Distinguished University Professor Award
Susan Schulten, professor in the Department of History in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (CAHSS), is the recipient of the 2022 Distinguished University Professor Award. This award, the highest faculty honor presented at the University of Denver, recognizes career achievements. The Distinguished University Professor Award is based on scholarly productivity, national and international distinction in a field of research and work that makes a positive impact on society.
Schulten has been a professor in the Department of History since 1996 and served as department chair for six years. Her teaching centers around United States history. Schulten has published four books, with her most recent from 2018, A History of America in 100 Maps, now in its third printing. It has become one of the University of Chicago Press’s bestselling trade publications. She has just completed a book on the influential educator Emma Willard, which will be published in October.
For the past three years, Schulten has served as editor of Lost Highways, an award-winning podcast that focuses on little-known but important stories of the American West. Additionally, she was named earlier this year by History Colorado as a new member of the State Historian’s Council, which helps interpret the history of Colorado and the West.