List of Curators' Distinguished Professors

These professors have been recognized by the Curators of the University of Missouri as exceptional scholars and have been awarded with a Curators’ Distinguished Professorship or Curators’ Teaching Professorship distinction. Each appointment is for five years and is renewable at the discretion of the chancellor.

Curators' Professors

Joe Parisi | Conservatory of Music and Dance | effective date: 9/1/2023

Jeff Hornsby | Bloch School of Management | effective date: 9/1/2023

Virginia Blanton | English Language and Literature | effective date: 7/1/2019

Kun Cheng | Pharmacy | effective date: 7/1/2019

Zhonghua Peng | Chemistry | effective date: 9/1/2019

Sarah Dallas | Dentistry | effective date: 2/6/2020

Nancy Levit | School of Law | effective date: 9/1/2020

Jeffrey Rydberg-Cox | English Language and Literature | effective date: 9/1/2021

Larson Powell | Communication Studies | effective date: 9/1/2021

Paul Rudy | Composition, Music Theory and Musicology | effective date: 9/1/2022

Anthony Caruso | College of Arts and Sciences | effective date: 9/1/2022

Massimiliano Vitiello | History | effective date: 9/7/2022

Simon Friedman | Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences | effective date: 9/1/2023

Clancy Martin | Political Science and Philosophy | effective date: 9/1/2023

Yong Wang | Oral and Craniofacial Sciences | effective date: 9/1/2023

Curators' Teaching Professors

Bruce Bubacz | Philosophy department | effective date: 9/1/1998

Jane Greer | English Language and Literature | effective date: 3/1/2019

Kathleen Kilway | Chemistry | effective date: 9/1/2020

Tina Niemi | Earth and Environmental Science | effective date: 9/7/2022

Sean O'Brien | Law | effective 9/1/2024

Yugyung Lee | Computer Science | effective 9/1/2024