University Professor
The University Professor award is the highest honor that a faculty member can receive at Bethel University. This highly selective award recognizes a faculty member for sustained excellence in scholarship, teaching, research, or creative activity in his or her discipline. Faculty who are selected as a University Professor have provided outstanding service to Bethel University, to their profession, and to the public. Appointment to a university professorship recognizes the individual’s role as an intellectual leader and change agent, resulting in a significant impact on his or her academic discipline.
Historically, this honor is given every other year to a faculty member who has served a minimum of ten years at Bethel University, holds the rank of Professor, and is widely recognized for extraordinary accomplishments on and beyond campus.
University Professor of Art (2018)
University Professor of Art Kenneth Steinbach
Dr. Gretchen Wrobel
University Professor of Psychology (College of Arts & Sciences, 2016)
Dr. Mark Strauss
University Professor of New Testament (Seminary, 2014)
Dr. Wayne Roosa
University Professor of Art (College of Arts & Sciences, 2012)
Dr. Marjorie Schaffer
University Professor of Nursing (College of Arts & Sciences, 2010)
Dr. Michael Holmes
University Professor of Biblical Studies and Early Christianity (College of Arts & Sciences, 2008)
University Professor of Physics (College of Arts & Sciences, 2006)
