The awards will be presented at the Distinguished Faculty Awards Event scheduled to take place on February 11, 2026. Please look for a save-the-date announcement this fall.
2025-26 Academic Senate Distinguished Faculty Award Recipients
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Event Program
Distinguished Senior Faculty Award for Research
Donald Bren Professor Leslie Thompson
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, School of Medicine
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Distinguished Mid-Career Faculty Award for Research
Chancellor’s Professor Kim Green
Department of Neurobiology and Behavior
Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences
Distinguished Early-Career Faculty Award for Research
Assistant Professor Cholsoon Jang
Department of Biological Chemistry
School of Medicine
Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching
Associate Professor of Teaching Christine King
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Distinguished Early-Career Faculty Award for Teaching
Assistant Professor Cherlyn Ng
Department of Cognitive Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Distinguished Early-Career Faculty Award for Teaching
Assistant Professor Erlinda Ulloa
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine
Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr. Distinguished University Service Award
Distinguished Professor William Evans
Department of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Distinguished Mid-Career Faculty Award for Service
Associate Professor Jim Brody
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Distinguished Faculty Award for Mentorship
Professor Elizabeth Jarvo
Department of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences
Academic Senate Better World Award
Distinguished Professor Emerita Barbara Finlayson-Pitts
Department of Chemistry
School of Physical Sciences