Fellows of Professional Societies
Nearly 100 faculty members are fellows of professional societies and renowned in their fields. View a list of faculty who are fellows and have received these recognitions. This list is sorted by the year the award was received. Click here to download a sortable and searchable list in Excel.
| Award Name | Governing Society | Recipient | Received | Department | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Phytopathological Society | Fellow | Ioannis Tzanetakis | 2025 | Entomology and Plant Pathology | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| American Academy of Nursing | Fellow | Thomas A. Kippenbrock | 2024 | Nursing, School of | College of Education and Health Professions |
| American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering | Fellow | Min Zou | 2024 | Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers | Fellow | Scott Osborn | 2024 | Biological and Agricultural Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Crop Science Society of America | CSSA Fellow | Jeffrey T. Edwards | 2024 | Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers | Fellow Award | Burak Eksioglu | 2024 | Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| National Academy of Inventors | NAI Fellow | Min Zou | 2024 | Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Optical Society of America, The (OSA) | OSA Fellow | Shui-Qing "Fisher" Yu | 2024 | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | College of Engineering |
| Psychonomic Society | Fellow | Grant Shields | 2024 | Psychological Science | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| United States Artists | USA Fellow | Linda Nguyen Lopez | 2024 | Art, School of | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| American College of Sports Medicine | ACSM Fellow | Tyrone Washington | 2023 | Health, Human Performance and Recreation | College of Education and Health Professions |
| American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering | Fellow | Jingyi Chen | 2023 | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association | AAIA Fellow | Rajiv Sabherwal | 2023 | Information Systems | Sam M. Walton College of Business |
| Association for Information Systems | Fellow | Shaila M. Miranda | 2023 | Information Systems | Sam M. Walton College of Business |
| Association for Psychological Science | Fellow | Jonathan Wai | 2023 | Education Reform | College of Education and Health Professions |
| Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | IEEE Fellow | Shui Yu | 2023 | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | College of Engineering |
| Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers | Fellow Award | Chase Rainwater | 2023 | Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing | Fellow Member Award | Henry Theiss | 2022 | Geosciences | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| Biomedical Engineering Society | BMES Fellow | Raj Rao | 2022 | Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | IEEE Fellow | Jin-Woo Kim | 2022 | Biological and Agricultural Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers | Fellow Award | Sandra Eksioglu | 2022 | Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| SPE-Inspiring Plastics Professionals | Fellow | Keisha Bishop Walters | 2022 | Chemical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Fisheries Society | AFS Fellow | Marlis Douglas | 2021 | Biological Sciences | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| American Fisheries Society | AFS Fellow | Michael Douglas | 2021 | Biological Sciences | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| American Heart Association (AHA) | AHA Fellows and International Fellows (FAHA) | Morten O. Jensen | 2021 | Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering | Fellow | Raj R. Rao | 2021 | Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Psychological Association | APA Fellow | Byron Lopez Zamboanga | 2021 | Psychological Science | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| Geological Society of America, The | GSA Fellow | Stephen K. Boss | 2021 | Geosciences | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| Linnean Society of London | Fellow | William McComas | 2021 | Curriculum and Instruction | College of Education and Health Professions |
| Association for Information Systems | Fellow | Mary C. Lacity | 2020 | Information Systems | Sam M. Walton College of Business |
| Biomedical Engineering Society | BMES Fellow | Ranu Jung | 2020 | Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| National Academy of Inventors | NAI Fellow | Joshua Sakon | 2020 | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| Psychonomic Society | Fellow | James Lampinen | 2020 | Psychological Science | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| American Society of Animal Science | Fellow | Michael Looper | 2019 | Animal Science | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | IEEE Fellow | Rajiv Sabherwal | 2019 | Information Systems | Sam M. Walton College of Business |
| Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers | Fellow Award | Haitao Liao | 2019 | Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Interior Design Educators Council | Fellow | Jennifer Webb | 2019 | Interior Architecture and Design | Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design |
| United States Artists | USA Fellow | Rebecca Gayle Howell | 2019 | English | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| American Society for Engineering Management | ASEM Fellow | Ed Pohl | 2018 | Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Society of Agronomy | ASA Fellow | Kristofor R. Brye | 2018 | Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| Soil Science Society of America | SSSA Fellow | Kristofor R. Brye | 2018 | Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| Weed Science Society of America | Fellows | J. Norsworthy | 2018 | Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering | Fellow | Jin-Woo Kim | 2017 | Biological and Agricultural Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Society of Agronomy | ASA Fellow | Nathan A. Slaton | 2017 | Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| National Academy of Inventors | NAI Fellow | Ranu Jung | 2017 | Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Soil Science Society of America | SSSA Fellow | Nathan A. Slaton | 2017 | Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| Weed Science Society of America | Fellows | N. Burgos | 2017 | Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| American Physical Society | APS Fellow | Greg Salamo | 2016 | Physics | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| American Phytopathological Society | Fellow | John C. Rupe | 2016 | Entomology and Plant Pathology | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | Fellow | Steve Tung | 2016 | Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers | Fellow Award | Heather Nachtmann | 2016 | Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | Fellow | Min Zou | 2015 | Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Association for Agricultural Education | Senior Fellows | George Wardlow | 2014 | Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| American Concrete Institute | ACI Fellow | W. Micah Hale | 2014 | Civil Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Society for Engineering Education | Fellow | Kim LaScola Needy | 2014 | Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers | Fellow Award | Edward Pohl | 2014 | Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| National Academy of Inventors | NAI Fellow | Ingrid Fritsch | 2014 | Chemistry and Biochemistry | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers | STLE Fellows | Min Zou | 2014 | Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| United States Artists | USA Fellow | Marlon Blackwell | 2014 | Architecture | Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design |
| American Association for Agricultural Education | Senior Fellows | Donald Johnson | 2013 | Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering | Fellow | Ranu Jung | 2013 | Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Phytopathological Society | Fellow | James C. Correll | 2013 | Entomology and Plant Pathology | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| Crop Science Society of America | CSSA Fellow | Michael D. Richardson | 2013 | Horticulture | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| National Academy of Inventors | NAI Fellow | Hameed Naseem | 2013 | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | College of Engineering |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | AIChE Fellow | Ranil Wickramasinghe | 2012 | Chemical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) | AIChE Fellow | Thomas O. Spicer | 2012 | Chemical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Society for Horticultural Science | ASHS Fellow | Curt R. Rom | 2012 | Horticulture | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| American Society of Agronomy | ASA Fellow | Freddie M. Bourland | 2012 | Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| Institute of Food Technologists | IFT Fellow | Philip G Crandall | 2012 | Food Science | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers | Fellow Award | Manuel Rossetti | 2012 | Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers | Fellow Award | Richard Cassady | 2012 | Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| United States Artists | USA Fellow | Stephen Luoni | 2012 | Architecture | Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design |
| American Society of Agronomy | ASA Fellow | Michael Richardson | 2011 | Horticulture | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers | ASHRAE Fellow | D.W. Nutter | 2011 | Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Association for Agricultural Education | Senior Fellows | Donna Graham | 2010 | Human Environmental Sciences, School of | College of Education and Health Professions |
| American Physical Society | APS Fellow | Laurent Bellaiche | 2010 | Physics | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| American Society of Animal Science | Fellow | Charles V. Maxwell | 2010 | Animal Science | Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences |
| Association for Information Systems | Fellow | Varun Grover | 2010 | Information Systems | Sam M. Walton College of Business |
| American Institute of Architects | Fellow | Marlon Blackwell | 2009 | Architecture | Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design |
| Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | IEEE Fellow | Homer Alan Mantooth | 2009 | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | College of Engineering |
| International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) | INCOSE Fellows | Gregory S. Parnell | 2009 | Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Physical Society | APS Fellow | Daniel Kennefick | 2008 | Physics | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| Association for Information Systems | Fellow | Rajiv Sabherwal | 2008 | Information Systems | Sam M. Walton College of Business |
| Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) | Fellow | Gregory S. Parnell | 2008 | Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Physical Society | APS Fellow | Julio Gea-Banacloche | 2004 | Physics | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| American Physical Society | APS Fellow | Surendra P. Singh | 2003 | Physics | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers | Fellow Award | John English | 2003 | Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| American Society for Engineering Management | ASEM Fellow | Kim Needy | 2002 | Industrial Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | IEEE Fellow | Samir M. El-Ghazaly | 2001 | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | College of Engineering |
| Optical Society of America, The (OSA) | OSA Fellow | Gregory J. Salamo | 1999 | Physics | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| American Physical Society | APS Fellow | William George Harter | 1994 | Physics | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
| American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers | Fellow | Terry A. Howell | 1992 | Biological and Agricultural Engineering | College of Engineering |
| Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies | ABCT Fellow | Timothy A. Cavell | 1900 | Psychological Science | Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences |
Featured Faculty Named Fellows in 2024-2025
Ioannis Tzanetakis
Ioannis Tzanetakis, professor of plant virology and director of the Arkansas Clean Plant Center, was named a Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society in May 2025 in recognition of distinguished contributions to the profession of plant pathology. Read more.
Thomas Kippenbrock
Thomas Kippenbrock, a professor in the College of Education and Health Professions
Eleanor Mann School of Nursing, was inducted as a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing in November 2024. Kippenbrock
was recognized for his substantial and sustained impact on health and health care.
Learn more about Kippenbrock and his fellowship.
Min Zou
Min Zou, a Distinguished Professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Arkansas, was named to the National Academy of Inventors’ 2024 class of fellows. She was also inducted into the College of Fellows for the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering in March 2024.