One of the highest faculty honors bestowed at the University of Alabama are Distinguished Research and Teaching Professorships. These appointments are made by the Board of Trustees to recognize faculty whose research or teaching accomplishments bring great credit to the University through their unstinting dedication to excellence in teaching and/or research in their academic discipline. By the nature of their appointment, these distinguished scholars and teachers make special contributions to the research, creative activity and teaching missions of the home department, school or college and University.
Faculty who currently hold this appointment are:
| Ravi Kumar | Department of Community Medicine and Population Health, College of Community Health Sciences |
| David Albright | Department of Political Science, College of Arts & Sciences |
| Russell McCutcheon | Department of Religious Studies, College of Arts & Sciences |
| Guy Caldwell | Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences |
| Greg Thompson | Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, College of Engineering |
More information on this award can be found in the Faculty Handbook and on the University of Alabama System website.
