Charles Deering McCormick Professors of Teaching Excellence and
University Distinguished Lecturers
| 1992-95 | Jerry Goldman, Political Science |
| 1993-96 | S. Hollis Clayson, Art History |
| 1994-97 | Carl Petry, History Carl Smith, English |
| 1994-95 | McCormick Distinguished Lecturer: Penny Hirsch, Writing Program |
| 1995-98 | Kenneth Seeskin, Philosophy |
| 1995-96 | McCormick Distinguished Lecturer: William Anthony, German |
| 1996-99 | George Bond, Religion Nancy MacLean, History |
| 1996-97 | McCormick Distinguished Lecturer: Barbara Shwom, Writing Program |
| 1997-98 | McCormick Distinguished Lecturer: Franziska Lys, German |
| 1997-00 | Ronald Braeutigam, Economics T. William Heyck, History |
| 1998-99 | McCormick Distinguished Lecturer: Frances Paden, Writing Program and Gender Studies |
| 1998-01 | Henry Binford, History Lawrence Pinto, Neurobiology and Physiology |
| 1999-02 | Joseph Lambert, Chemistry |
| 2000-03 | Richard Gaber, BMBCB Nicola Beisel, Sociology Saul Morson, Slavic |
| 2001-04 | Richard Silverman, Chemistry |
| 2002-03 | McCormick Distinguished Lecturer: Marcia Gealy, Writing Program |
| 2002-05 | Edward Gibson, Political Science |
| 2003-06 | Barbara Newman, English |
| 2004-07 | Melissa Macauley, History |
| 2005-06 | McCormick Distinguished Lecturer: Ellen Wright, Writing Program |
| 2005-08 | SonBinh Nguyen, Chemistry |
| 2006-09 | Edward Muir, History Jeffrey Masten, English |
| 2007-08 | McCormick Distinguished Lecturer: Martina Bode, Mathematics |
| 2007-10 | Peter Hayes, History Jules Law, English |
| 2008-09 | McCormick Distinguished Lecturer: Lane Fenrich, History McCormick Distinguished Lecturer: Eric Schulz, Economics |
| 2008-11 | Julia Stern, English |
| 2009-10 | McCormick Distinguished Lecturer: Charles Yarnoff, Writing Program |
| 2009-12 | Wendy Espeland, Sociology |
| 2009-12 | David Meyer, Physics and Astronomy |
| 2009-12 | Laurie Zoloth, Religious Studies |
| 2010-11 | McCormick Distinguished Lecturer: Michael Smutko, Physics and Astronomy |
| 2010-13 | Indira Raman, Neurobiology and Physiology |
| 2011-12 | McCormick Distinguished Lecturer: Renee Engeln-Maddox, Psychology |
| 2011-14 | Dylan Penningroth, History |
| 2011-12 | McCormick Distinguished Lecturer: Ingrid Zeller, German |
Honors and Achievements
Physics and Astronomy professor Jim Sauls has been awarded the Bardeen Prize for his work on superconductivity.
Art Theory & Practice MFA candidate Rachel Niffenegger has been accepted into the two-year, De Ateliers residency program in Amsterdam.
Sarah Jacoby, assistant professor of Religious Studies, has been awarded an ACLS Grant for 2012-2013.
The History Department's Dyan Elliott and Melissa Macauley were offered fellowships at the National Humanities Center for 2012-2013.
Krista Thompson, associate professor of Art History, has been awarded an ACLS fellowship for 2012-2013.
Chemistry professor Tobin Marks received the 2012 National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences.
Mentions in the Media
Michelle Obama, Paradox
"Michelle Obama is a genuine paradox," said Darlene Clark Hine, a professor of African American studies and history at Northwestern University. Hine's lecture, part of a black studies conference at the university last week, argued that the first lady is a "transformative, liberationist" figure -- despite her interest in domestic issues and the long list of magazine cover stories focused on topics such as Obama's approach to motherhood or the importance of healthful eating. washingtonpost.com April 16, 2012 Full story
Seismic hazards: Japan earthquake and other tectonic surprises challenge scientific assumptions
"It's almost impossible to make a sensible earthquake hazard map," argues Northwestern University geophysicist Seth Stein.... "We call this the 'whack-a-mole model' of earthquake hazard mapping. The mole will come up the same hole that it went down," Stein said. And that's rarely the case. washingtonpost.com March 9, 2012 Full story
