Gerald J. Ford Research Fellowship
Ford Fellowships are given to SMU faculty based on the significance of a faculty member’s scholarly contributions and future research plans. Candidates are nominated by department chairs, faculty, and the faculty senate.
Past Recipients
| AY Awarded | Recipient | Department – School |
| 2020-2021 | Alejandro Aceves | Mathematics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
| Joseph Camp | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
| Heather DeShon | Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Xin-Lin Gao | Mechanical Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
| 2019 - 2020 | Jenia I. Turner |
Dedman School of Law |
| Candace Walkington | Teaching and Learning – Simmons School of Education and Human Development | |
| Jianhui Wang | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
| Xinlei Sherry Wang | Statistical Science – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| 2018 - 2019 | Jill Allor | Teaching and Learning – Simmons School of Education and Human Development |
| Edward F. Countryman | Film & Media Arts – Meadows School of the Arts | |
| Jeffrey A. Engel | William P. Clements Department of History – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| D. Stephen Long | Perkins School of Theology | |
| Jessica Dixon Weaver | Dedman School of Law | |
| 2017 - 2018 | Klaus Desmet | Economics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
| Adam Herring | Art History – Meadows School of the Arts | |
| Minjun Kim | Mechanical Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
| Elfi Kraka | Chemistry – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| 2016 - 2017 | Stephanie Al Otaiba | Teaching and Learning – Simmons School of Education & Human |
| Jeffery Kahn | Dedman School of Law | |
| Zhong Lu | Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Bruce Marshall | Perkins School of Theology | |
| 2015 - 2016 | Ali Beskok | Mechanical Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering |
| Mark A. Chancey | Religious Studies – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Frederick R. Chang | Computer Science – Lyle School of Engineering | |
| Jodi Cooley | Physics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Meghan Justine Ryan | Dedman School of Law | |
| 2014 - 2015 | Nathan Cortez | Dedman School of Law |
| Ping (Peggy) Gui | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
| Robert Howell | Philosophy – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Lisa Siraganian | English – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| 2013 - 2014 | Dieter Cremer | Chemistry – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
| Alexis McCrossen | William P. Clements Department of History – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Anthony Colangelo | Dedman School of Law | |
| Alyce McKenzie | Perkins School of Theology | |
| 2012 - 2013 | Michael Corris | Art – Meadows School of the Arts |
| Suku Nair | Computer Science – Lyle School of Engineering | |
| Thomas Ritz | Psychology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Bonnie Jacobs | Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| 2011 - 2012 | William Abraham | Perkins School of Theology |
| Jingbo Ye | Physics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Paul Krueger | Mechanical Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
| Lisa Pon | Art History – Meadows School of the Arts | |
| Dinesh Rajan | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
| 2010 - 2011 | Johan Elverskog | Religious Studies – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
| Thomas Hagstrom | Mathematics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Neil Tabor | Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Sze-kar Wan | Perkins School of Theology | |
| 2009 - 2010 | Jaime Clark-Soles | Perkins School of Theology |
| Ernest Jouriles | Psychology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Daniel Millimet | Economics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Brent Sumerlin | Chemistry – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| 2008 - 2009 | Benjamin H. Johnson | William P. Clements Department of History – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
| Fredrick Olness | Physics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Larry Ruben | Biology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Carolyn Smith-Morris | Anthropology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| 2007 - 2008 | Rhonda Blair | Theatre – Meadows School of the Arts |
| Marc Christensen | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
| Rajani Sudan | English – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Kumar Venkataraman | Finance – Cox School of Business | |
| Steven Vik | Biology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| 2006 - 2007 | David Haynes | English – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
| Richard Jones | Biology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Santanu Roy | Economics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Kathleen Wellman | William P. Clements Department of History – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| 2005 - 2006 | Shelley Berg | Dance – Meadows School of the Arts |
| Gary Evans | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
| Raj Sethuraman | Marketing – Cox School of Business | |
| 2004 - 2005 | Douglas Ehring | Philosophy – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
| William Orr | Biology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Carolyn Sargent | Anthropology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Abraham Smith | Perkins School of Theology | |
| Mitchell Thornton | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
| 2003 - 2004 | Michael Adler | Anthropology – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
| Peter Beasecker | Art – Meadows School of the Arts | |
| Thomas Chen | Electrical and Computer Engineering – Lyle School of Engineering | |
| Zhangxin John Chen | Mathematics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| Sherry L. Smith | William P. Clements Department of History – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences | |
| 2002 - 2003 | John Buynak | Chemistry – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |
| Scott Douglas | School of Engineering – Electrical Engineering | |
| Rebekah Miles | Perkins School of Theology | |
| Kamal Saggi | Economics – Dedman College of Humanities and Sciences |