2005 State Winners

In 2005, a Professor of the Year was recognized in 40 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam.

ALABAMA
Guy A. Caldwell
Assistant Professor of Biological Sciences
University of Alabama

ARKANSAS
Scott Roulier
Associate Professor of Political Science
Lyon College

CALIFORNIA
Philip R. Kesten
Associate Professor of Physics
Santa Clara University

COLORADO
Daniel J. Pack
Professor of Electrical Engineering
United States Air Force Academy

CONNECTICUT
Lawrence F. Roberge
Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Science
Goodwin College

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Matthew O'Gara
Associate Professorial Lecturer
University Honors Program and
Elliott School of International Affairs
The George Washington University

FLORIDA
Ana M. Cruz
Professor of Accounting
Miami Dade College, Wolfson Campus

GEORGIA
Julie K. Bartley
Associate Professor of Geosciences
University of West Georgia

GUAM
Kyle D. Smith
Professor of Psychology
University of Guam

IDAHO
Rhett Diessner
Professor of Education
Lewis-Clark State College

ILLINOIS
M. Vali Siadat
Professor & Chair, Department of Mathematics
Richard J. Daley College

INDIANA
John B. Iverson
Professor of Biology
Earlham College

IOWA
James L. Brimeyer
Instructor of Composition & Literature
Northeast Iowa Community College

KANSAS
Elsie R. Shore
Professor of Psychology
Wichita State University

KENTUCKY
Peggy Shadduck Palombi
Associate Professor of Biology
Transylvania University

LOUISIANA
Roger White
Associate Professor of Political Science
Loyola University New Orleans

MARYLAND
James M. Wallace
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
University of Maryland, College Park

MASSACHUSETTS
Walter H. Johnson
Professor & Chair, Department of Physics
Suffolk University

MICHIGAN
Gary B. Gagnon
Assistant Professor of Marketing
Central Michigan University

MINNESOTA
Mark Wallert
Professor of Biology
Minnesota State University Moorhead

MISSOURI
Rebecca Kuntz Willits
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Saint Louis University

MONTANA
Jakki J. Mohr
Professor of Marketing
University of Montana

NEBRASKA
Daniel G. Deffenbaugh
Associate Professor of Religion
Hastings College

NEVADA
Paul F. Starrs
Professor of Geography
University of Nevada, Reno

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Debra S. Picchi
Professor of Anthropology
Franklin Pierce College

NEW JERSEY
Phyllis Owens
Associate Professor of Computer Graphics
Camden County College

NEW MEXICO
Elise Pookie Sautter
Professor of Marketing
New Mexico State University

NEW YORK
Jo Beth Mertens
Assistant Professor of Economics
Hobart and William Smith Colleges

NORTH CAROLINA
Cindy C. Combs
Professor of Political Science
University of North Carolina at Charlotte

NORTH DAKOTA
Jim Coykendall
Associate Professor of Mathematics
North Dakota State University

OHIO
Nathan W. Klingbeil
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Wright State University

OREGON
Jerry D. Gray
Professor of Economics
Willamette University

PENNSYLVANIA
Jerome Zurek
Professor & Chair, Department of English & Communication
Cabrini College

SOUTH CAROLINA
Norman M. Scarborough
Associate Professor of Information Science
Presbyterian College

TENNESSEE
Jette Halladay
Professor of Speech and Theatre
Middle Tennessee State University

TEXAS
Susan Edwards
Professor of History
Cy-Fair College

UTAH
Yasmen Simonian
Professor & Chair, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Weber State University

VERMONT
Sunhee Choi
Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Middlebury College

VIRGINIA
John H. Roper
Professor of History
Emory & Henry College

WASHINGTON
Bruce Palmquist
Associate Professor of Physics & Science Education
Central Washington University

WEST VIRGINIA
Carolyn Peluso Atkins
Professor of Speech Pathology & Audiology
West Virginia University

WISCONSIN
Jody M. Roy
Associate Professor & Chair, Department of Communication
Ripon College


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