Distinguished Faculty Award

Distinguished Faculty Awards are made each year to members of the regular faculty, i.e. tenure system faculty and librarians, for outstanding total service to the University. Each college making nominations for the award has its own detailed criteria and methods for nomination. The nominations are based on teaching; advising; research; publications; art exhibitions; concert performances; committee work; public service including extension, continuing education and work with government agencies; or a combination of these activities. Administrative excellence and length of service may not be used as the sole criteria for nomination. However, nominees usually have at least five years of service at Michigan State University.

CAS faculty recipients of this Award include:

Donald O. Buell 1958
Hideya Kumata 1967
Herbert J. Oyer 1969
Gerald R. Miller 1973
Thomas F. Baldwin 1976
Bradley S. Greenberg 1979
Mary A. Gardner 1982
Charles Atkin 1985
Ida J. Stockman 1996
William Donohue COM 1999
Brenda Sternquist RET 1999
Stephen R. Lacy JRN 2000
Charles W. Steinfield TC 2001
Bruce G. Vandenbergh ADV 2002
Franklin J. Boster COM 2003
Sandi W. Smith (Communication) 2007 
Pamela S. Whitten, (Telecommunication, Information Studies and Media) 2010
Tim Levine (Communication) 2011