San Diego State’s Distinguished Professors

This list includes the complete list of SDSU’s distinguished professors, their respective departments, and the title of their Albert W. Johnson address.

2012: Dr. Walter C. Oechel (Biology): “Global Change: Is the World Beyond Repair?”

2011: Dr. John R. Weeks (Geography): "The Power of Pixels: Using GIScience to Understand Global Health"

2010: Dr. James F. Sallis (Psychology): "Research That Drives Change: The Case of Physical Activity"

2009: Dr. John P. Elder (Public Health): "Agents of Change: Improving the Health of a Nation"

2008: Dr. Mark A. Sussman (Biology): "Healing Broken Hearts: The Promise, Pitfalls and Potential of Stem Cells"

2007: Dr. Walter Oechel (Biology): "Global Change: Is the World Beyond Repair?"

2006: Dr. Eugene Olevsky (Mechanical Engineering): "From Nano to Macro: Virtual and Physical Manufacturing of Advanced Powder-based Materials"

2005: Dr. William Tong (Chemistry): "Knocking on Avogadro's Door: Laser Based Fingerprinting Methods"

2004: Dr. Melbourne F. Hovell (Public Health): "The Health Race: Can Public Health Promotion Beat Disease?"

2002: Dr. Edward P. Riley (Psychology): "Mother Boozes-Baby Loses"

1999: Dr. Donna J. Thal (Communicative Disorders): "Late Talking Toddlers: Are They at Risk?"

1997: Dipak K. Gupta (Public Administration): "Collective Madness and Organized Anarchy: Clash of Identities"

1995: Dr. Arthur Getis (Geography): "The Tyranny of Data"

1992: Dr. Joseph W. Ball (Anthropology): "Ancient Maya Civilization Today: A New Understanding of the Maya Past and a New Role for Maya Archaeology Tomorrow"

1991: Dr. E. Percil Stanford (Social Work): "Beyond the Graying of America: Who Cares"

1991: Dr. Catherine Yi-yu Cho Woo (Chinese): "Luster of Jade: Poetry, Painting, and Music"

1990: Drs. James E. Flood and Diane K. Lapp (Teacher Education Reading): "Reading in America: A Progress Report"

1988: Dr. Alvin D. Coox (History): "The Unfought War: Japan 1941-1942"

1988: Dr. Robert M. Kaplan (Psychology): "Quality of Life: Expanding the Objectives of Health Care"

1986: Dr. David Ward-Steinman (Music): "Structural Analogs in Music, Art, and Literature"

1985: Dr. Helen M. Wallace (Public Health): "Role and Health Status of Women in Developing Countries and the U.S."

1984: Dr. Maurice S. Friedman (Religious Studies, Philosophy and Comparative Literature): "Restoring Relational Trust: The Challenge of the Third Millennium"