Gerald J. Ford Research Fellowship
Ford Fellowships are given to SMU faculty based on the significance of a faculty member’s scholarly contributions and future research plans. Candidates are nominated by department chairs, faculty, and the faculty senate.
Past Recipients
AY Awarded | Recipient | Department – School |
2020-2021 | Alejandro Aceves | Mathematics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
Joseph Camp | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
Heather DeShon | Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Xin-Lin Gao | Mechanical Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
2019 - 2020 | Jenia I. Turner |
Dedman School of Law |
Candace Walkington | Teaching and Learning – Simmons School of Education and Human Development | |
Jianhui Wang | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
Xinlei Sherry Wang | Statistical Science – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
2018 - 2019 | Jill Allor | Teaching and Learning – Simmons School of Education and Human Development |
Edward F. Countryman | Film & Media Arts – Meadows School of the Arts | |
Jeffrey A. Engel | William P. Clements Department of History – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
D. Stephen Long | Perkins School of Theology | |
Jessica Dixon Weaver | Dedman School of Law | |
2017 - 2018 | Klaus Desmet | Economics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
Adam Herring | Art History – Meadows School of the Arts | |
Minjun Kim | Mechanical Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
Elfi Kraka | Chemistry – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
2016 - 2017 | Stephanie Al Otaiba | Teaching and Learning – Simmons School of Education & Human |
Jeffery Kahn | Dedman School of Law | |
Zhong Lu | Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Bruce Marshall | Perkins School of Theology | |
2015 - 2016 | Ali Beskok | Mechanical Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering |
Mark A. Chancey | Religious Studies – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Frederick R. Chang | Computer Science – Lyle School of Engineering | |
Jodi Cooley | Physics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Meghan Justine Ryan | Dedman School of Law | |
2014 - 2015 | Nathan Cortez | Dedman School of Law |
Ping (Peggy) Gui | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
Robert Howell | Philosophy – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Lisa Siraganian | English – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
2013 - 2014 | Dieter Cremer | Chemistry – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
Alexis McCrossen | William P. Clements Department of History – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Anthony Colangelo | Dedman School of Law | |
Alyce McKenzie | Perkins School of Theology | |
2012 - 2013 | Michael Corris | Art – Meadows School of the Arts |
Suku Nair | Computer Science – Lyle School of Engineering | |
Thomas Ritz | Psychology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Bonnie Jacobs | Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
2011 - 2012 | William Abraham | Perkins School of Theology |
Jingbo Ye | Physics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Paul Krueger | Mechanical Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
Lisa Pon | Art History – Meadows School of the Arts | |
Dinesh Rajan | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
2010 - 2011 | Johan Elverskog | Religious Studies – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
Thomas Hagstrom | Mathematics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Neil Tabor | Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Sze-kar Wan | Perkins School of Theology | |
2009 - 2010 | Jaime Clark-Soles | Perkins School of Theology |
Ernest Jouriles | Psychology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Daniel Millimet | Economics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Brent Sumerlin | Chemistry – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
2008 - 2009 | Benjamin H. Johnson | William P. Clements Department of History – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
Fredrick Olness | Physics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Larry Ruben | Biology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Carolyn Smith-Morris | Anthropology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
2007 - 2008 | Rhonda Blair | Theatre – Meadows School of the Arts |
Marc Christensen | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
Rajani Sudan | English – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Kumar Venkataraman | Finance – Cox School of Business | |
Steven Vik | Biology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
2006 - 2007 | David Haynes | English – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
Richard Jones | Biology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Santanu Roy | Economics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Kathleen Wellman | William P. Clements Department of History – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
2005 - 2006 | Shelley Berg | Dance – Meadows School of the Arts |
Gary Evans | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
Raj Sethuraman | Marketing – Cox School of Business | |
2004 - 2005 | Douglas Ehring | Philosophy – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
William Orr | Biology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Carolyn Sargent | Anthropology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Abraham Smith | Perkins School of Theology | |
Mitchell Thornton | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
2003 - 2004 | Michael Adler | Anthropology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
Peter Beasecker | Art – Meadows School of the Arts | |
Thomas Chen | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
Zhangxin John Chen | Mathematics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
Sherry L. Smith | William P. Clements Department of History – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
2002 - 2003 | John Buynak | Chemistry – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
Scott Douglas | School of Engineering – Electrical Engineering | |
Rebekah Miles | Perkins School of Theology | |
Kamal Saggi | Economics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |