Ten Michigan State University faculty have been named University Distinguished Professors in recognition of their outstanding achievements in teaching, research and public service.

Michigan State University Research Foundation Professor Teresa K. Woodruff is the 2025 recipient of the Carl G. Hartman Award from the Society for the Study of Reproduction. Woodruff, an internationally recognized expert in ovarian biology and reproductive science, will receive the award in Washington, D.C. at the society’s annual meeting in late July.

Matt Grossmann, director of Michigan State University’s Institute for Public Policy and Social Research and professor in the Department of Political Science, is one of 26 researchers named to the 2025 class of Andrew Carnegie Fellows.

Jarrad Henderson, artist in residence at MSU’s School of Journalism, was recently presented the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) Educator of the Year Award for his outstanding work as a visual journalism educator.

Teresa K. Woodruff, Ph.D., has been awarded the 2025 Carl G. Hartman Award, the highest honor from the Society for the Study of Reproduction (SSR), recognizing a lifetime of scholarly achievement in reproductive biology.

Jonathan Choti, Associate Professor of African Languages and Cultures in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University, has been awarded a 2025-26 Walter and Pauline Adams Academy Fellowship.

Bonnie Knutson, professor in the School of Hospitality Business, has been named as a recipient of the 2025 Star of Touring Broadway Award.

NAK Fellows are scientists in the field of kinesiology who have made sustained and distinguished contributions to the discipline for an extended period. Myers becomes the fifth current faculty member to be named a Fellow, joining a distinguished group of 200.

Michigan State University professor Jeff Searl, Ph.D. recently returned from a three-week Fulbright-funded trip to Bulgaria, where he played a pivotal role in developing the country's first medical speech-language pathology (SLP) master's program.

Ranjani Krishnan, associate dean of faculty and administration, has received the AAA’s 2025 Seminal Contribution to Accounting Literature Award for her contributions to the field.