Eleven Willamette faculty members have been named Oregon Professor of the Year since The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Higher Education named the first Oregon professor in 1989.
This award recognizes outstanding undergraduate instructors who excel in teaching and positively influence the lives and careers of students. With nearly half of Oregon's award-winners, Willamette’s faculty has earned more Professor of the Year honors than any other West Coast university. The Carnegie Foundation discontinued the award in 2015.

2005
Jerry Gray, economics

2003
Suresht Bald, politics

1998
William Duvall, history

1995
Daniel Montague, physics

1994
Arthur Payton, chemistry

1993
Roger Hull, art history

1991
Mary Ann Youngren, psychology

1990
Frances Chapple, chemistry