Campus Awards

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.  

2025 Award Recipients

Grace McComsey - School of Medicine

Michael P. Scharf - School of Law

2024 Award Recipients

Karen Beckwith - College of Arts and Sciences

Daniela Calvetti - College of Arts and Sciences

Paul Tesar - School of Medicine

2023 Award Recipients

Umut Gurkan - Case School of Engineering

Ralph Harvey - College of Arts and Sciences

Robert Kirsch - Case School of Engineering

Xin Qi - School of Medicine

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

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.

Current Recipients

Gary Galbraith, Professor, Department of Dance in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Sharona Hoffman, the Edgar A. Hahn Professor of Law in the School of Law.

Anthony Wynshaw-Boris, the James H. Jewell MD '34 Professor of Genetics at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.

View past recipients.

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.  Visit the Hovorka Prize website for additional information on winners.

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.