In 2001, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences initiated the Collegiate Fellows designation.
Senior faculty members, who are not already holding named appointments, are honored for their records of sustained productivity and distinction.
DEOs are invited to nominate faculty who have made exceptional contributions in teaching, scholarly and creative work, as well as leadership in service to the university, college, and department.
A gift to the college from the late R. F. and Maryon E. Ladwig supports a discretionary teaching/research fund for each Collegiate Fellow.
CLAS Collegiate Fellows
Ethan Canin
Ethan Canin is a professor in the Writers’ Workshop. He is a well-known fiction writer, both nationally and internationally, and is the author of five novels. His fiction has appeared in prestigious publications such as Granta, which named him one of the “Best Young American Novelists,” and The New Yorker, which named him one of 20 “Writers for the New Millenium.”
Ben Coelho
Benjamin Coelho is a professor of bassoon in the School of Music at the University of Iowa, where he has been a Collegiate Fellow since 2022. He has appeared as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician, teacher, and clinician in several countries including the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Panama, Portugal, France, Romania, Australia, Canada, and the Czech Republic.
David Cunning
David Cunning is a professor in the Department of Philosophy. His research and teaching interests include the history of the mind-body problem, the methods of rationalism, free will and determinism, agency, empowerment, and the rhetoric of inquiry. He is also working on a number of issues in the philosophy of Margaret Cavendish–with a focus on freedom, agency, and authority.
Raúl Curto
Raul Curto’s research interest includes operator theory, multivariable operator theory, and functional analysis. He is also the former recipient of the UI Regents’ Award for Faculty Excellence and Faculty Scholar Award, and co-recipient of the UI Office of Affirmative Action Catalyst Award.
Craig Gibson
Craig Gibson is a professor in the Department of Classics and Religious Studies. He studies ancient Greek and Latin oratory, rhetoric, and prose fiction (“novels”). He has focused on ancient and medieval Greek rhetorical education, which has led him to write on such disparate topics as the moral and societal implications of rhetorical training, and the portrayal of doctors, artists, good dogs, and mythological and biblical characters in textbooks and classroom exercises.
Weimin Han
Weimin Han conducts research in interdisciplinary applied mathematics. He has published over 220 journal papers, as well as 12 research monographs and textbooks at undergraduate and graduate levels. He is a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society and is a Simons Fellow. He is honored by the special issue ``Recent Advances on Inequality Problems: Mathematical Analysis, Numerical Solution, and Applications in Mechanics and Engineering'' of the journal Nonlinear Analysis: Real World Applications in 2023 for his contributions in analysis and numerical solution of non-smooth problems arising in mechanics and engineering.
Elizabeth (Lisa) Heineman
Lisa Heineman is a professor in the Department of History at the University of Iowa, where she has been a Collegiate Fellow since 2022 and teaches courses in Germany and Europe, gender and sexuality, and human rights. Her classes are sites of hands-on work, creative thinking, and collaborative discovery.
Kevin Kregel
Kevin Kregel is a professor of human physiology in the Department of Health, Sport, and Human Physiology at the University of Iowa, where he serves as Executive Vice President and Provost. His research has focused on physiological adaptations to exercise, aging, and environmental stressors. He has been a Collegiate Fellow since 2014.
Sara Mitchell
Sara Mitchell is a professor in the Department of Political Science. She has authored six books and more than sixty journal articles and book chapters. Mitchell has received several major research awards from the Department of Defense, the National Science Foundation, and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Her areas of expertise include international conflict, political methodology, and gender issues in academia.
Gary Small
Gary Small is a professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Iowa. His research group's research program in analytical chemistry focuses on the development of new techniques in spectroscopy for use in clinical and environmental applications. They are combining state-of-the-art methods in spectroscopy with advanced computer-based data analysis in the solution of these problems
David Stern
David Stern is a professor in the Department of Philosophy and a Collegiate Fellow at the University of Iowa. His research and teaching interests include Wittgenstein, the history of analytic philosophy, the philosophy of language, of mind, science, philosophy of computing, and digital humanities. He is the author and editor of multiple works and projects on Wittgenstein. He is also the editor of the University of Iowa Tractatus Map, the first website to map the overall structure and provide parallel access to the earlier version of Wittgenstein’s famous text.