2009 State Winners

A state Professor of the Year was recognized in 36 states, the District of Columbia and Guam.

ALABAMA
Duane H. Pontius Jr.
T. Morris Hackney Professor of Physics
Birmingham-Southern College

ALASKA
Ping-Tung Chang
Professor of Mathematics
Matanuska-Susitna College

ARKANSAS
Gregory J. Salamo
Distinguished Professor of Physics and Basore Professor
University of Arkansas

CALIFORNIA
Ananya Roy
Professor of City and Regional Planning
University of California, Berkeley

COLORADO
Ron Estler
Professor of Chemistry
Fort Lewis College

CONNECTICUT
Laura Nash
Associate Professor, Department of Visual and Performing Arts
Fairfield University

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Joan Burggraf Riley
Assistant Professor of Human Science and Nursing
Georgetown University

FLORIDA
Sandra Schultz
Professor, Department of Biology, Health and Wellness
Miami Dade College

GEORGIA
Kenneth Shane Sajwan
Professor of Environmental Science
Savannah State University

GUAM
Lourdes M. Ferrer
Associate Professor, Elementary Education Program
University of Guam

ILLINOIS
Gregory M. Ferrence
Professor of Chemistry
Illinois State University

INDIANA
Jerry Sweeten
Associate Professor of Biology and Director of Environmental Studies
Manchester College

KENTUCKY
Tracy Knowles
Associate Professor of Chemistry and Environmental Science Technology
Bluegrass Community and Technical College

LOUISIANA
Marybeth Lima
Professor, Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Louisiana State University and A&M College

MARYLAND
Susan Bontems
Associate Professor
Montgomery College, Rockville

MASSACHUSETTS
Audrey A. Friedman
Associate Professor, Lynch School of Education
Boston College

MICHIGAN
Mary Beth Looby
Professor of English and Director, Developmental Education Program
Delta College

MINNESOTA
Marlise Riffel
Sociology Instructor
Lake Superior College

MISSISSIPPI
James B. Harris
Professor of Geology
Millsaps College

   

MISSOURI
Pawan Kahol
Associate Dean, College of Natural and Applied Sciences
Missouri State University

NEVADA
Thomas Nickles
Foundation Professor, Philosophy Department
University of Nevada, Reno

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Andrew Samwick
Professor of Economics and Director, Nelson A. Rockefeller Center
Dartmouth College

NEW MEXICO
Nader Vadiee
Instructor-Engineering Programs, Advanced Technical Education Department
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute

NEW YORK
Anne Panning
Professor of English
SUNY-Brockport

NORTH CAROLINA
Robert J. Beichner
Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor
North Carolina State University

OHIO
John Parcell
Associate Professor, Music Department
Sinclair Community College

OKLAHOMA
Myra Anne Decker
Professor of Accounting/Business
Oklahoma City Community College

OREGON
Peter Nichols Richardson
Professor of German
Linfield College

PENNSYLVANIA
Vasiliki Anastasakos
Associate Professor of Political Science
Northampton Community College

SOUTH CAROLINA
Angela B. Shiflet
Larry H. McCalla
Professor of Mathematics & Computer Science and Chair, Computer Science Department
Wofford College

SOUTH DAKOTA
Dan Dolan
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

TENNESSEE
David G. Haskell
Professor of Biology
University of the South, Sewanee

TEXAS
Ellen Moreland
Senior Instructor of Mathematics
Angelo State University

UTAH
David Peak
Professor of Physics
Utah State University

VIRGINIA
Kevin Hamed
Assistant Professor of Biology
Virginia Highlands Community College

WASHINGTON
Robert M. Withycombe
Professor of Rhetoric and Film Studies
Whitman College

WEST VIRGINIA
Ruth Kershner
Associate Professor, Clinical Track, Robert C. Byrd School of Medicine
West Virginia University

WISCONSIN
Regan A. R. Gurung
Professor of Human Development & Psychology and Chair of Human Development
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay