Adding Vibrancy through Our People: Outstanding Faculty

Washington University attracts some of the world's most talented individuals to St. Louis where they enrich the intellectual, professional, and cultural life of the community. It is the faculty who makes the reputation of the institution, attracts and educates the students, and brings in funds for important research.

Our faculty members have received many prestigious national and international awards and honors, including Nobel and Pulitzer Prizes and National Book Awards. Faculty members currently serve on the editorial boards of more than 250 professional and scholarly journals.

Several Washington University faculty members have played influential roles in the community. A University chancellor performed the mathematical computations for the construction of Eads Bridge in 1874. A professor of engineering who later became mayor of St. Louis City led the way in freeing the region from a stifling pall of smoke caused by the burning of soft coal in the 1930s. A former dean of the law school helped establish the compromise that led to the landmark effort to provide students from inner-city and suburban schools with equal education. More recently, a professor emeritus reported on the regional economic effects of gaming, and an architecture professor helped establish the master plan for the renovation of Forest Park.

In addition, many faculty members share information and viewpoints through speeches given to local groups, such as service clubs and professional organizations. Members of the Washington University community also bring their expertise and knowledge to the region when they appear on television and radio news and talk programs.

Teaching Faculty by School*
(Fall 2008)

* Faculty primarily holding appointments as teaching faculty