Regents Professorship

Award Description

The purpose of the Regents Professorship Award is to provide recognition for faculty at the rank of professor who have performed outstanding teaching, research and service to the profession, and who have achieved a high level of national and international recognition. The award consists of the designation “Regents Professor” and a one-time supplement of $7,500 added to the base salary. Up to five awards may be made per year to the most qualified candidates. An individual who retires from faculty status while holding the designation of Regents Professor shall receive the designation of Regents Professor Emeritus.

Eligibility

Must be a full-time tenured professor
Must have a distinguished record of teaching, research and service to UNT and to the profession
Must have achieved a high level of national and international recognition
Must demonstrate evidence of the potential for continued distinguished performance.

Nomination Procedures

Nominations for the designation of Regents Professor shall be made by the department chair and submitted to the school or college dean. A candidate's nomination should be based upon evidence of excellence of performance over his or her entire academic career, particularly upon evidence of sustained excellent performance since promotion to the rank of professor.

Submission Process

The nominator (school or college dean) should submit the nomination packet via the nomination portal. If you have any questions please contact us at Faculty.Success@unt.edu or 940-565-3987.

Selection Process

Nominations will be reviewed by the Regents Professor Selection and Review Committee and nominees receiving support by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs shall be recommended to the President for consideration by the Board of Regents. Only the Board of Regents may award the designation of Regents Professor.

Deadline

All completed nomination packets must be received by Faculty Success by 5 p.m. October 9, 2025. See the Call for Nominations (NEW) and Call for Nominations (RENEWAL) for details.

UNT Policy 06.015

Regents Professors

YEAR	FACULTY MEMBER	DEPARTMENT
2025-26	Paul Hudak	Geography and the Environment
2025-26	Kimberly Cole Luevano	Instrumental Studies
2025-26	Mohammad Omary	Chemistry
2025-26	Elvia Puccinelli	Vocal Studies
2025-26	Vijay Vasudevan	Materials Science and Engineering
2024-25	Glen Biglaiser	Political Science
2024-25	Patricia Cukor-Avila	Linguistics
2024-25	Ram Dantu	Computer Science and Engineering
2024-25	Dan Kim	Information Technology and Decision Sciences
2024-25	Eric Nestler	Woodwinds
2023-24	Jiangping Chen	Information Science
2023-24	Pudur Jagadeeswaran	Biological Sciences
2023-24	Panayiotis Kokoras	Composition Studies
2022-23	Marijke Breuning	Political Science
2022-23	Rajiv Mishra	Materials Science and Engineering
2022-23	Craig Neumann	Psychology
2022-23	Michael Spector	Learning Technologies
2021-22	Dee Ray	Counseling and Higher Education
2021-22	Marco Buongiorno Nardelli	Physics
2021-22	Suliman M. Hawamdeh	Information Science
2020-21	Francis D'Souza	Chemistry
2020-21	Yan Huang	Computer Science & Engineering
2020-21	Lynn Seaton	Jazz Studies
2020-21	Nada Shabout	Art Education & Art History
2018-19	Narendra B. Dahotre	Materials Science and Engineering
2018-19	Susan Dubois	Instrumental Studies
2018-19	Krishna Kavi	Computer Science and Engineering
2017-18	Rajarshi Banerjee	Materials Science and Engineering
2017-18	Mark Ford	Instrumental Studies
2017-18	Su Gao	Mathematics
2017-18	Debbie Rohwer	Music Education
2016-17	James Meernik	Political Science
2014-15	Jeff M. Allen	Learning Technologies
2014-15	Nandika Anne D'Souza	Mechanical & Energy Engineering
2010-11	James Kennedy	Biology
2010-11	Jerry McCoy	Conducting & Ensembles
2010-11	Angela Wilson	Chemistry
2009-10	Sam Atkinson	Biology
2009-10	Kent Chapman	Biology
2009-10	Richard Rogers	Psychology
2007-08	Bruce Bond	English
2007-08	Mary Karen Clardy	Instrumental Studies
2007-08	Ana D. Cleveland	Library & Information Sciences
2007-08	Thomas C. Cundari	Chemistry
2007-08	Gerald Knezek	Learning Technologies
2007-08	T. David Mason	Political Science
2007-08	Adam Wodnicki	Keyboard
2007-08	Su Gao	Dean, College of Science
2005-06	Miguel Acevedo	Geography
2005-06	Cathleen Norris	Technology and Cognition
2005-06	Brian Bowman	Instrumental Studies
2004-05	Jeffrey Bradetich	Instrumental Studies
2004-05	David W. Hill	Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation
2004-05	Paul Marshall	Chemistry
2004-05	Pamela Paul	Keyboard
2004-05	Linda Di Fiore	Vocal Studies
2004-05	Stephen C. Jackson	Mathematics
2004-05	Warren Watson	Management
2002-03	Donald Little	Instrumental Studies
2001-02	Jeffry Kelber	Chemistry
2001-02	James Morrow	Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation
2001-02	William Scharnberg	Instrumental Studies
2000-01	Victor Prybutok	Information Technology and Decision Sciences
2000-01	Eugene Corporon	Conducting and Ensembles
2000-01	Harlan W. Butt	Studio Art
2000-01	Witold Browstow	Materials Science
1999-00	Perinkolam Chandrasekaran	Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, and Law
1995-96	Guenter Gross	Biology
1995-96	Allen Jackson	Kinesiology, Health Promotion and Recreation
1993-94	Richard Grady Lowe	History
1990-91	Herman Totten	Library & Information Sciences
1989-90	Lyndal Bullock	Education Foundations
1988-89	C. Steve Guynes	Information Technology and Decision Sciences
1987-88	Randolph Campbell	History