Home Faculty and Staff Honors and Awards Henry Russel Lectureship Henry Russel Lectureship In 1925, supported by funds from a bequest from Henry Russel (Law, 1875), the Regents established the Henry Russel Lectureship. Considered the University’s highest honor for a senior member of its active faculty, the Henry Russel Lectureship is awarded annually to recognize a faculty member of exceptional achievements in research, scholarship and/or creative endeavors, and an outstanding record of distinguished teaching, mentoring, and service to the university and wider communities. General Information Guidelines for Preparing Nominations Recipients General Information Eligibility Nominees must be senior faculty with the rank of full professor. They must be active members of the faculty when nominated and at the time of delivering the Russel Lecture, usually in the following academic year. Nominations of outstanding women, minorities and members of other groups historically underrepresented in their disciplines are encouraged. Selection Criteria The award recognizes a senior faculty member who has made exceptional contributions to research, scholarship and creative endeavors; who has an outstanding record as an educator in teaching and mentoring, and who has a national and international reputation for excellence that brings distinction to the University of Michigan. Number of Awards One award in the amount of $10,000. Source of Nominations Nominations may be submitted by deans, directors, department/program heads, promotion or award committees, or individual faculty members. Selection Process A committee of distinguished senior faculty from different disciplines and academic units that includes former recipients of this award and is chaired by the Dean of the Graduate School, reviews nominations and makes recommendations to the President of the University. The award will be publicly announced early in the fall term and the recipient will present the annual Henry Russel Lecture in the winter term. Deadline The nomination deadline is Monday, March 10, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., EDT. For more information contact: Honors and Awards Telephone: 734.615.0255 Email: [email protected] Guidelines for Preparing Nominations Back to Top As described below, a nomination dossier must include a cover sheet with contact information, a nominating letter, and curriculum vitae. Incomplete nomination dossiers cannot be reviewed. The Graduate School will add to each nomination dossier a dissertation committee service report and the Registrar’s Teaching Evaluation “Instructor Report” that tabulates quantitative data only. The online nomination dossier may be set up by a U-M faculty or staff member. Others may be given login access to the site as needed. The nomination system may be accessed as often as needed in order to complete the nomination dossier. All materials must be uploaded in Adobe PDF format. Cover Sheet Complete the online cover sheet with all information requested for both the nominee and the nominator—not the administrator who may have initiated the dossier. Nominating Letter As committee members represent a range of disciplines and may not be familiar with the nominee’s field, describe the nominee’s contributions in a way that conveys their significance to those not acquainted with the field. Given the number of highly accomplished senior faculty with national reputations for academic excellence, the letter should explain the particular distinction that makes the nominee exceptionally qualified for this honor. The letter may incorporate quotations from former and current students, peers and faculty, including from letters solicited for tenure review, that describe the significance of the nominee’s scholarly and research achievements, teaching and mentoring excellence, service contributions and other impact measures outside the classroom. The letter may be no longer than 2,000 words. A new letter may be submitted for re-nominations or an addendum may be submitted to update the dossier. Letters should cover the areas below; those that do not will disadvantage the nominee: An assessment of the range and overall importance the nominee’s research, scholarly or creative endeavors and accomplishments so that readers can understand the scope and value of his/her professional work. The committee is especially interested in evidence of contributions that have transformed a discipline or field of study or launched a new field of study. Evidence of substantial recognition nationally and internationally among peers and scholars for the impact of the research or scholarship, including an explanation of the most significant external awards to help the committee assess the nominee’s stature in the field. This should include prior recognition within the University (such as selection as a Distinguished University Professor) and by professional associations, national academies, or other groups with knowledge of the nominee’s contributions. The committee is especially interested in recognition that extends beyond a nominee’s immediate field of expertise. Evidence of outstanding contributions as an educator. This should include having education as a high priority during the nominee’s career; engagement in curriculum development and improvement; recognition as an accomplished teacher; and engagement with graduate students and junior colleagues to further their scholarship and careers. Evidence of extraordinary service and collegiality within the University community and engagement with professional associations, societies, or other national institutions. This may include successful service in formal or informal administrative or leadership roles. Attention to activities indicative of the nominee’s breadth of interest and engagement (e.g., interdisciplinary efforts or involvement with public, nonprofit, or entrepreneurial activity) and depth of knowledge in related fields. Curriculum Vitae Provide the nominee’s current c.v. Recipients Back to Top 2026 David Ginsburg,, Internal Medicine, Genetics, and Pediatrics 2025 Ruth Behar, Anthropology 2024 Karin M. Muraszko, Neurosurgery 2023 Mark E. Newman, Physics and Complex Systems 2022 Donald R. Kinder, Political Science 2021 Susan A. Gelman, Psychology and Linguistics 2020 Stephen R. Forrest, Engineering 2019 Max S. Wicha, Oncology 2018 Terry Robinson, Psychology 2017 Linda Gregerson, English Language and Literature 2016 David E. Meyer, Psychology 2015 Homer Neal, Physics 2014 Fawwaz Ulaby, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2013 James S. House, Public Policy and Sociology 2012 Rebecca J. Scott, History and Law 2011 Richard Janko, Classical Studies 2010 Richard Nisbett, Psychology 2009 Lennard Fisk, Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Space Sciences 2008 Kent V. Flannery, Anthropology 2007 Kensall Wise, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2006 Huda Akil, Psychiatry 2005 William Fulton, Mathematics 2004 Maris Vinovskis, History and Public Policy 2003 Rowena G. Matthews, Biological Chemistry and Biophysics 2002 Gerard Mourou, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 2000 Abigail Stewart, Psychology and Women’s Studies 1999 Jack E. Dixon, Biological Chemistry 1998 David E. Kuhl, Internal Medicine and Radiology 1997 William E. Bolcom, Music Composition 1996 Ludwig Koenen, Papyrology and Classical Studies 1995 Vincent Massey, Biological Chemistry 1994 Elizabeth M. Douvan, Psychology and Women’s Studies 1993 John H. Holland, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and Psychology 1992 Robert Axelrod, Political Science and Public Policy 1991 Minor J. Coon, Biological Chemistry 1990 Frederick W. Gehring, Mathematics 1989 Richard D. Alexander, Evolutionary Biology 1988 Bernard W. Agranoff, Neurosciences and Biological Chemistry 1987 Philip E. Converse, Sociology and Political Science 1986 Thomas M. Donahue, Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Science 1985 Sidney Fine, History 1984 Leslie R. Bassett, Music Composition 1983 Stefan S. Fajans, Internal Medicine 1982 Emmett R. Leith, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 1981 Leslie Kish, Sociology and Institute for Social Research 1980 Halvor N. Christensen, Biological Chemistry 1979 Francis A. Allen, Law 1978 Arthur W. Burks, Philosophy/Computer and Communication Sciences 1977 Charles Gibson, History 1976 Lamberto Cesari, Mathematics 1975 George Kish, Geography 1974 Chia-Shun Yih, Mechanical Engineering 1973 George E. Mendenhall, Near Eastern Studies 1972 James B. Griffin, Anthropology 1971 Paul G. Kauper, Law 1970 John Arthos, English Language and Literature 1969 Arnold M. Kuethe, Aerospace Engineering 1968 Horace R. Crane, Physics 1967 Maurice H. Seevers, Pharmacology 1966 James V. Neel, Human Genetics 1965 Harold E. Wethey, History of Art 1964 William Randolph Taylor, Botany 1963 Irving A. Leonard, History 1962 Herbert C. Youtie, Classical Studies 1961 Jerome W. Conn, Medicine 1960 Frederick F. Blicke, Chemistry 1959 Raymond L. Wilder, Mathematics 1958 Verner W. Crane, History 1957 Louis I. Bredvold, English Language and Literature 1956 George E. Uhlenbeck, Physics 1955 George Granger Brown, Chemical Engineering 1954 Thomas Francis, Jr., Epidemiology 1953 Robert Gesell, Physiology 1952 David M. Dennison, Physics 1951 Aaron Franklin Shull, Zoology 1950 Arthur Edward R. Boak, History 1949 Howard Bishop Lewis, Biological Chemistry 1948 Hobart Hurd Willard, Chemistry 1947 DeWitt Henry Parker, Philosophy 1946 Elizabeth C. Crosby, Anatomy 1945 Edward Henry Kraus, Mineralogy 1944 John Alexander, Surgery 1943 Isaiah Leo Sharfman, Economics 1942 William H. Worrell, Near Eastern Studies 1941 Harrison M. Randall, Physics 1940 Frank Norman Wilson, Medicine 1939 Campbell Bonner, Greek 1938 Heber Doust Curtis, Astronomy 1937 Charles Wallace Edmunds, Materia Medica 1936 John Garrett Winter, Latin 1935 Gotthelf Carl Huber, Anatomy 1934 Ermine Cowles Case, Geology 1933 Walter B. Pillsbury, Psychology 1932 Jesse Siddall Reeves, Political Science 1931 William Herbert Hobbs, Geology 1930 Claude H. Van Tyne, History 1929 Alfred Scott Warthin, Pathology 1928 Henry Arthur Sanders, Latin 1927 Frederick George Novy, Bacteriology 1926 Moses Gomberg, Chemistry Contact Us Hours: The Dean’s Office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The office is closed Saturdays and Sundays and on university holidays. Location 1120 Rackham Building 915 E. Washington St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1070 Contact Phone: 734.615.0255 Fax: 734.615.3832 Email: [email protected]
