UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State Office of the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs has named 16 faculty members as distinguished professors.
The University's 2015 distinguished professors are:College of Agricultural Sciences-- Eric Harvill, professor of microbiology and infectious diseasesCollege of Arts and Architecture
-- Robert Nairn, professor of musicPenn State Berks
-- Robert Forrey, professor of physics
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
-- Katherine Freeman, professor of geosciencesCollege of Engineering
-- Vijaykrishnan Narayanan, professor of computer science and engineering and electrical engineering
-- Andrew Zydney, professor of chemical engineering
Penn State Erie, The Behrend College
-- Pamela Silver, professor of biologyPenn State Harrisburg
-- Beverly Cigler, professor of public policy and administration
College of Health and Human Development
-- Susan M. McHale, professor of human development and family studies
Penn State Hershey College of Medicine
-- James Broach, professor and chair of biochemistry and molecular biology
-- Rongling Wu, director of Center for Statistical Genetics and professor of public health services and statistics
College of the Liberal Arts
-- Roger Finke, professor of sociology and religious studiesEberly College of Science
-- Reka Albert, professor of physics and professor of biology
-- Dennis Lin, professor of statistics
-- Mark Maroncelli, associate head for Undergraduate Education and professor of chemistry
Penn State Worthington Scranton
-- Philip Mosley, professor of English and comparative literature