University Excellence Awards
The University Excellence Awards are given to faculty, staff and graduate students who have shown exemplary dedication to University of Idaho. These winners are being recognized for their commitment to excellence in serving our institutions. Please take some time to congratulate your colleagues.
2023 Excellence Awards Program
Thank you to all of our faculty and staff for your dedication and service to University of Idaho.
Hear from the 2023 McBride Recipients
2024-2025 Excellence Awards Program
Distinguished Professors
University Distinguished Professors have national and usually international recognition and have brought distinction to University of Idaho through their activities. Members of the faculty who have attained the rank of professor and have served at the university a minimum of seven years are eligible for consideration. Up to three awards will be given annually.
Meet some of our Distinguished Professors
- Armando McDonald (2023)
- Wendy Gerwick (2023)
- Alexander Karasev (2022)
- Kenneth Cain (2021)
- Leonard Garrison (2020)
- Scott Slovic (2020)
- Lee Vierling (2020)
- Bruce Haglund (2019)
- Mark McGuire (2019)
- James Alves-Foss (2019)
- Ruprecht Machleidt (2018) - Deceased
- Barbara A. Cosens (2018) - Retired
- Ronald W. Hardy (2018) - Retired
- Kim Barnes (2017) - Retired
- Brian Johnson (2017)
- Nilsa Bosque-Perez (2016) - Retired
- James Foster (2016) - Retired
- Paul Joyce (2016) - Deceased
- Lisette Waits (2015)
- Dale Goble (2014) - Deceased
- Mickey Gunter (2014) - Retired
- Robert Wrigley (2014) - Retired
- Sanford Eigenbrode (2013)
- Larry Forney (2013)
- Carolyn Hovde Bohach (2012)
- Holly Wichman (2012)
- Dan Bukvich (2011)
- Michael Scott (2011) - Retired
- Jean’ne Shreeve (2011)