President Eli Capilouto and Vice President for Research Lisa Cassis recognized the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 University Research Professors in a September 1 event. Twenty-seven professors were honored during the ceremony, which was held at the Gatton Student Center. Click the photos below to see the awardees and see the full ceremony video here.
2021-2022 University Research Professors
| Surendranath Suman | Animal and Food Sciences; College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
| Anne-Frances Miller | Chemistry; College of Arts and Sciences |
| Carol Mason | Gender and Women’s Studies; College of Arts and Science |
| Maria Cahill | School of Information Science; College of Communication and Information |
| Xin Ma | Educational, School and Counseling Psychology; College of Education |
| Issam Harik | Civil Engineering; College of Engineering |
| Jonathan McFadden | Art and Visual Studies; College of Fine Arts |
| Christopher R. Bollinger | Economics; Gatton College of Business and Economics |
| Christopher Fry | Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition; College of Health Sciences |
| Richard H. Underwood | J. David Rosenberg College of Law |
| Thomas E. Curry Jr. | Obstetrics and Gynecology; College of Medicine |
| Yvonne Fondufe-Mittendorf | Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry; College of Medicine |
| Jill Kolesar | Pharmacy Practice and Science; College of Pharmacy |
| April M. Young | Epidemiology; College of Public Health |
2020-2021 University Research Professors
| Seth DeBolt | Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment |
| Amy Murrell Taylor | History, College of Arts and Sciences |
| Renée Fatemi | Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences |
| H. Dan O’Hair | Communication, College of Communication and Information |
| J. Todd Hastings | Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering |
| Rae Goodwin | Art and Visual Studies, College of Fine Arts |
| Haipeng (Allan) Chen | Marketing, Gatton College of Business and Economics |
| Kathryn L. Moore | J. David Rosenberg College of Law |
| Susanne Markesbery Arnold | Markey Cancer Center, College of Medicine |
| Linda Van Eldik | Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, College of Medicine |
| Kristin Ashford | College of Nursing |
| Steven G. Van Lanen | Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy |
| Erin Abner | College of Public Health |
2020 and 2021 University Research Professors Recognition Ceremony
Photos by Ben Corwin in Research Communications. To request high-resolution versions, please email rescomm@uky.edu.
