MacArthur Fellows updated 2-19-07
http://www.macfound.org/site/c.lkLXJ8MQKrH/b.959463/k.9D7D/Fellows_Program.htm
The MacArthur Fellows Program awards unrestricted fellowships to talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction. 
Total non-duplicated faculty and University alumni MacArthur Fellows - 8
 
Faculty
Total Faculty MacArthur Fellows - 5 Election Year
1 Kieffer, Susan Geologist and Planetary Scientist 1995  
2 Martinez, Todd Chemist 2005
3 Powers, Richard Novelist 1989
4 Woese, Carl R. Molecular Biologist 1984
5 Wolfram, Stephen Computer Scientist and Physicist 1981
   
Alumni
Total University MacArthur Fellows - 4 Election Year
1 Drell, Sidney  Physicist and Arms Policy Analyst 1984
2 Eggan, Kevin
Developmental Biologist 2006  
3 Powers, Richard See Faculty listing above 1989
4 Urton, Gary Anthropologist 2000