The university administers a number of award programs to recognize and celebrate the achievements of our faculty members who continually push the boundaries of knowledge, explore new possibilities, and enhance the world by their accomplishments.
The Faculty Distinguished Research Award was established in 2013 to recognize those who uphold and build upon Case Western Reserve’s history as an innovative, research-driven institution, and established national and international reputations for their research or creative projects.
2022 Award Recipients
Arnold Caplan - College of Arts and Sciences
Suchitra Nelson - School of Dental Medicine
Erkki Somersalo - College of Arts and Sciences
Youngjin Yoo - Weatherhead School of Management
2021 Award Recipients
Sharona Hoffman - School of Law
Anant Madabhushi - Case School of Engineering
Daniel Scherson - College of Arts and Sciences
2020 Award Recipients
Roger H. French - Case School of Engineering
Rose Gubitosi-Klug - School of Medicine
Kenneth D. Singer - College of Arts and Sciences
Jaclene A. Zauszniewski - Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
2019 Award Recipients
Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan - School of Medicine
Gary Galbraith - College of Arts and Sciences
Jonathan L. Haines - School of Medicine
Roger Quinn - Case School of Engineering
Jagdip Singh - Weatherhead School of Management
2018 Award Recipients
Susann M. Brady-Kalnay - School of Medicine
Jonathan Karn - School of Medicine
Walter R.L. Lambrecht - College of Arts and Sciences
Dale A. Nance - School of Law
2017 Award Recipients
Fabio Cominelli - School of Medicine
Mark Griswold - School of Medicine
Ruth A. Keri - School of Medicine
Scott Shane - Weatherhead School of Management
Ted Steinberg - College of Arts and Sciences
2016 Award Recipients
Liming Dai - Case School of Engineering
Melvyn Goldstein - College of Arts and Sciences
Michael Lederman - School of Medicine
Kalle Lyytinen - Weatherhead School of Management
2015 Award Recipients
David Cooperrider – Weatherhead School of Management
B. Jessie Hill – School of Law
Mukesh Jain – School of Medicine
Stuart Rowan – Case School of Engineering
Elisabeth Werner – College of Arts and Sciences
2014 Award Recipients
Dominique Durand- Case School of Engineering
James Kazura – School of Medicine
Peter Ritchken – Weatherhead School of Management
Michael Weiss – School of Medicine
2013 Award Recipients
Hatsuo Ishida – Case School of Engineering
Sanford Markowitz – School of Medicine
Shirley Moore – Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Zehra Meral Ozsoyoglu – Case School of Engineering
Krzysztof Palczewski – School of Medicine
Charles Rosenblatt – College of Arts and Sciences
The Distinguished University Professor is an honorific title awarded to acknowledge the outstanding contributions of full-time, tenured professors with a distinguished academic record of extraordinary research, scholarship, teaching and service. Learn more.
Clifford Harding, MD, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Pathology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, and a world class immunologist and major force in physician-scientist and professional-scientist education.
Clare Rimnac, PhD, is the Wilbert J. Austin Professor of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Director of the Center for the Evaluation of Implant Performance at CWRU.
Thrity Umrigar is a celebrated writer with an international following, and an English professor dedicated to her students and her craft. She is the author of a number of bestselling novels including The Space Between Us, If Today Be Sweet, Bombay Time, The Weight of Heaven, and The World We Found.
The Frank and Dorothy Humel Hovorka Prize was established in 1994 by Dorothy Humel Hovorka “to recognize exceptional achievement by an active or emeritus member of the faculty.” The Prize is conferred during the annual commencement convocation. Download a list of winners.
| Date | Recipient | School |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sandra Russ | Arts and Sciences |
| 2022 | Jenifer Neils | Arts and Sciences |
| 2021 | Pamela Davis | Medicine |
| 2020 | Robert Savinell | Engineering |
| 2019 | Philip Taylor | Arts and Sciences |
| 2018 | Jane Kessler | Arts and Sciences |
| 2017 | Jackson Wright | Medicine |
| 2016 | Eva Kahana | Arts and Sciences |
| 2015 | Robert C. Elston | Medicine |
| 2014 | Karn Olness | Medicine |
| 2013 | Jame M. Andersn | Medicine |
| 2012 | Melvyn Goldstein | Arts and Sciences |
| 2011 | John C. Angus | Engineering |
| 2010 | Robert H. Binstock | Medicine, Nursing |
| 2009 | P. Hunter Peckham | Engineering |
| 2008 | Arthur H. Heuer | Engineering |
| 2007 | Nathan A. Berger | Medicine |
| 2006 | Amasa Ford and John Kennell | Medicine |
| 2005 | Mihajlo Mesarovic | Engineering |
| 2004 | May Louise Wykle | Nursing |
| 2003 | Simon Ostrach | Engineering |
| 2002 | Herman D. Stein | Applied Social Sciences |
| 2001 | Richard W. Hanson | Medicine |
| 2000 | Cynthia Beall | Arts and Sciences |
| 1999 | Arthur G. Steinberg | Arts and Sciences |
| 1998 | Eric Baer | Engineering |
| 1997 | David D. Van Tassel | Arts and Sciences |
| 1996 | Marie Haug | Arts and Sciences |
Carl F. Wittke Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching - presented each year to two Case Western Reserve University faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in undergraduate teaching.
J. Bruce Jackson, MD, Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Mentoring - recognizes the positive impact Case Western Reserve University faculty and staff have on the lives of students.
John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching and Mentoring - presented to four full-time faculty members who make exemplary contributions to the education and development of graduate students at Case Western Reserve University.