Vanderbilt University honored 27 retiring faculty members for their years of service by bestowing upon them the title of emerita or emeritus faculty during Vanderbilt’s Commencement ceremony on May 10 at GEODIS Park. One outgoing dean was also recognized for his service to the university.
A faculty member who has served the university with distinction over a period of years and whose status remains active until retirement, may, upon recommendation of the appropriate dean and the chancellor, be awarded the title “emeritus” or “emerita” by the Board of Trust.
Read more about Vanderbilt’s emeritus and emerita professors and dean for 2024.
Randolph Blake
Centennial Professor of Psychology Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Richard M. Caprioli
Stanford Moore Professor of Biochemistry Emeritus and Director Emeritus of the Mass Spectrometry Research Center
Mark A. Cohen
Justin Potter Professor of American Competitive Enterprise Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Management
Joan Colin Dayan
Robert Penn Warren Professor in the Humanities Emerita and Professor Emerita of English
Dennis C. Dickerson
Reverend James M. Lawson Chair of History Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of History
Benjamin Eden
Professor Emeritus of Economics
David J. Ernst
Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy
Douglas H. Fisher
Associate Professor Emeritus of Computer Science
Luke M. Froeb
William C. Oehmig Associate Professor in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Emeritus
Judy Garber
Professor Emerita of Psychology and Human Development
John G. Geer
Ginny and Conner Searcy Dean’s Chair Emeritus
Craig M. Lewis
Madison S. Wigginton Professor of Finance Emeritus
Mark Lipsey
Professor Emeritus of Public Policy
Michael L. Mihalik
Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Laura R. Novick
Professor Emerita of Psychology
Alexander Y. Olshanskiy
Centennial Professor of Mathematics Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Mathematics
Richard Alan Peters II
Associate Professor Emeritus of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Peter N. Pintauro
Eugene McBrayer Chair in Chemical Engineering Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Kathryn C. Plummer
Professor Emerita of Viola
Vito Quaranta
Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology and Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry
Paul D. Sheldon
Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy
Corey M. Slovis
Professor Emeritus of Emergency Medicine
Arleen M. Tuchman
Nelson O. Tyrone, Jr. Chair in History Emerita and Professor Emerita of History
Larry Van Horn
Professor Emeritus of Economics and Strategy
David J. Wasserstein
Eugene Greener, Jr. Professor of Jewish Studies Emeritus, Professor Emeritus of History and Professor Emeritus of Jewish Studies
Melvin Ziegler
Paul E. Schwab Chair in Fine Arts Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Art and Community Engagement
Carl W. Zimmerman
Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Mary M. Zutter
Professor Emerita of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology
