Collins Outstanding Professor Award

About the Award

The Collins Outstanding Professor Award is generously provided by the Carr P. Collins Foundation in order to recognize and honor outstanding teachers at Baylor University. Baylor's current senior class elects the Collins Outstanding Professor for each school year. The Collins Professor receives a cash award of $10,000 and recognition in university publications. The Collins Professor also delivers a special lecture on a subject of his or her choice.

Governance

Senior Class Officers, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, and the Office of Institutional Research at Baylor University

Frequency

This award is given annually each academic year.

Nominations Process

The Baylor senior class member will be invited to nominate faculty members for this award. Eligible top finalists will be voted upon by the senior class, which will determine the awardee.

Previous Awardees

1994- Joe Cox.
1995- Rosalie Beck.
1996- Randall O'Brien.
1997- F. Ray Wilson.
1998- D. Thomas Hanks.
1999- Rachel Moore.
2000- Chris Kearney.
2001- Robert G. Packard.
2002-Robert Jones.
2003- Blaine McCormick.
2004- Susan Wallace.
2005- Maxey P. Parrish.
2006- Michael F. Korpi.
2007-Martha Colvin Agee.
2008- Mona M. Choucair.
2009- David W. Eldridge.
2010- William D. Hillis.
2011- Marcie Hannemann Moehnke.
2012-Blair W. Browning.
2013- Timothy Thomasson.
2014- Paul M. La Bounty.
2015- Mark D. Jonklaas.
2016- Bruce E. Hodson.
2017- Jonathan Tran.
2018- Rebecca McCumbers Flavin.
2019- Jane Haas Damron.
2020- David Moseman.
2021- Paul Zinke.
2022- Mojgan Parizi-Robinson.
2023- Thomas McGrath.
2024- Lotte Bostick.