{"id":3635,"date":"2024-01-09T17:31:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T17:31:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/provost\/?page_id=3635"},"modified":"2026-03-25T19:26:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:26:56","slug":"regents-professors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/faculty-affairs\/exemplars\/regents-professors\/","title":{"rendered":"Regents Professors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nau-block nau-block-left-nav-top-bound\">\n    \t<button id=\"left-nav-toggle-btn\" onclick=\"toggleNav();\">\n\t\tON THIS PAGE \n\t\t<i id=\"chevron-icon\" class=\"fas fa-solid fa-chevron-down\"><\/i>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu-track\">\n\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"rfi-above-anchor-tags\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ri-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div id=\"left-nav-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section menu-section-links\"><h6 class=\"hidden-mobile left-nav-list-header\">ON THIS PAGE<\/h6><ul class=\"left-nav-menu-list on-this-page\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/faculty-affairs\/exemplars\/regents-professors\/#regents-professors\" title=\"Exceptional scholar recognition\">Exceptional scholar recognition<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul><div class=\"ri-container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nau.edu\/admissions\/request-information\/\" id=\"request-info\" class=\"btn bg-true-blue left-nav-menu-bottom-button display-mobile\">Request info&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"menu-section backcolor\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHOW CAN WE HELP?\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"responsive-icons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"link-button\" onclick=\"embedLouieChatbot();\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-chat.svg\" alt=\"Live chat:\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChat\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"tel:928-523-2230\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-phone.svg\" alt=\"Telephone:\"> 928-523-2230<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"mailto:provost@nau.edu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/img\/icon-email.svg\" alt=\"Email:\"><span class=\"left-nav-email\"> provost&#8203;@nau.edu <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section\"><header class=\"entry-header\"><div class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\">IN<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\">Provost<\/a><span class=\"breadcrumb-chevron\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;<\/span><\/li><li class=\"current\">Pages<\/li><\/ol><\/div><h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \">Regents Professors<\/h1><hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\"><\/header><!-- .entry-header --><\/section><!-- <section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <header class=\"entry-header\">\n        <h1 class=\"entry-title text-left \" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"h1-first\">Dummy H1<\/h1>\n        <hr class=\"h1-hr  text-left \" role=\"none\">\n    <\/header>\n<\/section> -->\n\n<section class=\"nau-block left-nav-section grid-md-12\">\n    <div class=\"page-content\">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"regents-professors\">Exceptional scholars honored as NAU Regents Professors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The designation of Regents Professor is an honored position reserved for faculty scholars of exceptional ability who have achieved national and international distinction. The title Regents Professor serves to recognize the highest academic merit and is awarded to faculty members who have made a unique contribution to the quality of the university through distinguished accomplishments in teaching, scholarship, research, or creative work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following list represents those who have received the title of Regents Professor for Northern Arizona University. The Conditions of Faculty Service (COFS) provides the procedure for review and evaluation for appointment to this distinguished position. The current version of COFS is available by contacting the Office of the Provost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5120\" height=\"3415\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/provost\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/01\/9011_RWDS_English_20231102.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/01\/9011_RWDS_English_20231102.jpg 5120w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/01\/9011_RWDS_English_20231102-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/01\/9011_RWDS_English_20231102-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/01\/9011_RWDS_English_20231102-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/01\/9011_RWDS_English_20231102-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/318\/2024\/01\/9011_RWDS_English_20231102-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 5120px) 100vw, 5120px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regents Professors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Active Regents Professors listed below are in italics<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<script src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/nau-marketing-2021\/js\/accordion.js\"><\/script>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-flush my-5\">\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-1980---19901-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-1980---19901\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-1980---19901\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1980\u20131990\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-1980---19901\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-1980---19901-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>1987\u201388<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. Russell P. Balda, Biological Sciences (retired 2003)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. J. Dale Nations, Geology (retired 2000)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. William J. Roosen, History (NAU 1967\u201393)<\/p>\n<h4>1988\u201389<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. Stanley S. Beus, Geology (retired 1993)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Lawrence M. Perko, Mathematics (retired 2001)<\/p>\n<h4>1989\u201390<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. Monte M. Poen, History (retired 1993)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-1990---20002-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-1990---20002\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-1990---20002\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t1990\u20132000\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-1990---20002\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-1990---20002-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>1990\u201391<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. Gina P. Cantoni, Bilingual\/Multicultural Education (retired 2000)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. H. Lloyd Mogensen, Biological Sciences (retired 1998)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. James Sexton, Anthropology (retired 2014)<\/p>\n<h4>1993\u201394<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. Dickson A. Mungazi, Education (NAU 1988\u20132008)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Peter W. Price, Biological Sciences (retired 2002)<\/p>\n<h4>1994\u201395<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. William W. Covington, Forestry (retired 2020)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Robert T. Trotter, Anthropology (retired 2022)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Thomas G. Whitham, Biological Sciences (retired 2021)<\/p>\n<h4>1995\u201396<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. Graydon Lenn Berlin, Geography and Public Planning (retired 2011)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Dean W. Blinn, Biological Sciences (retired 2001)<\/p>\n<h4>1996\u201397<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. Donald V. Bendel, Fine Arts \u2013 Ceramics (NAU 1989\u20132018)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Curtis M. Hinsley, History (retired 2014)<\/p>\n<h4>1997\u201398<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. Michael Eastman, Chemistry (retired 2002)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jill Dubisch, Anthropology (retired 2010)<\/p>\n<h4>1998\u201399<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. Stan Lindstedt, Biological Sciences (retired 2015)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Michael Wagner, Forestry (retired 2011)<\/p>\n<h4>1999\u20132000<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. Douglas Biber, English (retired 2022)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"collapse-2000---20103-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-2000---20103\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-2000---20103\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2000\u20132010\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-2000---20103\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-2000---20103-header\" 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data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse-2010---20204\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"collapse-2010---20204\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t2010\u20132020\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"collapse-2010---20204\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"collapse-2010---20204-header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4>2012\u201313<\/h4>\n<p>Dr. Paul Beier, School of Forestry (retired 2020)<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Edith Copley, School of Music (retired 2021)<\/p>\n<p><em>Dr. Darrell Kaufman, Geology<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>2015\u201316<\/h4>\n<p><em>Dr. Bruce Hungate, Biological Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>2017\u201318<\/h4>\n<p><em>Dr. Nancy Johnson, Biological Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>2019\u201320<\/h4>\n<p><em>Dr. Julie Baldwin, Health Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dr. Pete Ful\u00e9, School of Forestry<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Dr. Andrew Richardson, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber 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