The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce the appointments of Distinguished University Professors and recognitions of faculty achievement and excellence, comprising some of the university’s highest 2021 faculty awards and distinctions.
Distinguished University Professors
- Deron Boyles, Educational Policy Studies, College of Education & Human Development
- Tim Denning, Institute for Biomedical Sciences
- Glenn Eskew, History, College of Arts & Sciences
- Glenn Harrison, Risk Management & Insurance, J. Mack Robinson College of Business
- William Sabol, Criminal Justice & Criminology, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
The appointment of Distinguished University Professor at Georgia State is intended to recognize a sustained and outstanding record in scholarship and instruction, and to provide the impetus for continuing high achievement. Distinguished University Professors are expected to serve the university as exemplary faculty members by contributing to its research, instructional, and service missions.
The term of the Distinguished University Professor is five years and may be renewed once upon successful re-application and re-evaluation. No more than 5 percent of the university’s tenured faculty members may hold this title at any time.
A list of previous Distinguished University Professors is available here.
Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award
- Deanna Joseph, Music, College of the Arts
- Alessandra Raengo, Film, Media & Theatre, College of the Arts
This award recognizes a faculty member for outstanding achievements across all three areas of scholarship, teaching and service. It is open to Georgia State graduate faculty members at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank who have been at Georgia State University for at least four years.
A list of previous award winners is available here.
Alumni Distinguished Professorship Award
- Joyce King, Educational Policy Studies, College of Education & Human Development
- Todd Henry, Physics & Astronomy, College of Arts & Sciences
Georgia State views the “teacher-scholar” as the ideal for university faculty. The Alumni Distinguished Professorship recognizes outstanding faculty who balance and integrate their teaching and scholarship activities. The competition is open to tenured graduate faculty.
A list of previous award winners is available here.
Exceptional Service Award
- Brian Thoms, Physics & Astronomy, College of Arts & Sciences
- Anne Murphy, Neuroscience Institute, College of Arts & Sciences
- Kim Ramsey-White, Health Policy & Behavioral Science, School of Public Health
This award recognizes faculty members for exceptional, sustained and impactful accomplishments in service. This award competition is open to all Georgia State full-time faculty members who have at least 4 years of faculty employment at the university.
A list of previous award winners is available here.
Further information about Regents’ Professorships is forthcoming.
Regents’ Professorships are bestowed on the most distinguished faculty of Georgia State, whose scholarly achievements are recognized both nationally and internationally as innovative and renowned. The appointment is made by the University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents on recommendation of the university president as per Board of Regents policy manual 8.3.2. Read more about the honor on the Regents website here.
Learn more about previous Georgia State Regents’ Professors here.
More information about 2021 faculty awards and honors is available at https://faculty.gsu.edu/for-continuing-faculty/.