Endowed Chairs for Outstanding Teachers
(currently active faculty)
Harold H. and Virginia Andersen Chair
- T. William Heyck, History
September 1, 1990 -- August 31, 1993
- Charles Moskos, Sociology
September 1, 1996 -- August 31, 1999 - Kenneth Alder, History
September 1, 1999 -- August 31, 2002 - Martin Tanner, Statistics
September 1, 2002 -- August 31, 2005 - Cristina Traina , Religious Studies
September 1, 2005 -- August 31, 2008 - William Rogerson, Economics
September 1, 2009 -- August 31, 2012
Alfred W. Chase Chair in Business Institutions
- Peter Hayes, History
April 1, 1992 -- March 31, 1995
April 1, 1995 -- March 31, 1998 - Asher Wolinsky, Economics
September 1, 1998 -- August 31, 2002 - Lawrence Christiano, Economics
September 1, 2002 -- August 31, 2005
September 1, 2005 -- August 31, 2010
Martin J. and Patricia Koldyke Professorship
- Mary Kinzie, English
September 1, 1990 -- August 31, 1992 - Robert Gundlach, Writing Program
September 1, 1998 -- August 31, 2000 - Kenneth Seeskin, Philosophy
September 1, 1999 -- August 31, 2002 - David Meyer, Physics & Astronomy
September 1, 2002 -- August 31, 2004 - S. Hollis Clayson, Art History
September 1, 2004 -- August 31, 2006 - Nelson Spruston, Neurobiology and Physiology
September 1, 2009 -- August 31, 2011
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
