Bavarian Order of Merit
The Bavarian Order of Merit is awarded by the Bavarian Prime Minister on a yearly basis as “a sign of grateful recognition for outstanding achievements and service rendered to the Free State of Bavaria and the Bavarian people”.
The Order was established in 1957 and is conferred on women and men irrespective of nationality. The number of living members of the order is limited to 2000.
The following members of the TUM have been awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit:
Honorary Professor of the TUM School of Medicine and Health
Prof. Dr. Oliver Zipse received the Bavarian Order of Merit 2024.
Professor of Ethics in Medicine and Health Technologies and the director of TUM’s Institute of History and Ethics of Medicine (Faculty of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Alena Buyx received the Bavarian Order of Merit 2023.
Professor of Cardiology (Faculty of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Heribert Schunkert received the Bavarian Order of Merit 2023.
Director of the Institute of Virology (Faculty of Medicine).
Prof. Dr. Ulrike Protzer received the Bavarian Order of Merit 2022.
Professor of IT Security (TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology)
Prof. Dr. Claudia Eckert received the Bavarian Order of Merit 2021.
Professor of Entrepreneurial Finance (TUM School of Management)
Prof. Dr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner recieved the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2019.
Professor Emeritus of Nutrition Physiology (TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan)
Prof. Dr. Hannelore Daniel recieved the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2019.
Honorary Professor of the TUM School of Management
Prof. Dr. Klemens Joos recieved the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2019.
Professor Emeritus of Brewing and Beverage Technology (TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan)
Prof. Dr. Ludwig Narziß recieved the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2019.
Honorary Professor of Industrial Chemistry (Department of Chemistry)
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Staudigl recieved the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2019.
Professor of Astronautics (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Walter recieved the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2019.
Professor Emeritus of Urban Design and Regional Planning (Department of Architecture)
Prof. Sophie Wolfrum recieved the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2019.
Professor for Plant Breeding (TUM School of Life Sciences)
Prof. Dr. Chris-Carolin Schön received the Bavarian Order of Merit 2018.
Acting Executive Vice President for International Alliances and Alumni and Delegate Officer for Scientific Exchange with France
Dr. Hannemor Keidel received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2017.
Professor Emeritus of Structural Technology (Department of Architecture)
Prof. Dr. Thomas Herzog received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2016.
Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics (Department of Mathematics)
Prof. Dr. Karl-Heinz Hoffmann received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2016.
Associate Professor at the Chair of Astronautics (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Robert Schmucker received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2016.
Full Professor of Gynaecology (TUM School of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Marion Kiechle received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2015.
Professor of Proteomics (TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan)
Prof. Dr. Angelika Görg received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2011.
Full Professor of Ecotoxikology (TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan)
Prof. Dr. Wilfried Huber (1942–2017) received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2011.
Full Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology (TUM School of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Franz Hofmann received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2008.
Full Professor of Astronomical and Physical Geodesy (Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Reinhard Rummel received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2008.
Honorary Professor of Cultural Geography, Geography and Regional Studies (TUM School of Management)
Prof. Dr. Hans Frei received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2008.
Full Professor of Inorganic Chemistry (Department of Chemistry)
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang A. Herrmann received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2007.
Full Professor of Land Management and Land Tenure (Department of Civil, Geo and Environmental Engineering)
Prof. Dr. Holger Magel received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2007.
Full Professor of Microbiology (TUM School of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Hermann Wagner received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2007.
Honorary Professor of European Business Law (TUM School of Management)
Prof. Dr. Konrad Weckerle received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2007.
Full Professor of Business Administration – Corporate Management, Logistics and Production (TUM School of Management)
Prof. Dr. Horst Wildemann received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2006.
Professor Emeritus of Mechanics (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Friedrich Pfeiffer received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2006.
Full Professor of Toxicology and Environmental Hygiene (TUM School of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Helmut Greim received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2005.
Full Professor of Neurosurgery (TUM School of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Anna-Elisabeth Trappe received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2005.
Honorary Professor of Constitutional, Administrative and Environmental Law (TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan)
Prof. Dr. Johann Wittmann received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2002.
Honorary Professor of Production Engineering and Business Management (Mechanical Engineering)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Milberg received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2001.
Full Professor of Internal Medicine (TUM School of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Meinhart Classen (1936-2019) received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2000.
Professor of Physical Chemistry (Department of Chemistry)
Prof. Dr. Maria-Elisabeth Michel-Beyerle received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2000.
Honorary Professor at TUM School of Management since 2002
Prof. Dr. Horst Teltschik erhielt 2000 den Bayerischen Verdienstorden.
Full Professor of Robotics and Embedded Systems (Department of Informatics)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Jürgen Siegert received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1999.
Former Bavarian State Minister, President emeritus of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Professor of Theoretical Physics (Department of Physics)
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wild received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1998.
Former Head Academic Director of the physical education teacher training programme and founder of the Dr. Gertrude Krombholz Foundation
Dr. Gertrude Krombholz received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1998.
Full Professor of Surgery (TUM School of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Jörg Rüdiger Siewert received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1997.
Honorary Professor of Business Administration (TUM School of Life Sciences Weihenstephan)
Prof. Dr. Hans-Dieter Kalscheuer received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1996.
Full Professor of Thermodynamics (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Franz Mayinger received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1995.
Associate Professor (Emerita) of Plastic Surgery (TUM School of Medicine)
Prof. Dr. Ursula Schmidt-Tintemann (1924–2017) received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1994.
Honorary Professor of Testing and Monitoring Technology (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Prof. Dr. Karl Eugen Becker received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1992.
Full Professor of Integrated Circuitry (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering)
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ingolf Ruge received the Bavarian Order of Merit in 1992.