Professional Organizations and Foundations

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Elected Member

• Shelley D. Minteer (Chemistry), 2024

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Elected Fellows:

• Jay Switzer (Chemistry), 2013    

• Shelley D. Minteer (Chemistry), 2018

• Gregory Tschumper (Chemistry), 2020

• V. Prakash Reddy (Chemistry), 2023

• Gary Long (Chemistry), 2025

• Melanie Mormile (Biological Sciences), 2026

American Chemical Society

Elected Fellows:

• Yinfa Ma (Chemistry), 2017

• Rainer Glaser (Chemistry), 2021

• Shelley D. Minteer (Chemistry), 2024

American Physical Society

Elected Fellows:

• Don Madison (Physics), 1992
• Robert Dubois (Physics), 1996
• Michael Schultz (Physics), 2004
• Ulrich Jentschura (Physics), 2013
• Thomas Vojta (Physics), 2015

American Psychological Association

Elected Fellow:

• Amy Belfi (Psychological Science), 2024

American Society for Microbiology

Carski Award for Undergraduate Education

• Dave Westenberg (Biological Sciences), 2020

American Statistical Association

Elected Fellow:

• VA Samaranayake (Mathematics and Statistics), 2016

Association for Psychological Science

Elected Fellow:

• Amy Belfi (Psychological Science), 2026

Dictionary Society of North America

Frederic G. Cassidy Award for Distinguished Achievement in Lexicography or Lexicology

• Jerry Cohen (Arts, Languages and Philosophy), 2015

Fulbright Specialist Program Award

• Kathryn Northcut (English and Technical Communication), 2025 (to go to Bangladesh)

Fulbright Scholar Award

• Michael Bruening (History and Political Science), 2016 (to go to France)
• Robin Verble (Biological Sciences), 2026 (to go to Ecuador)

Gruber Foundation

Gruber Cosmology Prize

• Marco Cavaglia (Physics), 2016 [shared with Ron Drever (Caltech), Kip S. Thorne (Caltech), Rainer Weiss (MIT), and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration]

Italian Chemical Society

Galvani Medal:

• Shelley D. Minteer (Chemistry), 2026

National Science Foundation

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)

• Thomas Vojta (Physics), 2004
• Jeffrey Humpherys (Mathematics and Statistics), 2009
• Yew San Hor (Physics), 2013
• Daniel Fischer (Physics), 2016

Princess of Asturias Foundation

Award for Technical and Scientific Research

• Marco Cavaglia (Physics), 2017 [shared with Rainer Weiss (MIT), Kip S. Thorne (Caltech) and Barry C. Barish (Caltech), and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration]

Psychonomic Society

Elected Fellow:

• Amy Belfi (Psychological Science), 2022

Royal Society of Chemistry

Elected Fellow:

• Vadym Mochalin (Chemistry), 2022

Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Waksman Outstanding Teaching Award

• Melanie Mormile (Biological Sciences), 2024

Breakthrough Prize Organization

Special Breakthrough Prize for the Detection of Gravitational Waves

• Marco Cavaglia (Physics), 2016 [shared with Ron Drever (Caltech), Kip S. Thorne (Caltech), Rainer Weiss (MIT), and the LIGO Scientific Collaboration]

Stanford University’s List of Top 2% Cited Scientists in Their Field

• Martin Bohner (Mathematics and Statistics)
• Marco Cavaglia (Physics)
• Nuran Erçal (Chemistry)
• Yew San Hor (Physics)
• Ulrich Jentschura (Physics)
• Alanna Krolikowski (History and Political Science)
• Nicholas Leventis** (Chemistry)
• Gary Long (Chemistry)
• Julia Medvedeva (Physics)
• Shelley D. Minteer (Chemistry)
• Vadym Mochalin (Chemistry)
• Daniel B. Shank (Psychological science)
• Jay Switzer (Chemistry)
• Thomas Vojta (Physics)
• Xiaoming Wang** (Mathematics and Statistics)

University of Missouri System Recognitions

Curators' Distinguished Professors

• Jay Switzer (Chemistry), 1996
• James O. Stoffer (Chemistry), 2000
• Nicholas Leventis** (Chemistry), 2010 
• Martin Bohner (Mathematics and Statistics), 2013
• John McManus (History and Political Science), 2015
• Thomas Vojta (Physics), 2017

Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professors

• Francis  Hammerlie Montgomery (Psychological Science), 1995
• Nord Gale (Biological Sciences), 2000
• Larry Gragg (History and Political Science), 2002
• James Bogan (Arts, Languages and Philosophy), 2005
• Yinfa Ma (Chemistry), 2008
• VA Samaranayake (Mathematics and Statistics), 2013
• Diana Ahmad (History and Political Science), 2022
• David Westenberg (Biological Sciences), 2022
• Irina Ivliyeva (Arts, Languages and Philosophy), 2023
• Merilee Krueger (Psychological Science), 2024

Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching

• Yinfa Ma (Chemistry) 1996 
• Tom Akers (Mathematics and Statistics), 2004
• Oran Allan Pringle III (Physics), 2006
• Yinfa Ma (Chemistry) 2008
• John McManus (History and Political Science), 2012
• Ron Frank (Biological Sciences), 2013
• VA Samaranayake (Mathematics and Statistics), 2014
• Diana Ahmad (History and Political Science), 2016
• Jessica Cundiff (Psychological Science), 2021
• Andrew Behrendt (History and Political Science), 2025
• David Westenberg (Biological Sciences), 2026

President's Awards for Community Engagement

• Dave Westenberg (Biological Sciences), 2020

President's Award for Innovative Teaching

• Klaus Woelk (Chemistry), 2011
• Bonnie Bachman** (Economics), 2017
• Kate Sheppard (History and Political Science), 2020

President's Award for Leadership

• VA Samaranayake (Mathematics and Statistics), 2021

President's Award for Early Career Excellence

• Richard Dawes** (Chemistry), 2014

President's University Citizenship Award for Mentoring

• Yinfa Ma (Chemistry) 2014

Thomas Jefferson Award

• Larry Gragg (History and Political Science ), 2014

Missouri University of Science and Technology Recognition

College of Arts, Sciences, and Education (CASE) Dean’s Medal

• David Westenberg (Biological Sciences), 2021
• Merilee Krueger (Psychological Science), 2022
• Irina Ivliyeva (Arts, Languages and Philosophy), 2023
• Agnes Vojta (Physics), 2024
• Klaus Woelk (Chemistry), 2025
• Amber Henslee (Psychological Science), 2026

Endowed Professorships in CASE

• Malgorzata Grebowicz, Maxwell C. Weiner Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
• Jeffrey Humphreys, Kummer Endowed Professor of Data Science
• Eun Heui Kim, Gary Havener Endowed Department Chair of Mathematics and Statistics
• Alanna Krolikowski, Lawrence O. Christensen Faculty Fellow in History and Political Science
• Shelley Minteer, Dr. Ken Robertson Memorial Professor in Chemistry
• Kathleen Sheppard, Lawrence O. Christensen Faculty Fellow in History and Political Science (previous recipient)
• Pablo Sobrado, Richard K. Vitek/FCR Missouri Endowed Chair in Biochemistry
• Gregory Tschumper, Donald L. Castleman FCR Missouri Endowed Professorship of Discovery
• Gina Yosten, Kummer Endowed Chair of Biological Sciences
• Yanzhi Zhang, Gary Havener Endowed Professor of Mathematics and Statistics
• Nuran Erçal, Richard K. Vitek/FCR Missouri Endowed Chair in Biochemistry (previous recipient)
• Jay Switzer Donald L. Castleman FCR Missouri Endowed Professorship of Discovery (previous recipient)

Kummer Impact Professor

• Ami Belfi (Psychological Science)