UC Davis planetary scientist and MacArthur Fellow Sarah Stewart

Honors and Awards

Faculty Honors and Awards

Faculty in the UC Davis College of Letters and Science are leaders in their fields and nationally recognized for the depth and breadth of their expertise across a wide array of disciplines.

Recipients of awards described as “highly prestigious” by the National Academies are recognized for outstanding achievements, extraordinary originality, leadership in their fields and innovative research, as well as the advancement of human knowledge and the betterment of society.

Our more than 900 distinguished and engaged faculty inspire collaborative cross-disciplinary exchange of ideas across creative, historical, philosophical, cultural, and biological perspectives. They advance scientific discovery with an eye on today’s biggest questions in science and society and make foundational discoveries that lead to the global solutions of tomorrow. 

Among our faculty are recipients of top awards for exceptional scholarship, teaching and mentoring, community engagement, and service to the professions. 

Honors, Awards and Fellowships

Endowed Chairs and Professorships

Endowed chairs and professorships play a vital role in advancing the College of Letters and Science’s mission, empowering faculty to pursue revolutionary ideas and innovative teaching.

Robert Arneson Chair in Ceramic Sculpture

C. Bryan Cameron Distinguished Chair in International Economics

Paul A. and Marie Castelfranco Chair in the History of Religious Studies

  • Vacant

Bita Daryabari Presidential Chair in Persian Language and Literature at UC Davis

  • Amy Motlagh, Comparative Literature & Middle East/South Asia Studies

Russell F. and Jean H. Fiddyment Endowed Chair in Latin American Studies

Winston Ko Professorship in Science Leadership

Barbara K. Jackson Chair of Choral Conducting

  • Vacant

Barbara K. Jackson Chair of Orchestral Conducting

W. Turrentine Jackson Chair in the History of the Western United States

Mohini Jain Presidential Chair in Jain Studies at UC Davis

  • Vacant

Gwendolyn Bridges Needham Endowed Chair in English Literature

  • Vacant

Jan and Beta Popper Endowed Professorship in Opera

Emanuel Ringelblum Chair in Jewish History

  • Vacant

Roy J. Shlemon Chair in Applied Geosciences

Gary Snyder Endowed Chair in Science and the Humanities

Alan Templeton Endowed Chair in the History of European Art Before 1830

Michael and Ester Vaida Endowed Chair in Cosmology and Astrophysics

Yocha Dehe Chair in California Indian Studies