Kempner and Leff Senior Faculty Research Award Recipients
Recipients of the Senior Faculty Research Award hold the title of Doris and Carl Kempner Distinguished Professor or Juanita and Joseph Leff Distinguished Professor during the period of the award (Kempner: two years; Leff: one year).
Doris and Carl Kempner Distinguished Professors
2024-2026
Brooke Singer, Film & Media Studies
2023-2025
Hakan Topal, Film & Media Studies
2022-2024
Monica Ferrell, Humanities
2021-2023
Nancy Bowen, Art+Design
2020-22
Julian Kreimer, Art+Design
2019-21
Lenora Champagne, Theatre Arts
2018 - 20
Jennifer Uleman, Humanities
2017–19
Shemeem Burney Abbas, Natural & Social Sciences
2016–18
Shaka McGlotten, Film & Media Studies
2015–17
Lisa Jean Moore, Natural & Social Sciences
2014–16
Stephen Cooke, Natural & Social Sciences
2013–15
Cassandra Hooper, Art+Design
2012–14
Karen Baird, Natural & Social Sciences
JoAnn Walters, Art+Design
2011–13
Elise Lemire, Humanities
Brooke Singer, Film & Media Studies
2010–12
Chrys Ingraham, Natural & Social Sciences
2009–11
Lisa Jean Moore, Natural & Social Sciences
Michelle Stewart, Humanities
2008–10
Lenora Champagne, Humanities
Jane Kromm, Humanities
2007–09
Robert Stein, Humanities
Leonard Stokes, Art+Design
2006–08
Louise Yelin, Humanities
2005–07
Graham Ashton, Music
Wayne te Brake, Humanities
2001–03
Todd Coolman, Music
Donna Dennis, Art+Design
Geoffrey Field, Humanities
Suzanne Kessler, Natural & Social Sciences
1999–2000
Steven Lubin, Music
Esther Newton, Natural & Social Sciences
Harriet Shorr, Art+Design
1997–99
Doug Munro, Music
Julius Novick, Humanities
Murray Zimiles, Art+Design
Juanita and Joseph Leff Distinguished Professors
2025-2026
Jason Pine, Film & Media Studies
2024-2025
Mehdi Okasi, Humanities
2023-2024
Shaka McGlotten, Film & Media Studies
2022-2023
Augustin Zarzosa, Film & Media Studies
2021-2022
Jason Pine, Film & Media Studies
2020-21
There were no recipients for this period.
2019-20
Warren Lehrer, Art+Design
2018-19
Stella Ebner, Art+Design
2017–18
There were no recipients for this period.
2016–17
Joseph D. McKay, Film & Media Studies
2015–16
Brooke Singer, Film & Media Studies
2014–15
Casey Haskins, Humanities
Chrys Ingraham, Natural & Social Sciences
2013–14
Lisa Jean Moore, Natural & Social Sciences
2012–13
There were no recipients for this period.
2011–12
There were no recipients for this period.
2010–11
Elizabeth Guffey, Humanities
2009–10
Shemeem Burney Abbas, Natural & Social Sciences
Joanne Tillotson, Natural & Social Sciences
2008–09
Rudolf Gaudio, Natural & Social Sciences
George Kraemer, Natural & Social Sciences
2007–08
John Forrest, Natural & Social Sciences
Joel Tenenbaum, Natural & Social Sciences
2006–07
Zehra Arat, Natural & Social Sciences
2005–06
Paul Kaplan, Humanities
Warren Lehrer, Art+Design