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UCF Trustee Chairs

The UCF Trustee Chair Professorships were established to both retain outstanding UCF faculty and attract exceptional faculty to UCF.

Name College
Kareem Ahmed College of Engineering and Computer Science
Mohamed Abdel-Aty College of Engineering and Computer Science
Sudipta Seal College of Engineering and Computer Science
Stella Sung College of Arts and Humanities 
Mubarak Shah College of Engineering and Computer Science
Subith Vasu College of Engineering and Computer Science
Aristide Dogariu College of Optics and Photonics
Alain Kassab College of Engineering and Computer Science
Jayanta Kaypat College of Engineering and Computer Science
Deborah Beidel College of Sciences
Peter Delfyett College of Optics and Photonics
Peter Hancock College of Sciences
Talat Rahman College of Sciences
Jeff Rupert College of Arts and Humanities
Kathleen A. Richardson College of Optics and Photonics
Shin-Tson Wu College of Optics and Photonics
Ayman Abouraddy College of Optics and Photonics
2025 ucf pegasus professors
UCF’s 2025 Pegasus Professors (left to right): Roger Azevedo, Fevzi Okumus and Yan Solihin.

UCF Pegasus Professors

The Pegasus Professor award recognizes excellence in the three primary areas of academic endeavor: teaching, research and service.

Meet UCF’s 2025 Pegasus Professors

NameCollegeYear
Roger AzevedoCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2025
Fevzi OkumusRosen College of Hospitality Management2025
Yan SolihinCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2025
Thomas BryerCollege of Community Innovation and Education2024
Debopam ChakrabartiCollege of Medicine2024
Damla TurgutCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2024
Stephen FioreCollege of Arts and Humanities2023
Jane GibsonCollege of Medicine2023
Jennifer Kent-WalshCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2023
Marianna PenskyCollege of Sciences2023
Enrique Del BarcoCollege of Sciences2022
Timothy SellnowCollege of Sciences2022
Issa BatarsehCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2021
Cristina Fernandez-ValleCollege of Medicine2021
Luis Martinez-FernandezCollege of Arts and Humanities2021
Marshall SchminkeCollege of Business Administration2021
Jeffrey StoutCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2021
Ronald DeMaraCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2020
Joseph HarringtonCollege of Sciences2020
Julia ListengartenCollege of Arts and Humanities2020
Gregory WelchCollege of Nursing2020
Joshua ColwellCollege of Sciences2019
Naim KapucuCollege of Community Innovation and Education2019
Tison PughCollege of Arts and Humanities2019
Martine VanryckeghemCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2019
Maureen AmbroseCollege of Business Administration2018
Clint BowersCollege of Sciences2018
Daniel BrittCollege of Sciences2018
Kathleen RichardsonCollege of Optics and Photonics2018
Cherie YestrebskyCollege of Sciences2018
Robert FolgerCollege of Business Administration2017
David HaganCollege of Optics and Photonics2017
Jana JasinskiCollege of Sciences2017
Jayanta KapatCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2017
Alain KassabCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2017
Zenghu ChangCollege of Sciences2016
Waldemar KarwowskiCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2016
Yongho SohnCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2016
Graham WorthyCollege of Sciences2016
Jiann-Shiun YuanCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2016
Mohamed Abdel-AtyCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2015
Humberto López CruzCollege of Arts and Humanities2015
Avelino J. GonzalezCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2015
Kerstin HamannCollege of Sciences2015
Cynthia YoungCollege of Sciences2015
Aristide DogariuCollege of Optics and Photonics2014
Reed NossCollege of Sciences2014
Jeff RupertCollege of Arts and Humanities2014
Zhihua QuCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2014
Deborah BeidelCollege of Sciences2013
Humberto CampinsCollege of Sciences2013
Demetrios ChristodoulidesCollege of Optics and Photonics2013
Lisa DiekerCollege of Education and Human Performance2013
Kien HuaCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2013
Robin W. RobertsCollege of Business Administration2013
James WrightCollege of Sciences2013
Donald MalochaCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2012
Talat Shahnaz RahmanCollege of Sciences2012
Martin RichardsonCollege of Optics and Photonics2012
Sudipta SealNanoScience Technology Center2012
Stella SungCollege of Arts and Humanities2012
Linda WaltersCollege of Sciences2012
Kevin BelfieldCollege of Sciences2011
Ranganathan KumarCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2011
Michael GeorgiopoulosCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2010
Jennifer PlattCollege of Education2010
Shin-Tson WuCollege of Optics and Photonics2010
Peter HancockCollege of Sciences2009
Debra R. ReinhartCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2009
Eduardo SalasCollege of Sciences/Research & Commercialization2008
Mary Lou SoleCollege of Nursing2008
Arlen ChaseCollege of Sciences2007
Charles E. HughesCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2007
Marty WanielistaCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2007
Karen Dow MenesesCollege of Nursing2006
Mubarak ShahCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2006
Michael C. HynesCollege of Education and Human Performance2005
Henry DaniellCollege of Medicine2004
Diane ChaseDivision of Academic Affairs and College of Sciences2003
Eric Van StrylandCollege of Optics and Photonics2003
Llewellyn M. EhrhartCollege of Sciences2002
Peter DelfyettCollege of Optics and Photonics2001
José B. FernándezCollege of Arts and Humanities2001
Charles D. DziubanCollege of Education and Human Performance2000

UCF Reach for the Stars Awardees

The UCF Reach for the Stars Award honors and rewards highly successful research and creative activity accomplished by early-career university professionals.

2025 ucf reach for the stars awardees
UCF’s 2025 Reach for the Stars Professors (left to right): Amrita Ghosh, Leland Nordin, Yogesh Rawat and Kelly Stevens.

NameCollegeYear
Amrita GhoshCollege of Arts and Humanities2025
Leland NordinCollege of Engineering and Computer Science/College of Optics and Photonics2025
Yogesh RawatCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2025
Kelly StevensCollege of Community Innovation and Education2025
Vasileios AnagnostopoulosCollege of Sciences2024
Lauren Bislick WilsonCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2024
Chloë Rae SpencerCollege of Arts and Humanities2024
Hung NguyenCollege of Medicine2024
Dazhong WuCollege of Engineering and Computer Sciences2024
Bethany BackesCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2023
Kerri Donaldson HannaCollege of Sciences2023
Yanjie FuCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2023
Haidar KhezriCollege of Arts and Humanities2023
Lindsay TaliaferroCollege of Medicine2023
Salvador Amagro-MorenoCollege of Medicine2022
Yue “Gurt” GeCollege of Community Innovation and Education2022
Zhishan GuoCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2022
Yeongwoong “Eric” JungCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2022
Chrissy KoyalaCollege of Arts and Humanities2022
Adrienne DoveCollege of Sciences2021
Helen HuangCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2021
Amber SouthwellCollege of Medicine2021
Mel StanfillCollege of Arts and Humanities2021
Thomas WahlCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2021
Kareem AhmedCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2020
Luca ArgentiCollege of Sciences and College of Optics and Photonics2020
Jacquelyn ChiniCollege of Sciences2020
Kelly KiblerCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2020
Timothy HawthorneCollege of Sciences2019
Megan NicklesCollege of Community Innovation and Education2019
Pamela WisniewskiCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2019
Rodrigo Amezcua-CorreaCollege of Optics and Photonics2018
George AtiaCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2018
Debashis ChandaCollege of Optics and Photonics2018
Dana JosephCollege of Business Administration2018
Kyle RohdeCollege of Medicine2018
Sejal BardenCollege of Education and Human Performance2017
Mercedeh KhajavikhanCollege of Optics and Photonics2017
Mingjie LinCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2017
Katherine MansfieldCollege of Sciences2017
Shadab SiddiqiCollege of Medicine2017
Xun GongCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2016
Annette KhaledCollege of Medicine2016
Seetha RaghavanCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2016
Swadeshmukul SantraNanoScience Technology Center2016
Jayan ThomasNanoScience Technology Center2016
Subith Vasu SumathiCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2016
ucf emeritus faculty
New emeritus faculty are recognized on Founders’ Day.

UCF Emeritus Faculty

Emeritus faculty are retired or nearing retirement after achieving a distinguished record of research, teaching and/or service during their UCF academic career. Candidates are nominated in accordance with university policy and ultimately approved by the president.

First NameCollegeYear
DavidAbbottCollege of Sciences2001
LouisAciernoCollege of Community Innovation and Education2003
RichardAdicksAcademic Affairs2003
BeatriceAndersonCollege of Community Innovation and Education1993
DianeAndrewsCollege of Nursing2020
LarryAndrewsCollege of Sciences2007
RobertArmacostCollege of Medicine2009
LeeArmstrongCollege of Sciences2005
VickyArnoldCollege of Business Administration2017
KarenAroianCollege of Nursing2018
GraemeBakerCollege of Sciences1990
DaltonBandyCollege of Business Administration2006
BethBarnesCollege of Arts and Humanities2016
Karl-HeinrichBarschCollege of Arts and Humanities2006
MichaelBassCollege of Optics & Photonics2022
DonnaBaumbachCollege of Community Innovation and Education2012
JohnBergnerCollege of Health Professions and Sciences1997
JohnBiegelCollege of Engineering & Computer Science1998
PatriciaBishopCollege of Graduate Studies2012
TimothyBlairCollege of Community Innovation and Education2013
DavidBlockOffice of Research2017
RobertBohmCollege of Community Innovation and Education2016
GlennBoremanCollege of Optics & Photonics2011
SubirBoseCollege of Sciences2008
WilliamBozemanCollege of Community Innovation and Education2011
DeborahBreiter TerryRosen College of Hospitality Management2020
JohnBrennanCollege of Sciences2003
ThomasBrewerCollege of Community Innovation and Education2015
RobertBrighamCollege of Sciences2003
WilliamBrownCollege of Sciences1993
DouglasBrumbaughCollege of Community Innovation and Education2004
DavidBrunnerCollege of Arts and Humanities2020
GreggBuckinghamCollege of Community Innovation and Education2025
WayneBurroughsCollege of Sciences2004
WilliamCallarmanCollege of Business Administration2005
PenelopeCananCollege of Sciences2012
JohnCannonCollege of Sciences2017
Pamela "Sissi"CarrollCollege of Community Innovation and Education2022
WilliamCarrollCollege of Engineering & Computer Science1995
SusanChaseCollege of Nursing2020
StevenChicurel-SteinCollege of Arts and Humanities2021
LeeChowPhysics Department2023
ChristianClausenCollege of Sciences2016
HaroldColbournAcademic Affairs1997
NewelComishCollege of Business Administration1987
KristinCongdonCollege of Arts and Humanities2011
IdaCookCollege of Sciences2015
DavidCooperCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2015
RichardCornellCollege of Community Innovation and Education2003
ElaineCoxAcademic Affairs1993
RichardCrepeauCollege of Arts and Humanities2016
RoberticoCroesRosen College of Hospitality Management2025
GlennCunninghamCollege of Sciences2004
DianeDaveyClinical Sciences Department2023
VictorDavidsonCollege of Medicine2023
DuaneDavisCollege of Business Administration2010
MarcelaDel-RioCollege of Arts and Humanities2004
RichardDenningCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2003
NarsinghDeoCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2017
PaulDesmaraisCollege of Nursing2020
JosephDiNapoliCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2025
RobertDipboyeCollege of Sciences2015
JuliDixonCollege of Community Innovation and Education2025
PaulDombrowskiCollege of Arts and Humanities2018
ArthurDuttonCollege of Sciences1990
RonaldDuttonCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2010
MaribethEhaszAcademic Affairs2021
LlewellynEhrhartCollege of Sciences2004
LeslieEllisCollege of Sciences1994
BurtonEnoCollege of Engineering & Computer Science1999
ErnestEricksonAcademic Affairs1986
WilliamEslerCollege of Community Innovation and Education1990
ThomasEvansCollege of Business Administration2006
FredricFedlerCollege of Sciences2008
Mary AnnFeldheimCollege of Community Innovation and Education2019
LloydFernaldCollege of Business Administration2005
JoseFernandezCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2018
RobertFlickCollege of Arts and Humanities1998
RobertFordCollege of Business Administration2012
MyronFottlerCollege of Community Innovation and Education2014
MadisonFrancisCollege of Arts and Humanities2014
TerryFrederickCollege of Arts and Humanities2011
DeniseGammonleyCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2025
WalterGaudnekCollege of Arts and Humanities2020
RobertGennaroCollege of Medicine2016
RichardGilsonCollege of Sciences2011
PaulGiordanoCollege of Arts and Humanities2018
LeonidGlebovCollege of Optics & Photonics2024
StephenGoodmanCollege of Business Administration2018
HaroldGriffithCollege of Engineering & Computer Science1989
RatanGuhaCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2016
HarryHallCollege of Community Innovation and Education1996
RogerHandbergCollege of Sciences2025
RichardHardenCollege of Engineering & Computer Science1992
JohnHartmanCollege of Engineering & Computer Science1998
DonaHedrickCollege of Health Professions and Sciences1999
DavidHernandezAcademic Affairs1998
TerryHickeyAcademic Affairs2010
RossHinkleCollege of Sciences2018
RobertHoekstraCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2021
EHoslerCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2001
DjehaneHosniCollege of Business Administration2008
YasserHosniCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2008
SusanHubbardCollege of Arts and Humanities2017
JohnHublerCollege of Engineering & Computer Science1987
ThomasHuddlestonAcademic Affairs2009
PhyllisHudsonUCF Library2002
CharlesHughesCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2025
MujtabaHusainCollege of Medicine2020
JoeHutchinsonRosen College of Hospitality Management2025
CynthiaHutchinsonCollege of Community Innovation and Education2017
MikeHynesCollege of Community Innovation and Education2019
DavidIngramCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2003
DianeJacobsCollege of Medicine2016
DavidJenkinsCollege of Sciences2025
DavidJenkinsCollege of Engineering & Computer Science1993
BernardJensenCollege of Sciences2021
AgnesJoelsCollege of Community Innovation and Education2007
MichaelJohnsonAcademic Affairs2025
MarkJohnsonCollege of Sciences2017
WilliamJohnsonCollege of Community Innovation and Education1998
DanJonesCollege of Arts and Humanities2018
HalseyJonesCollege of Business Administration1999
FrankJugeRosen College of Hospitality Management2018
HusainKassimCollege of Arts and Humanities2016
JamesKattCollege of Sciences2018
RobertKerstenCollege of Engineering & Computer Science1996
JeanKijekCollege of Nursing2010
ElizabethKlonoffCollege of Sciences2025
JamesKoevenigCollege of Sciences1996
DavidKuhnCollege of Sciences2005
Shiou-SanKuoCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2009
MarcellaKysilkaCollege of Community Innovation and Education2003
WendellLawtherCollege of Community Innovation and Education2017
GaryLeavensCollege of Engineering and Computer Science2025
ShirleyLeckieCollege of Arts and Humanities2005
AaronLibermanCollege of Community Innovation and Education2014
LeslieLiebermanCollege of Sciences2011
RitaLiebermanCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2015
StuartLilieCollege of Sciences2002
Kuo-ChiLinCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2020
RalphLlewellynCollege of Sciences2007
GenaroLopezCollege of Medicine2020
StevenLotzCollege of Arts and Humanities2002
BrooksMadsenCollege of Sciences2005
DonaldMalochaCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2016
LindaMaloneCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2011
PatriciaManningCollege of Community Innovation and Education1998
BruceMathewsCollege of Engineering & Computer Science1994
GuyMattsonCollege of Sciences1997
JamesMcbrayerCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2001
NancyMcgeeCollege of Community Innovation and Education1991
WilliamMcgeeCollege of Sciences2003
JohnMcGuireCollege of Sciences2014
MilanMeeskeCollege of Sciences2005
CharlesMicarelliCollege of Arts and Humanities1998
RonaldMichaelsCollege of Business Administration2020
DelbertMilesCollege of Sciences2016
CalvinMillerCollege of Community Innovation and Education1997
ErnestMillerAcademic Affairs1990
CharlesMillicanAcademic Affairs2010
JimMoharamCollege of Optics & Photonics2023
WaltraudMoralesCollege of Sciences2014
BenMorganCollege of Graduate Studies2006
LucyMorseCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2007
JackMoshellCollege of Arts and Humanities2014
FaissalMoslehyCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2017
AmarMukherjeeCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2010
ThomasMullinCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2012
PatrickMurphyCollege of Arts and Humanities2017
DavidNicholsonCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2010
DavidNickersonCollege of Sciences2020
JoyceNuttaCollege of Community Innovation and Education2025
ChadNyeCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2014
MOkeefeCollege of Sciences2002
StuartOmansCollege of Arts and Humanities2003
JohnOsborneCollege of Sciences2007
BernardOstleCollege of Sciences1987
MaryPalmerCollege of Community Innovation and Education2007
PeterPanousisCollege of Sciences2011
SampathParthasarathyCollege of Medicine2019
GordonPaulCollege of Business Administration1995
BrucePauleyCollege of Arts and Humanities2006
GeorgePawlasCollege of Community Innovation and Education2011
AndrewPayerCollege of Medicine2018
MoshePelliCollege of Arts and Humanities2020
RobertPenningtonCollege of Business Administration2014
RichardPepplerCollege of Medicine2021
JuliaPet-ArmacostCollege of Medicine2013
JohnnyPherigoCollege of Arts and Humanities2016
RonaldPhillipsCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2022
RoyPickeringCollege of Arts and Humanities2011
AbrahamPizamRosen College of Hospitality Management2025
JenniferPlattCollege of Community Innovation and Education2012
RobertPritchardCollege of Sciences2011
BurtPryorCollege of Sciences2010
RansfordPyleCollege of Community Innovation and Education2003
Pedro FranciscoQuintana-AscencioCollege of Sciences2025
AhmedRadwanCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2022
RichardReidenbachCollege of Business Administration1985
WallaceReiffCollege of Business Administration1993
DebraReinhartCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2021
MelvinRogersCollege of Community Innovation and Education2025
FrankRohterCollege of Community Innovation and Education2006
JackRollinsCollege of Sciences2003
LindaRosa-LugoCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2025
RonaldRubinCollege of Business Administration2007
JackRyallsCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2020
HaripadaSahaCollege of Sciences2019
BahaaSalehCollege of Optics & Photonics2024
JohnSalterCollege of Business Administration2004
Maria CristinaSantana-RogersCollege of Arts and Humanities2025
CarolSaundersCollege of Business Administration2015
GeraldSchiffhorstCollege of Arts and Humanities2003
JamesSchottCollege of Sciences2017
GeorgeSchraderCollege of Engineering & Computer Science1993
JamieSchwartzCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2018
DavidScottCollege of Business Administration2006
DonaldSeayCollege of Arts and Humanities2014
KathrynSeidelCollege of Arts and Humanities2015
RaymondShapekCollege of Business Administration2002
HowardSherwoodCollege of Sciences2000
JerrellShofnerCollege of Arts and Humanities2000
MichaelSigmanCollege of Sciences2025
WilliamSilfvastCollege of Optics & Photonics2005
FrancesSmithCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2007
HarrySmithCollege of Arts and Humanities1998
StanleySmithCollege of Business Administration2015
WilliamSmithCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2001
FranklinSnelsonCollege of Sciences2005
MJSoileauCollege of Optics & Photonics2022
Mary LouSoleCollege of Nursing2025
PaulSomervilleCollege of Sciences1998
StevenSorgDivision of Digital Learning2006
DonaldStapCollege of Arts and Humanities2019
AllynStearmanCollege of Sciences2008
ConsueloStebbinsCollege of Arts and Humanities2019
GeorgeStegemanCollege of Optics & Photonics2008
JuneStillmanUCF Library1996
Valerie A.StoreyCollege of Community Innovation and Education2018
IStoutCollege of Sciences2007
StevenSuttonCollege of Business Administration2017
MichaelSweeneyCollege of Medicine2005
HavenSweetCollege of Sciences2023
JamesTaylorCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2008
MichaelTaylorCollege of Sciences2003
WalterTaylorCollege of Sciences2004
AnthonyTesoriCollege of Community Innovation and Education1989
MargaretThomasCollege of Sciences2006
HerbertTowleCollege of Engineering & Computer Science1988
DawnTrouardCollege of Arts and Humanities2020
LevesterTubbsCollege of Community Innovation and Education2008
RichardTuckerCollege of Sciences2006
NicolaosTzannesCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2003
CharlesUnkovicCollege of Sciences1992
MaryVan HookCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2006
MartineVanryckeghemCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2025
EricVanstrylandCollege of Optics & Photonics2019
ParveenWahidCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2021
LynnWalkerUCF Library1983
RonaldWallaceCollege of Sciences2007
ThomasWanCollege of Community Innovation and Education2020
MartinWanielistaCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2007
BruceWhislerCollege of Arts and Humanities2001
RoseannWhiteCollege of Medicine2021
GaryWhitehouseCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2005
WilfredWienkeCollege of Community Innovation and Education2013
DianeWinkCollege of Nursing2015
RudyWodzinskiCollege of Medicine1997
JamesWolfCollege of Arts and Humanities2003
BurtonWrightCollege of Sciences1989
JamesWrightCollege of Sciences2018
EdgarWycoffCollege of Sciences2003
MarvinYaroshOffice of Research1992
BonnieYegidisCollege of Health Professions and Sciences2019
Gour-TsyhYehCollege of Engineering & Computer Science2010
CherieYestrebskyCollege of Sciences2025
DeniseYoungAcademic Affairs2016
MarkYoungCollege of Community Innovation and Education2018
YousefYousefCollege of Engineering & Computer Science1997
BorisZeldovichCollege of Optics & Photonics2018