Excellent teaching by
committed people

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences is involved in many excellent networks. Now as in the past, it has committed people who strive to ensure that the quality of its teaching and the equipment in its laboratories are of the highest standard.

Honorary senators

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences bestows the title of honorary senator on leading figures from outside the university who have repeatedly or continuously promoted the development of the university in a special way and who can be expected to remain committed to the development of the university in the future as well.

Appointment	Name
07.05.1980	Dr.-Ing. Senator E. h. Alfred Meier †
07.05.1980	Senator E. h. Emil Reiber †
03.08.1981	Senator E. h. Eugen Megerle †
26.08.1982	Senator E. h. Eugen Hahn †
26.08.1982	Senatorin E. h. Martha Munz-Magenwirth †
21.10.1982	Senator E. h. Louis Schuler-Voith †
16.05.1984	Senator E. h. Eberhard Bauer †
27.11.1987	Senator E. h. Richard Günter Hirschmann †
25.03.1988	Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Ewald Kübler † (Verleihung des Bundesverdienstkreuzes am 28.05.1983)
13.01.1989	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Senator E. h. Dr. h. c. Werner Niefer †
22.06.1990	Dr.-Ing. Senator E. h. Kurt Stoll (Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter Festo)
09.04.1992	Dr.-Ing. Senator E. h. H. Dieter Werner † (Vorsitzender Mannesmann AG Reichenbach)
16.04.1993	Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Senator E. h. Wolfgang von Zeppelin † (Vorstandsmitglied Traub AG Reichenbach)
01.12.1995	Dipl.-Ing. Senator E. h. Klaus Freytag
05.12.1997	Dr. Senator E. h. Wilfried Stoll (Vorstandsvorsitzender Festo AG)
17.01.1997	Senator E. h. Thomas Walker †
04.05.2001	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Senator E. h. Hans-Joachim Schöpf (Daimler Chrysler)
21.11.2003	Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Senator E. h. Heinz Illi (Geschäftsführer „Illi Engineering and Consulting“)
11.11.2009	Dipl.-Volkswirt Senator E. h. Wolfgang Wolf (Geschäftsführendes Vorstandsmitglied Landesverband der Baden-Württembergischen Industrie e. V.)
16.05.2013	Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Dipl.-Wirt.Ing. (FH) Dietmar Ness (Geschäftsführer Wärmetechnik GmbH und Vorstand des Vereins der Freunde der Hochschule Esslingen e.V.)
06.05.2025	Heidi Stock (Head of Staff Development, Diversity & Equality, Robert Bosch GmbH and former Head of University Board)

Honorary professors

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences bestows the title of honorary professor on leading figures who have worked as assistant lecturers over a longer period of time with a particularly high level of success and commitment.

Appointment	Name
04.07.1980	Dr.-Ing. Wilfried Bartz
23.07.1980	Dr. Eberhard Fredeke †
15.08.1980	Dipl.-Ing. Ludwig Rauch
14.04.1982	Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Frank †
08.02.1983	Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Schubring †
25.07.1985	Dr.-Ing. E. h. Helmuth Bott †
23.03.1988	Dr.-Ing. Albrecht Kottmann
31.01.1989	Dipl.-Ing. Dietrich Koppenhöfer †
31.01.1989	Dr.-Ing. Harald Wilken
26.01.1990	Dr.-Ing. Peter Kulik
24.10.1991	Dipl.-Ing. Günther Haller †
12.07.1993	Dipl.-Ing. Reinhard Schwartz
27.04.1994	Dr.-Ing. Hans Scheurenbrand †
10.07.1997	Dr. rer. nat. Theo Lutz †
27.08.1998	Dr.-Ing. Klaus Ch. Domke †
04.01.1999	Dr.-Ing. Ferdinand Panik
26.05.2000	Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Hans-Ulrich Sachs
16.05.2001	Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Peter Groth
02.04.2004	Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Norbert Schaub
30.06.2006	Dipl.-Ing. Helmut Braitinger Msc † (Geschäftsführer CMB Automation)
17.03.2006	Dr.-Ing. Andreas R. Voegele
02.10.2009	Dr. Eike Böhm
	Dr. med. Hassan Ardjah
	Dr. rer. soc. Helge Bathelt
	Dipl.-Soz.päd. (FH) Hans-Jochen Wagner
10.11.2010	Prof. Dr. Hartmut Gilg (Konrektor Erich-Kästner-Gymnasium Göppingen)
26.10.2012	Dr. Alfred Neher
12.11.2012	Dr.-Ing. Peter U. Post (Leiter Research und Programme Strategy, Festo)
15.05.2014	Dipl.-Des. (FH) Klaus Frenzel (Leiter Design Strategie, Daimler)
20.01.2020	Prof. Georg Mallebrein (Specialist Consultant Research and Pre-Development, Robert Bosch GmbH)

Honorary members

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences bestows the title of honorary member on leading figures from outside the university who have done outstanding work in promoting the development of the university or parts of the university. Honorary membership is on a par with the Freedom of the University pursuant to the State Higher Education Act and the University Statutes.

Appointment	Name	Home university
1 Dec. 2009	Dr. Ricardo Jimenez Gonzalez †	Tec de Monterrey partner university, Mexico
4 May 2010	Prof. Dr. Chuck V. White	Kettering University, Flint, Michigan, USA
3 May 2012	Prof. Dr. Olexandr Beshta	National Mining University (NMU) Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
18 Nov. 2014	Dr. Leonhard Vilser	Former member of the University Board Former Vice Chairperson of the Association of the Friends of Esslingen University of Applied Sciences (VDF)
7 Dec. 2022	Anneli Kakko	Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences partner university, Finland

Decoration/Medal of Honour

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences awards the medal of honour to leading figures who have rendered a particularly great service to the university or parts of the university and are not an active member of the university. A decisive criterion for outstanding services for the benefit of the university are achievements which have had a sustainable impact on promoting the development of the university.

Appointment	Name	Decoration/Medal
14 Feb. 1986	Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Ramon Geisweid	Honorary Silver Decoration in recognition of his outstanding services to the FHTE (forerunner of Esslingen University of Applied Sciences)
17 Oct. 2012	Friedrich Buchele	Honorary Decoration of Esslingen University of Applied Sciences
23 Jun. 2014	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Haybatolah Khakzar	Medal of Honour of Esslingen University of Applied Sciences (Faculty of Information Technology)

Honorary citizen

Ernennung	Name	Herkunft
13.07.2006	Prof. Dr. Wjatscheslaw Schewzow	Dekan Moskow Aviation Institute

Badge of honour

Esslingen University of Applied Sciences confers the Badge of Honour on leading figures who have a special association with the university or who have rendered outstanding service to the university.

External leading figures

Appointment	Name
06.05.2025	Eva-Maria Armbruster
06.05.2025	Dr.-Ing. Sabine Lutz
06.05.2025	Christian Rauch

Faculty of Natural Sciences

Appointment	Name
10.02.2012	Dr. Jürgen Höckel

Faculty of Automotive Engineering

Ernennung	Name
26.10.2012	Dr.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Sachse

Graduate School

Ernennung	Name
28.11.2013	Dr. jur. Bernt Graf zu Dohna
28.11.2013	MBA Willis E. Eayrs

Faculty OF Information Technology

Ernennung	Name
03.06.2013	Prof. Dr. Jòzsef Tick

Faculty of Mechatronics and Electrical Engineering

Ernennung	Name
17.10.2012	Dipl.-Ing. Christian Abt
17.10.2012	Dipl.-Ing. Dieter Speck
17.10.2012	Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Böhle
17.10.2012	Dipl.-Ing. Peter Rühle
17.10.2012	Dr.-Ing. Klaus Scheerer
16.10.2014	Dipl.-Phys. Martina Förschner
16.10.2014	Oberstudiendirektor Franz Fischer
16.10.2014	Dipl.-Psych. Cheri Stahlecker
16.10.2014	Dipl.-Phys. Norbert Aldiek
16.10.2014	Ursula Fischer
2014	Johanna Hofmann
2014	Ralf Loser
2014	Peter Mayer
2014	Joachim Hiller
2014	Josef Sauer
14.10.2015	Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Reinhard Keller
14.10.2015	Alfred Mürdter
14.10.2015	Dipl.-Ing. Matthias Prinzen
14.10.2015	Dipl.-Soz. Päd. Joachim Weiß

Faculty of Social Work, Health Care and Nursing Sciences

Ernennung	Name
12.12.2012	Susan Bach
12.12.2012	Marion Uhse
12.12.2012	Carmen Strölin
12.12.2012	Waltraud Eberle-Schnurbusch
16.01.2013	Margund Bushard
16.01.2013	Iris Loos
16.01.2013	Sylvia Fahr-Armbruster
16.01.2013	Annette Nüssle
17.01.2013	Erika Schmidt-Steiger
17.01.2013	Monika Sturm
17.01.2013	Andreas Brändle
23.01.2013	Elke Hutta
23.01.2013	Ursula Gold
23.01.2013	Annetraut Groner
23.01.2013	Dr. rer. soc. Beate Blank
23.01.2013	Sigrid Leyendecker
23.01.2013	Dr. phil. Harald Mertz
30.01.2013	Karin Waldenmaier-Sigler
30.01.2013	Ömer Aykut
30.01.2013	Karin Marona-Glock

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

The following members of the University have been awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany:

Appointment	Name
25.07.1980	Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Hermann Linse †
1993	Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Lore Thome †
06.06.2007	Prof. Dr. jur. Falk Roscher
27.01.2009	Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen van der List

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