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Office of the Dean
Division of Arts and Humanities
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive # 0406
La Jolla, CA 92093-0406

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Awards and Honors

Our current faculty have received the following prestigious awards and honors.
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National
Guggenheim Fellows
MacArthur Fellows
Pulitzer Prize
Tony Award
National Humanities Medal
National Humanities Center Fellows
Ford Foundation Fellows

Local
UCSD Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award
UCSD Chancellor's Associates Faculty Excellence Award
UCSD Faculty Research Lecturer
UCSD Hellman Fellows
UC Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award
UC President's Research Fellowship in the Humanities
Craig Noel Awards for Excellence in Theatre
Endowed Chairs

Guggenheim Fellows
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2008: Rae Armantrout, Literature
2006: Anthony Davis, Music
2006: Robert Edelman, History
2003: Lisa Lowe, Literature
2002: Takashi Fujitani, History
2002: Lev Manovich, Visual Arts
2001: Todd Kontje, Literature
1996: Louis Montrose, Literature
1988: Allan Havis, Theatre and Dance
1988: Don E. Wayne, Literature
1987: Allan Havis, Theatre and Dance
1984: David Ringrose, History (Emeritus)
1978: Jaime Concha, Literature
1976: Robert Westman, History
1973: Harvey Sollberger, Music (Emeritus)
1969: Harvey Sollberger, Music (Emeritus)
1964: Roger Reynolds, Music

MacArthur Fellows
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1993: Nancy Cartwright, Philosophy
1991: Patricia Churchland, Philosophy

Pulitzer Prize
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1989: Roger Reynolds, Music for Whispers Out of Time

Tony Award
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1997: Judith Dolan, Costume Design for Candide

National Humanities Medal
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1998: Ramon Eduardo Ruiz, History (Emeritus)

National Humanities Center Fellows
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2006: Jann Pasler, Music
2003: David Ringrose, History (Emeritus)

Ford Foundation Fellows
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2005: Sara Johnson, Literature
1990: Michael Hardimon, Philosophy
1989: David Gutierrez, History
1985: Michael Monteón, History

UCSD Academic Senate Distinguished Teaching Award
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For Senate Members
2008: Donald Rutherford, Philosophy
2008: Steven Schick, Music
2007: Ursula Meyer, Theatre and Dance
2006: Grant Kester, Visual Arts
2005: Kathryn Shevelow, Literature
2004: Carol Plantamura, Music
2003: David Luft, History (Emeritus)
2000: Stephen Cox, Literature
1999: Pamela Radcliff, History
1998: James Winker, Theatre and Dance
1996: Gerald Doppelt, Philosophy
1995: David Gutierrez, History
1994: Phel Steinmetz, Visual Arts

For Non-Senate Members
2007: Stephen Potts, Literature
2006: John Granger, Literature
2005: Melvyn Freilicher, Literature
2002: Charles Chamberlain, Literature

UCSD Chancellor's Associates Faculty Excellence Award
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2008: Naomi Oreskes, History (Community Service)
2007: Craig Callender, Philosophy (Graduate Teaching)
2006: Shelley Streeby. Literature (Graduate Teaching)
2003: Joseph W. Esherick, History (Graduate Teaching)
2003: Paul G. Pickowicz, History (Graduate Teaching)
2001: Jorge Mariscal, Literature (Community Service)
2000: Bertram Turetzky, Music (Community Service)
1998: Cecil Lytle, Music (Community Service) (Emeritus)
1997: Paul M. Churchland, Philosophy (Teaching)
1992: Roger Reynolds, Music (Arts)

UCSD Academic Senate Faculty Research Lecturer
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2005: Page duBois, Literature
2003: Michael Davidson, Literature
2002: Jorge Huerta, Theatre and Dance
1995: Martin Rudwick, History (Emeritus)
1988: Patricia Churchland, Philosophy
1986: Louis Montrose, Literature
1984: Bernard Rands, Music (Emeritus)

UCSD Hellman Fellows
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2008: Dennis Childs, Literature
2008: Liam Clancy, Theatre and Dance
2008: Ricardo Dominguez, Visual Arts
2008: Catherine Gere, History
2008: Monte Johnson, Philosophy
2008: Dayna Kalleres, Literature
2008: Margaret Loose, Literature
2008: Daniel Widener, History
2007: Amelia Glaser, Literature
2007: Rebecca Plant, History
2006: Amy Alexander, Visual Arts
2006: Sara Johnson, Literature
2006: Rebecca Plant, History
2006: Megan Wesling, Literature
2005: Jonathan Cohen, Philosophy
2005: Camille Forbes, Literature
2005: Roberto Tejada, Visual Arts
2005: Shahrokh Yadegari, Theatre and Dance
2004: Frank Biess, History
2004: Richard Cohen, Literature
2004: Weijing Lu, History
2003: Lisa Lampert, Literature
2003: Dana Nelkin, Philosophy
2003: Victoria Petrovich, Theatre and Dance
2002: Nancy A. Guy, Music
2002: Samuel Rickless, Philosophy
2001: Grant Kester, Visual Arts
2001: Milos Kokotovic, Literature
2000: Adriene Jenik, Visual Arts
2000: Shelley Streeby, Literature
1999: Elizabeth Newsome, Visual Arts

UC Panunzio Distinguished Emeriti Award
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1996: Avrum Stroll, Philosophy (Emeritus)

UC President's Research Fellowship in the Humanities
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2007: Sarah Schneewind, History
2006: Nancy Caciola, History
2002: Frank Biess, History
2000: Joseph W. Esherick, History
2000: Nancy Caciola, History
1997: Hasan Kayali, History
1997: David Brink, Philosophy
1996: Louis Montrose, Literature

Craig Noel Awards for Excellence in Theatre
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2005: Marianne McDonald, Best New Play for … and then he met a woodcutter.

Endowed Chairs
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History: 10 Chairs

  • Chair in Hebrew Biblical Studies: not currently filled
  • Herman Wouk Chair of Modern Jewish Studies: Deborah Hertz
  • Hwei-Chih and Julia Hsiu Endowed Chair in Chinese Studies: Joseph Esherick
  • Chair of Judaic Studies: David Goodblatt
  • Harriet and Louis Bookheim Endowed Chair in Biblical Hebrew and Related Languages: William H.C. Propp
  • Gerry and Jeannie Ranglas Endowed Chair in Ancient Greek History: not currently filled
  • Alkiviadis Vassiliadis Endowed Chair in Byzantine Greek History: not currently filled
  • Nicholas Family Endowed Chair in Modern Greek History: Thomas Gallant
  • Frank Caylus Grandier Chair in Medieval European History: not currently filled
  • UCSD Endowed Chair in Modern Chinese History: Paul Pickowicz
  • Literature: 3 Chairs
  • Rebeca Hickel Endowed Chair in Elizabethan Literature: Louis Montrose
  • Hajime Mori Chair in Japanese Language and Literature: not currently filled
  • Katzin Chair in Jewish Civilization: not currently filled


Theatre and Dance: 3 Chairs

  • Arthur and Molli Wagner Chair in Acting: Kyle Donnelly
  • Chancellor’s Associates Chair III: Jorge Huerta
  • Quinn Martin Chair in Drama: not currently filled