Hall of Distinction
The College of Science Hall of Distinction honors alumni and friends who have made a significant contribution to the varied fields of science and established a unique record in their work and life. In addition, the hall honors those who serve as mentors, advisors, and future employers of students, supporters of faculty and students, and help in the development of the university’s science community, as well as the overall mission of the college to educate scientists, doctors, policy makers, and future world leaders.
2023 Members
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Lewis L. Lanier , bioBiology, 1975
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Kathryn Parker Martin , bioHistory, 1975
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Benjamin Z. Stallings II , bioBiology, 1984
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Paul M. Thorn , bioComputer Science, 1976
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James D. Watkins , bioBiology, 1971
2020 Members
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Colleen Kraft , bioChemistry, 1981
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Paul Laughton , bioPhysics, 1967
2019 Member
2017 Members
Henry N. Butler
Economics, 1979, 1982
Lay Nam Chang
Founding Dean of the College of Science
Joseph T. Chou
Economics, 1994, 1996
2016 Members
Jerry L. Hulick
Political Science, 1973
Thomas T. "Jeff" Jeffries, III
Geophysics, 1965
A. Carole Pratt
Biology, 1972
2015 Members
Leonard P. Harris
Geological Sciences, 1957
William E. Hassinger Jr.
Physics, 1950
Deborah A. Koller
Biology, 1976
2014 Members
Marni E. Byrum
Political Science, 1976
Joseph M. DeSimone
Chemistry, 1990
Patricia M. Dove
Agronomy, 1980
Geological Sciences, 1984
John P. Grotzinger
Geological Sciences, 1985
T. Marshall Hahn Jr.
President Emeritus of Virginia Tech
Klaus C. Wiemer
Physics, 1969
2013 Members
Mary Nolen Blackwood, (psychology '73) chair of the COS campaign committee and donor
Mary Nolen Blackwood
Psychology, 1973
Patricia Caldwell
Mathematics, 1971
Jean Gibbons, significant donor to the Department of Statistics
Jean Gibbons Fielden
Statistics, 1962
David Henderson
Geophysics, 1973
Photo by Dwight C. Andrews/The University of Texas Medical School at Houston Office of Communications
Theresa Koehler
Biological Sciences, 1981
William Lewis Jr.
Physics, 1963
A. Clifton Lilly Jr.
Geological Sciences, 1956
Physics, 1989
Kim Muller, alum, donor and Intellectual Property Law teacher with 'scales of justice'
Kimbley Muller
General Science, 1969
G. Robert Quisenberry, National Campaign Steering Committee
G. Robert Quisenberry
Statistics, 1963
Robert Richardson
Physics, 1958, 1960
William Starnes Jr.
Chemistry, 1955
John Thompson
Mathematics, 1973, 1975