Hall of Distinction
The College of Science Hall of Distinction honors alumni and friends who have made a significant contribution to the varied fields of science and established a unique record in their work and life. In addition, the hall honors those who serve as mentors, advisors, and future employers of students, supporters of faculty and students, and help in the development of the university’s science community, as well as the overall mission of the college to educate scientists, doctors, policy makers, and future world leaders.
2023 Members
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Bio ItemLewis L. Lanier , bio
Biology, 1975
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Bio ItemKathryn Parker Martin , bio
History, 1975
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Bio ItemBenjamin Z. Stallings II , bio
Biology, 1984
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Bio ItemPaul M. Thorn , bio
Computer Science, 1976
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Bio ItemJames D. Watkins , bio
Biology, 1971
2020 Members
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Bio ItemColleen Kraft , bio
Chemistry, 1981
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Bio ItemPaul Laughton , bio
Physics, 1967
2019 Member
2017 Members
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Henry N. Butler
Economics, 1979, 1982
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Lay Nam Chang
Founding Dean of the College of Science
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Joseph T. Chou
Economics, 1994, 1996
2016 Members
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Jerry L. Hulick
Political Science, 1973
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Thomas T. "Jeff" Jeffries, III
Geophysics, 1965
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A. Carole Pratt
Biology, 1972
2015 Members
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Leonard P. Harris
Geological Sciences, 1957
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William E. Hassinger Jr.
Physics, 1950
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Deborah A. Koller
Biology, 1976
2014 Members
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Marni E. Byrum
Political Science, 1976
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Joseph M. DeSimone
Chemistry, 1990
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Patricia M. Dove
Agronomy, 1980
Geological Sciences, 1984
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John P. Grotzinger
Geological Sciences, 1985
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T. Marshall Hahn Jr.
President Emeritus of Virginia Tech
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Klaus C. Wiemer
Physics, 1969
2013 Members
Mary Nolen Blackwood, (psychology '73) chair of the COS campaign committee and donor
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Mary Nolen Blackwood
Psychology, 1973
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Patricia Caldwell
Mathematics, 1971
Jean Gibbons, significant donor to the Department of Statistics
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Jean Gibbons Fielden
Statistics, 1962
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David Henderson
Geophysics, 1973
Photo by Dwight C. Andrews/The University of Texas Medical School at Houston Office of Communications
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Theresa Koehler
Biological Sciences, 1981
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William Lewis Jr.
Physics, 1963
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A. Clifton Lilly Jr.
Geological Sciences, 1956
Physics, 1989
Kim Muller, alum, donor and Intellectual Property Law teacher with 'scales of justice'
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Kimbley Muller
General Science, 1969
G. Robert Quisenberry, National Campaign Steering Committee
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G. Robert Quisenberry
Statistics, 1963
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Robert Richardson
Physics, 1958, 1960
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William Starnes Jr.
Chemistry, 1955
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John Thompson
Mathematics, 1973, 1975