Wig Awards

The Wig Distinguished Professor award for excellence in teaching is the highest honor bestowed on 6V��Ӱ�� faculty and recognizes exceptional teaching, concern for students and service to the College and the community.

The recipients of the Wig Award are elected by the junior and senior classes and then confirmed by a committee of trustees, faculty and students. The awards are announced at Commencement each year. They were established by Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Wig in 1955.

2024

Name	Department
Ellie Anderson	Philosophy
Nicholas Ball	Chemistry
David Kauchak	Computer Science
Susan McWilliams Barndt	Politics
Ami Radunskaya	Mathematics and Statistics
Kyle Wilson	Economics

2023

Name	Department
Konrad Aguilar	Mathematics and Statistics
Oona Eisenstadt	Jewish Studies, Religious Studies
Johanna S. Hardin	Mathematics and Statistics
Sara Masland	Psychological Science
David J. Menefee-Libey	Government, Politics
Prageeta Sharma	English
Arely Zimmerman	Chicana/o–Latina/o Studies

2022

Name	Department
Tzu-Yi Chen	Computer Science
Malte Dold	Economics
Pierre Englebert	International Relations and Politics
Ryan Engley	Media Studies
Amanda Hollis-Brusky	Politics
Nina Karnovsky	Biology
Jordan Kirk	English

2021

Name	Department
Eleanor Birrell	Computer Science
Erica Dobbs	Politics
Phyllis Jackson	Art History
Joanne Nucho	Anthropology
Kara Wittman	English
Yuqing Melanie Wu	Computer Science

2020

Name	Department
Aimee Bahng	Gender and Women’s Studies
Tom Le	Politics
Jane Liu	Chemistry
Jorge Moreno	Physics and Astronomy
Gilda Ochoa	Chicana/o Latina/o Studies
Alexandra Papoutsaki	Computer Science

2019

Name	Department
Guadalupe Bacio	Psychology, Chicana/o Latina/o studies
Susan McWilliams Barndt	Politics
Pey-Yi Chu	History
Stephan Garcia	Mathematics
Carolyn Ratteray	Theatre and Dance
Valorie Thomas	English, Africana Studies

2018

Name	Department
Nicholas Ball	Chemistry
Clarissa “Cris” Cheney	Biology
Oona Eisenstadt	Jewish Studies, Religious Studies
Janice Hudgings	Physics
David Menefee-Libey	Politics, Public Policy Analysis
Daniel O’Leary	Chemistry
Shahriar Shahriari	Mathematics
Julie Tannenbaum	Philosophy

2017

Name	Department
Tzu-Yi Chen	Computer Science
Philip Choi	Physics and Astronomy
John Clithero	Economics
Donna Di Grazia	Music
Vin de Silva	Mathematics
David Kauchak	Computer Science
Michael Kuehlwein	Economics
Pardis Mahdavi	Anthropology

2016

Name	Department
Pierre Englebert	International Relations, Politics
Sharon Goto	Asian American Studies, Psychology
Jonathan Hall	Media Studies
Johanna Hardin	Mathematics
April Mayes	History
Kyla Wazana Tompkins	English, Gender and Women's Studies
Nicole Weekes	Neuroscience
Michelle Zemel	Economics

2015

Name	Department
Michael Diercks	Linguistics and Cognitive Science
Phyllis Jackson	Art History
Zayn Kassam	Religious Studies
Sidney Lemelle	History, Africana Studies
Jane Liu	Chemistry
Lynne Miyake	Japanese
Gilda Ochoa	Sociology, Chicano/a-Latino/a Studies
Sara Olson	Biology

2014

Name	Department
Eleanor Brown	Economics
Erica Flapan	Mathematics
Amanda Hollis-Brusky	Politics
Karl Johnson	Neuroscience, Biology
Susan McWilliams	Politics
Ghassan Sarkis	Mathematics
Darryl Smith	Religious Studies
Tomás Summers Sandoval	History, Chicano/a-Latino/a Studies

2013

Name	Department
Robert Gaines	Geology
Char Miller	Environmental Analysis
M. Cristina Negritto	Molecular Biology
Daniel O'Leary	Chemistry
Shahriar Shahriari	Mathematics
Michael Steinberger	Economics
Valorie Thomas	English, Africana Studies
Kenneth Wolf	Classics, History

2012

Name	Department
Jessica Borelli	Psychology
Vin De Silva	Mathematics
Frederick Grieman	Chemistry
Pardis Mahdavi	Anthropology
David Menefee-Libey	Politics
Ami Radunskaya	Mathematics
Joti Rockwell	Music

2011

Name	Department
Oona Eisenstadt	Religious Studies
Pierre Englebert	Politics
Richard Hazlett	Geology, Environmental Analysis
Richard Lewis	Psychology, Neuroscience
Nicole Weekes	Neuroscience
Samuel Yamashita	History

2010

Name	Department
Elizabeth Crighton	Politics
Phyllis Jackson	Art History
Michael Kuehlwein	Economics
Matthew Sazinsky	Chemistry
Sara Owsley Sood	Computer Science
Margaret (Meg) Worley	English

2009

Name	Department
Eleanor Brown	Economics
Stephan Ramon Garcia	Mathematics
Susan McWilliams	Politics
Gilda Ochoa	Sociology, Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies
Ghassan Sarkis	Mathematics
Tomás Summers Sandoval, Jr.	History, Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies
Jonathan Wright	Biology

2008

Name	Department
Deborah Burke	Linguistics & Cognitive Science
Karl Johnson	Neuroscience, Biology
Fernando Lozano	Economics
Daniel O'Leary	Chemistry
Shahriar Shahriari	Mathematics
Michael Steinberger	Economics
Helena Wall	History

2007

Name	Department
J. Raymond Buriel	History, Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies
Robert Gaines	Geology
Frederick Grieman	Chemistry
Jerry Irish	Religious Studies
David Menefee-Libey	Politics

2006

Name	Department
Pierre Englebert	Politics
Richard Hazlett	Geology, Environmental Analysis
Slavi Slavov	Economics
Wayne Steinmetz	Chemistry
Nicole Weekes	Neuroscience
Samuel Yamashita	History

2005

Name	Department
Edward (EJ) Crane III	Chemistry
Paul Hurley	Philosophy
Zayn Kassam	Religious Studies
Michael Kuehlwein	Economics
Patrick Mulcahy	Physical Education
Paul Saint-Amour	English

2004

Name	Department
Martha Andresen	English
Eleanor Brown	Economics
Sidney Lemelle	History, Africana Studies
Gilda Ochoa	Sociology, Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies
Kenneth Wolf	History

2003

Name	Department
Elizabeth Crighton	Politics
Donna Di Grazia	Music
Ronald Cluett	Classics, History
Phyllis Jackson	Art History
Daniel O'Leary	Chemistry

2002

Name	Department
Daniel Birkholz	English
William Banks	Psychology
Cecilia Conrad	Economics
Jerry Irish	Religious Studies
David Menefee-Libey	Politics
Katherine Hagedorn	Music

2001

Name	Department
Pierre Englebert	Politics
Kathleen Fitzpatrick	Media Studies
Richard Hazlett	Geology
Nicole Weekes	Neuroscience
Jonathan Wright	Biology
Samuel Yamashita	History

2000

Name	Department
Michael Kuehlwein	Economics
Paul Saint-Amour	English
Cynthia Selassie	Chemistry
Lenny Seligman	Biology
Margaret Waller	Romance Languages and Literatures

1999

Name	Department
Martha Andresen	English
Eleanor Brown	Economics
Paul Hurley	Philosophy
John Seery	Politics
Shahriar Shahriari	Mathematics

1998

Name	Department
Jon Bailey	Music
Alvin Beilby	Chemistry
Sharon Goto	Psychology, Asian American Studies
Zayn Kassam	Religious Studies
Adolfo Rumbos	Mathematics
Gary Smith	Economics
Kenneth Wolf	History, Classics

1997

Name	Department
Fred Grieman	Chemistry
Jerry Irish	Religious Studies
David Menefee-Libey	Politics
Daniel O'Leary	Chemistry
Monique Saigal	Modern Languages & Literatures
Miguel Tinker Salas	History, Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies

1996

Name	Department
Deborah Burke	Linguistics and Cognitive Science
Elizabeth Crighton	Politics
Richard Hazlett	Geology, Environmental Analysis
Harry Mullikin	Mathematics
Bruce Telzer	Biology
William Whedbee	Religious Studies

1995

Name	Department
Edward W. Copeland	English
Michael Kuehlwein	Economics
Eric Miller	Modern Languages and Literatures
Christopher Rohlman	Chemistry
Teresa Strecker	Biology
Samuel Yamashita	History
Michelle Wierson	Psychology

1994

Name	Department
Martha Andresen	English
Eleanor Brown	Economics
Stephen Erickson	Philosophy
Sidney Lemelle	History, Africana Studies
Rachel Levin	Biology, Neuroscience
John Seery	Politics

1993

Name	Department
David Elliott	International Relations, Government
James McKenna	Anthropology
Jill Schneiderman	Geology
Cynthia Selassie	Chemistry
Shahriar Shahriari	Mathematics
Frederick Sontag	Philosophy
Kenneth Wolf	History, Classics

1992

Name	Department
David Becker	Biology
Paul Hurley	Philosophy
David Menefee-Libey	Government
Gary Smith	Economics
Brian Stonehill	English, Media Studies

1991

Name	Department
Paulette Bierzychudek	Biology
Raymond Buriel	Psychology, Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies
Robert Herman	Sociology
Thomas Moore	Physics
Hans C. Palmer	Economics
Margaret Waller	Romance Languages & Literatures

1990

Name	Department
Deborah Burke	Linguistics and Cognitive Science
Elizabeth Crighton	Politics
Michael Kuehlwein	Economics
Harry Mullikin	Mathematics
William Whedbee	Religion
Samuel Yamashita	History

1989

Name	Department
Martha Andresen	English
Jon Bailey	Music
Eleanor Brown	Economics
Stephen Erickson	Philosophy
Sidney Lemelle	History, Africana Studies
Lee McDonald	Government

1988

Name	Department
Edward Copeland	English
Richard Harrison	History
Richard Lewis	Psychology
James McKennna	Anthropology
Kenneth Wolf	History, Classics

1987

Name	Department
Karen Hult	Government
Steven Koblik	History
Cristanne Miller	English
Brian Stonehill	English

1986

Name	Department
Hans-Dieter Brueckner	Modern Languages and Literatures
Liliane Fucaloro	Modern Languages and Literatures
Burdette Poland	History
Samuel Yamashita	History

1985

Name	Department
Martha Andresen	English
Elizabeth Crighton	Politics
Stephen Erickson	Philosophy

1984

Name	Department
Deborah Burke	Linguistics and Cognitive Science
Richard Harrison	History
James McKennna	Anthropology
Nivia Montenegro	Romance Languages and Literatures

1983

Name	Department
Robert Chambers	Astronomy, Physics
Fred Krinsky	Government
Cristanne Miller	English
Herbert B. Smith	History

1982

Name	Department
Burdette Poland	History
R. Nelson Smith	Chemistry
Brian Stonehill	English

1981

Name	Department
Harry J. Carroll	Classics
David Elliott	International Relations, Government
Daniel Mazmanian	Government
Yost Amrein	Biology

1980

Name	Department
Deborah Burke	Linguistics and Cognitive Science
Richard Harrison	History
James McKennna	Anthropology
Harry Mullikin	Mathematics

1979

Name	Department
Martha Andresen	English
Franklin Tugwell	Government
Elizabeth Crighton	Politics
Vincent Learnihan	History
Wayne Steinmetz	Chemistry

1978

Name	Department
William P. Banks	Psychology
James Likens	Economics
Donald McIntyre	Geology
Hans C. Palmer	Economics
William Whedbee	Religion
Elmer Tolsted	Mathematics

1977

Name	Department
Jay Atlas	Linguistics, Philosophy
Harry J. Carroll	Classics
Corwin Hansch	Chemistry
Steven Koblik	History
Burdette Poland	History

1976

Name	Department
James Armantage	Religion
Leo Flynn	Government
Fred Krinsky	Government
Harry Mullikin	Mathematics
Frederick Sontag	Philosophy

1975

Name	Department
Martha Andresen	English
Karl Kohn	Music
Jean Walton	Women's Studies, Mathematics

1974

Name	Department
Lyman Benson	Botany
Harry J. Carroll	Classics
Virginia Crosby	Romance Languages
Charles Holmes	English
Frederick Mulhauser	English
Burdette Poland	History
Donald H. Zenger	Geology

1973

Name	Department
Yost Amrein	Zoology
Leonard Pronko	Theatre, Romance Languages
William Russell	Music
Hans C. Palmer	Economics
Richard Fass	Chemistry

1972

Name	Department
Neal Cornell	Chemistry
Harry Mullikin	Mathematics
Darcy O'Brien	English
William Whedbee	Religion

1971

Name	Department
William Faust	Psychology
Steven Koblik	History
R. Stanton Hales	Mathematics
Franklin Tugwell	Government

1970

Name	Department
Frederick Sontag	Philosophy
John Gleason	History
Neal Cornell	Chemistry
Noel Chrisman	Anthropology

1969

No awards given in 1969

1968

Name	Department
Karl Kohn	Music
Lee C. McDonald	Government
Vincent Learnihan	History
Vladimir Ulitin	Russian
Stephen Erickson	Philosophy
Hans C. Palmer	Economics

1967

Name	Department
Robert Voelkel	Religion
Yost Amrein	Zoology
Harry J. Carroll	Classics
Morton Beckner	Philosophy
Paul B. Yale	Mathematics
Hans-Dieter Brueckner	Modern European Languages and Literatures
Robert Chambers	Astronomy

1966

Name	Department
Margaret Davies	History
Edwin Phillips	Botany
Robert Ferm	Religion
Jack C. Miller	Physics
Michael Armacost	International Relations, Government

1965

Name	Department
Carl Bauman	Modern European Languages and Literatures
R. Nelson Smith	Chemistry
Burdette Poland	History
Leonard Pronko	Theatre, Modern European Languages and Literatures
Richard Barnes	English
Richard MacMillen	Zoology

1964

Name	Department
William F. Russell	Music
Edward Weismiller	English
John Vieg	Government

1963

Name	Department
Ch'en Shou-Yi	Chinese Culture
Lyman Benson	Botany
Henry Cord Meyer	History

1962

Name	Department
Burton Henke	Physics
Donald McIntyre	Geology
Gerhard Rostvold	Economics

1961

Name	Department
W.T. Jones	Philosophy
Corwin Hansch	Chemistry
Chester Jaeger	Chemistry

1960

Name	Department
Frederick Bracher	English
Charles Fowler	Physics
Frederick Mulhauser	English

1959

Name	Department
Floyd Bond	Economics
Raymond Iredell	Philosophy
R. Nelson Smith	Chemistry
Ernest Strathmann	English

1958

Name	Department
Roger Hazelton	Religion

1957

Name	Department
Floyd Bond	Economics
Ernest Strathmann	English

1956

Name	Department
Floyd Bond	Economics
Ernest Strathmann	English

1955

Name	Department
Floyd Bond	Economics
Ernest Strathmann	English