Awards & Honors
| Faculty Awards and Recognition* | H&S | Stanford |
| American Academy of Arts and Sciences | 142 | 228 |
| MacArthur fellows | 16 | 21 |
| National Academy of Sciences | 78 | 134 |
| National Medal of Science | 13 | 20 |
| Nobel laureates | 5 | 16 |
| Pulitzer Prize winners | 4 | 4 |
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The School of Humanities and Sciences' distinguished faculty are on the forefront of intellectual vitality, curiosity, and creativity among universities throughout the world. Each year, H&S faculty are cited for their outstanding creative and scholarly work through a variety of local, national and international honors and awards. The menu on the left provides access to more information about these awards.
The intellectual vitality, curiosity, and creativity of H&S faculty are the equal of those at the finest universities in the world. Each year, H&S faculty are cited for their outstanding scholarly work through a variety of local, national, and international honors and awards, some of which are cited below.
- Arts and Sciences
- MacArthur Foundation
- National Academy of Sciences
- National Medal of Science
- Nobel Prize
- Pulitzer Prize
- Dean's Award
- Dinkelspiel Award
- Endowed Chairs
- Gores Award
12 Nobel Laureates
Over the years, a dozen H&S faculty have been awarded Nobel Prizes in chemistry,
economics, peace, and
physics. The Nobel Prize
in physics was awarded
three years in a row to
H&S faculty
members. Douglas
Osheroff claimed the honor
in 1996, Steven Chu in
1997, and Robert Laughlin
in 1998.
Robert Laughlin (center), with fellow Stanford Nobel physicists (left
to right) Steven Chu, Martin Perl, the late Arthur Schawlow, Burton Richter,
Richard Taylor, and Douglas Osheroff. |
13 recipients of the National Medal of Science
The National Medal of Science is the country's highest
scientific honor.
Kenneth J. Arrow, professor emeritus of economics and of operations research,
whose work has changed thinking in stock markets as well as the health-care
and insurance industries, was selected as one of eight recipients of the
2004 National Medal of Science. Stanford University biologist Charles Yanofsky
received the 2003 National Medal of Science. His major contributions include
establishing the "one gene, one protein" relationship; demonstrating
the RNA-based regulation of gene expression; and his early discovery of colinearity,
the linear relationship between the structures of genes and their protein
products, considered an essential element in revealing the details of the
genetic code.
Photo: L.A. Cicero, Stanford News Service
Professor of History David Kennedy is one of seven
H&S faculty who have
received the Pulitzer Prize.
66 elected members of the National Academy of Sciences
Election to the NAS is considered one of the highest honors
a scientist can receive.
7 winners of the Pulitzer Prize
Seven H&S faculty have received the Pulitzer Prize, including
four recipients among Stanford’s current
faculty:
- Carl N. Degler, 1072, History
- David M. Kennedy, 2000, History
- Jack Rakove, 1997, History
- James Risser, 1976, 1979, National Reporting
Photo: L.A. Cicero, Stanford News Service
Barbara Block, Charles and Elizabeth Prothro Professor in Marine Sciences, is one of 18 H&S faculty who received a MacArthur Fellowship.
18 MacArthur Fellows
These prestigious fellowships, sometimes called "genius
grants," are awarded to talented individuals who have shown
extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative
pursuits and demonstrate promise for important future
advances based on a track record of
significant accomplishment. Eighteen H&S
faculty members have been honored with
MacArthur Fellowships.
142 American Academy of Arts and Sciences members
AAAS is a learned society that recognizes achievements in science, scholarship, the arts, and public affairs.
