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University Professors

Awarded based on multi-disciplinary interests and significant accomplishments in several disciplines.

Michael A. Arbib, University Professor, holder of the Fletcher Jones Chair in Computer Science, and Professor of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering

Lloyd Armstrong, Jr., University Professor, Professor of Physics and Professor of Education

George A. Bekey, University Professor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Computer Science

Warren Bennis, University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Business Administration

Leo B. Braudy, University Professor and holder of the Leo S. Bing Chair in English and American Literature

Alexander M. Capron, University Professor, holder of the Scott H. Bice Chair in Healthcare Law, Policy and Ethics, and Professor of Law and Medicine

Manuel Castells, University Professor, holder of the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society and Professor of Communication, Sociology, Planning and International Relations

Marshall Cohen, University Professor Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Law

Geoffrey Cowan, University Professor and holder of the Annenberg Family Chair in Communication Leadership

Antonio Damasio, University Professor; holder of the David Dornsife Chair in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; and Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience and Neurology

Hanna Damasio, University Professor; holder of the Dana Dornsife Chair in the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; and Professor of Psychology, Neuroscience and Neurology

Richard A. Easterlin, University Professor and Professor of Economics

Caleb Finch, University Professor, holder of the ARCO/William F. Kieschnick Chair in the Neurobiology of Aging, and Professor of Gerontology, Biological Sciences, Anthropology and Psychology

Solomon W. Golomb, University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Mathematics, holder of the Andrew and Erna Viterbi Chair in Communications

Robert W. Hellwarth, University Professor, holder of the George T. Pfleger Chair in Electrical Engineering, and Professor of Physics

Mark S. Humayun, University Professor, holder of the Cornelius J. Pings Chair in Biomedical Sciences, and Professor of Ophthalmology, Biomedical Engineering, and Cell and Neurobiology

Thomas H. Jordan, University Professor, W. M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geophysics and Professor of Earth Sciences

Marsha Kinder, University Professor Emerita and Professor Emerita of Critical Studies

Malcolm Cecil Pike, University Professor and Professor of Preventive Medicine

Steven B. Sample, University Professor, Professor of Electrical Engineering and President Emeritus

Jean C. Shih, University Professor, Boyd P. and Elsie D. Welin Professor of Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Professor of Cell and Neurobiology

Kevin O. Starr, University Professor and Professor of History and Policy, Planning, and Development

Larry W. Swanson, University Professor, Milo Don and Lucille Appleman Professor of Biological Sciences, and Professor of Biological Sciences, Neurology and Psychology

Richard F. Thompson, University Professor, Keck Professor of Psychology and Biological Sciences, and Professor of Neurology

William G. Tierney, University Professor and Leslie Wilbur and Norma Lash Wilbur-Evelyn Kieffer Professor of Higher Education

Michael S. Waterman, University Professor, holder of the USC Associates Chair in Natural Sciences, and Professor of Biological Sciences and Mathematics