Career Research Excellence
- 2010-11: Patrick Olivelle, Department of Asian Studies, College of Liberal Arts
- 2009-10: Toyin Falola, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
- 2008-09: J. Tinsley Oden, Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences
- 2007-08: Ian W. Dalziel, Institute for Geophysics and Department of Geological Sciences, Jackson School of Geosciences
- 2006-07: Nicholas A. Peppas, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
- 2005-06: Alan H. Cowley, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences
- 2004-05: David L. Lambert, Department of Astronomy, College of Natural Sciences
- 2003-04: James C. Browne, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
- 2002-03: William Roger Louis, Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
- 2001-02: William W. Cooper, Department of Management Science and Information Systems, McCombs School of Business
- 2000-01: Allen J. Bard, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences
- 1999-2000: Bernth Lindfors, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
- 1998-99: Roderick Hart, Department of Communication Studies, College of Communication, and J.M. White, Department of Chemistry, College of Natural Sciences
- 1997-98: Thomas Cable, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts, and John Roueche, Department of Educational Administration, College of Education
- 1996-97: Wilson Geisler, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts, and Harry Swinney, Department of Physics, College of Natural Sciences
Best Research Paper
- 2010-11: Barbara McArthur and Fritz Benedict, McDonald Observatory, Department of Astronomy, College of Natural Sciences
- 2009-10: Marie Monfils, Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts
- 2008-09: Julian Vasquez Heilig, Department of Educational Administration, College of Education
- 2007-08: Andrea Gore, College of Pharmacy, and David Crews, Section of Integrative Biology, College of Natural Sciences
- 2006-07: Benny D. Freeman, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
- 2005-06: Roger Bonnecaze, Department of Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
- 2004-05: Inderjit Dhillon, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences, and Joydeep Ghosh, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
- 2003-04: Nicholas A. Peppas, Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering
- 2002-03: George Georgiou, Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering, and Brent Iverson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences
- 2001-02: Doug Burger and Stephen Keckler, Department of Computer Science, College of Natural Sciences
- 2000-01: Alan M. Lambowitz, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences
- 1999-00: Robert E. Wyatt, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Natural Sciences
- 1998-99: Robert C. Duncan, Department of Astronomy, College of Natural Sciences, and Joy Penticuff, School of Nursing
- 1997-98: Brian Leiter, School of Law, and Ian Dalziel, Institute for Geophysics, Jackson School of Geosciences
- 1996-97: William Cochran, Department of Astronomy, College of Natural Sciences, and E.B. Cullingford, Department of English, College of Liberal Arts
Read the call for Research Excellence nominations (PDF).

