Robert E. Baier, Ph.D.

Five faculty members representing dentistry, medicine and the social sciences have been named University at Buffalo Distinguished Professors for 2011. The appointments are effective Sept. 1.

The UB Distinguished Professor designation — not to be confused with the State University of New York Distinguished Professor designation, a rank above that of full professor awarded by the SUNY trustees — was created by the UB Office of the Provost to recognize full professors who have achieved true distinction and who are leaders in their fields.

It is open to faculty members who have been a full professor for at least five years and who have achieved national or international prominence and a distinguished reputation within their field through significant contributions to the research/scholarly literature or through artistic performance or achievement in the fine arts.