physics and Astronomy

2004–05

2004–05 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Charles Arntzen (video)	Life Sciences	E
Philip Christensen (video)	Geological Sciences
Gene Glass (video)	Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Psychology in Education	E
Luis Gomez-Mejia (video)	Management
Stephen Pyne (video)	Life Sciences
Irwin Sandler (video)	Psychology	E
Mary Lee Smith (video)	Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Psychology in Education	E

2002–03

2002–03 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Geoffrey A. Clark	Anthropology	E
Gerald T. Heydt	Electrical Engineering	E
Mark Klett	Art
Jane Maienschein (video)	Life Sciences
Sumner Starrfield	Physics and Astronomy

2000–01

Professor	Expertise
Peter Iverson (video)	History	E
David John Smith (video)	Physics and Astronomy
Kurt Weiser (video)	Art

1998–99

Professor	Expertise
Charles Austen Angell	Chemistry and Biochemistry
Caio Pagano	Music
Nancy Felipe Russo	Psychology	F

1996–97

Professor	Expertise
David C. Berliner	Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Psychology in Education	E
John C. H. Spence	Physics and Astronomy

1994–95

1994–95 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
William Graf	Geography	F
Ronald Greeley	Geological Sciences	D
Theresa Markow	Biology	F
James W. Mayer	Chemical and Materials Engineering Chemistry and Biochemistry Geological Sciences	D
Jeffrie G. Murphy	Law and Philosophy
Michael O'Keeffe	Chemistry and Biochemistry	E
Alberto Álvaro Ríos	English

1992–93

1992–93 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Darryl L. Metzger	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering	D
William T. Trotter	Mathematics and Statistics	F
Christy G. Turner II	Anthropology	D

1991–92

1991–92 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Constantine A. Balanis	Electrical Engineering
Robert B. Denhardt (video)	Public Affairs	E
Norman E. Dubie Jr.	English
Nancy H. Eisenberg	Psychology
Susan W. Kieffer	Geology	F

1990–91

1990–91 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
David L. Altheide	Justice Studies	E
David W. Foster	Languages and Literatures
David Kaye	Law	E
Daniel M. Landers	Kinesiology	E
G. Robert Pettit	Chemistry and Biochemistry

1989–90

1989–90 Regents' Professors

Professor	Expertise
Peter R. Buseck	Chemistry and Biochemistry, Geological Sciences
David R. Hickman	Music
Raymond Kulhavy	Psychology in Education	D
Chinary Ung	School of Music	F
J. Bruce Wagner	Chemistry and Biochemistry	D

1988–89

1988–89 Regents' Professors

F

Professor	Expertise
John Alcock	Life Sciences	E
Robert Cialdini	Psychology	E
Jeffrey Cook	Architecture	D
John M. Cowley	Physics and Astronomy	D
Leroy Eyring	Chemistry and Biochemistry	D
Martin T. Farris	Purchasing, Transportation and Operations	D
David K. Ferry	Electrical Engineering	E
Gary D. Keller	Languages and Literatures
Sheng Hsien Lin	Chemistry and Biochemistry	E
Lee Meyerson	Psychology	D
Warren E. Miller	Political Science	D
Carleton Bryant Moore	Chemistry and Biochemistry, Geological Sciences	E
Dennis James Palumbo	Justice Studies	D
Mary Beth Gorman Stearns	Physics and Astronomy	D

Emeritus (E) | Deceased (D) | Former (F)

	Michelene Chi Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College An internationally renowned cognitive scientist who has been awarded at the highest levels, Michelene Chi’s contributions to modern learning science are not only transformative, but founding.
	Donald Fixico School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Donald Fixico has shown the importance of Indian oral traditions and Native perspectives in general as a necessary ingredient for the writing of not only Indian histories but American histories.
	Stewart Fotheringham School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning College of Liberal Arts and Sciences One of the most renowned quantitative geographers of his generation, Steward Fotheringham works at the triple junction of geographical information science, statistical analysis and spatial modeling.
	Osvaldo Sala School of Life Sciences College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Osvaldo Sala’s service to the scientific community is extraordinary. He is considered a world expert in biodiversity in global terrestrial ecosystems.