College of Liberal Arts

Distinguished Faculty and Staff Awards

Frederick A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professorships

Frederick A.P. Barnard Distinguished Professors are recognized for their excellence and innovation in teaching and research.

• WINTHROP D JORDAN - WILLIAM F WINTER PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES (1998)
• WILLIAM FRANKLIN SHUGHART - ROBERT M HEARIN PROFESSOR OF ECONOMICS (1998)

College of Liberal Arts - Outstanding Teacher of the Year

In 1985, the College of Liberal Arts began this award to recognize faculty members who demonstrate excellence of class instruction, intellectual stimulation of students, and concern for students welfare.

• John R Neff - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY (2005)
• BENJAMIN F FISHER - PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH (2004)
• Ethel Young Scurlock - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES (2003)
• Samir A Husni - CHAIR & PROFESSOR OF JOURNALISM & HEDERMAN LECTURER (2002)
• Douglass Sullivan-Gonzalez - DEAN, SALLY M-B HONORS COLLEGE & ASSOC PROFESSOR OF HISTORY (2001)
• Daniell L Mattern - PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY (1998)
• LEE N BOLEN - Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy (1996)
• COLBY H KULLMAN - PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH (1995)
• Talmage James Reid - PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS (1994)
• Donald L Dyer - INTERIM CHAIR AND PROFESSOR OF MODERN LANGUAGES (1992)
• William F Lawhead - CHAIR & PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION (1988)
• SHEILA SKEMP - PROFESSOR OF HISTORY (1985)

School of Applied Sciences - Thomas A. Crowe Award

• CHESTER L QUARLES - PROFESSOR OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (2004)

Award for Excellence in Promoting Inclusiveness in Graduate Education

• Joseph P Ward - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY (2006)

Staff Council Award - EEO3

• JANETTE HUMBER ROBERTSON - VISITING INSTRUCTOR IN JOURNALISM (1991)

Staff Council Award - EEO4

• ANN DAVIS HITCHCOCK - SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCES ASSISTANT (2005)
• MARILYN ELIZABETH ALLEN - SENIOR SECRETARY (2004)

Staff Council Award - EEO5

• JEFFREY W HOWELL - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SPECIALIST (2001)

Staff Council Award - EEO6

• Richard Scott Watkins - MECHANICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEER (2000)

Faculty Achievement Award

The Faculty Achievement Award is given annually to recognize unusual effort in the classroom, involvement with students, and active scholarship.

• Kenneth J Sufka - PROF OF PSYCHOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY; RES PROF IN NCDNPR & RIPS (2005)
• Ivo Kamps - PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH (2003)
• WILLIAM A STATON - PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS (1997)
• Charles L Hussey - CHAIR AND PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY (1996)
• John W Winkle - PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE (1992)

Frist Service Award

• David E Willson - DIRECTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY BAND AND PROFESSOR OF MUSIC (2005)
• MARJORIE POTTS - SENIOR SECRETARY (2004)
• MARJORIE POTTS - SENIOR SECRETARY (2004)
• James M O'Neal - ACAD ADVISOR, ACAD SUPPORT CTR & ASSOC PROF,CHEM & BIOCHEM (2003)
• BRUCE LAFORSE - ACTING ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS (2000)
• WILLIAM A STATON - PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS (1999)
• VAUGHN L GRISHAM - PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE GEORGE MCLEAN CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT (1998)
• BARBARA B LEETON - ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR I (1996)
• Patricia C Treloar - ACTING DIR OF DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES AND INSTR IN MATHEMATICS (1996)

College of Liberal Arts - Cora Lee Graham Outstanding Teaching of Freshmen

In 1984, Cora Lee Graham of Union City, Tennessee, established an endowment and directed that the proceeds from her gift be used to help retain your better professors who teach the freshman classes in the College of Liberal Arts.

• Aileen Ajootian - ACTING CHAIR AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS AND ART (2005)
• Kathryn B McKee - MCMULLAN ASSOC PROF OF SOUTHERN STUDIES & ASSOC PROF OF ENG (2004)
• GARY R GASTON - PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY (2002)
• Timothy W Nordstrom - ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE (2001)
• Holly T Reynolds - ASST DEAN FOR THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS & ASST PROFESSOR (2000)
• Walter E Cleland - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY (1997)
• HANS-JURGEN GAYCKEN - PROFESSOR OF MODERN LANGUAGES (1996)
• PAUL K LAGO - PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGY (1995)
• Cornelis Gispen - ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CROFT INSTITUTE & PROFESSOR OF HISTORY (1994)
• WILLIAM D SCOTT - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY (1993)
• Gerard J Buskes - PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS (1992)
• Jeffrey R Watt - PROFESSOR OF HISTORY (1991)
• LEE N BOLEN - Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy (1988)
• Jon F Parcher - MARGARET MCLEAN COULTER PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMIS (1987)

Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award

The Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher of the Year for the University is selected from nominations submitted by students, alumni and faculty.

• RON G DALE - Professor Emeritus of Art (2002)
• Ronald A Schroeder - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH (2001)
• COLBY H KULLMAN - PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH (1997)
• Kenneth J Sufka - PROF OF PSYCHOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY; RES PROF IN NCDNPR & RIPS (1996)
• BILLY A BARRIOS - STAFF PSYCHOLOGIST AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY (1995)
• Daniell L Mattern - PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY (1992)
• WILLIAM A STATON - PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS (1988)
• Natalie Schroeder - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH (1987)
• John W Winkle - PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE (1980)
• VAUGHN L GRISHAM - PROFESSOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE GEORGE MCLEAN CENTER FOR COMMUNICATION DEVELOPMENT (1978)

Distinguished Faculty Fellows (Liberal Arts)

In 2002, the College of Liberal Arts began the Distinguished Faculty Fellowship Program to reward and support senior faculty members who have distinguished records of research, teaching, and service.

• DAVID E GRAVES - PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY (2003)
• Alan M Gross - PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY AND DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL TRAINING (2003)
• H BARRY HANNAH - WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE (2003)

University of Mississippi Humanities Teacher of the Year

The College of Liberal Arts and the Mississippi Humanities Council co-sponsor this award to highlight an outstanding humanities faculty member each fall during Arts and Humanities Month in October.

• Aileen Ajootian - ACTING CHAIR AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF CLASSICS AND ART (2005)
• Donald L Dyer - INTERIM CHAIR AND PROFESSOR OF MODERN LANGUAGES (2004)
• Ethel Young Scurlock - ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES (2003)
• William F Lawhead - CHAIR & PROFESSOR OF PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION (2002)
• BENJAMIN F FISHER - PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH (2001)
• Kathryn B McKee - MCMULLAN ASSOC PROF OF SOUTHERN STUDIES & ASSOC PROF OF ENG (2001)
• MARY E STUCKEY - PROFESSOR OF POLITICAL SCIENCE (1999)
• WINTHROP D JORDAN - WILLIAM F WINTER PROFESSOR OF HISTORY AND PROFESSOR OF AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES (1998)
• CHARLES R WILSON - DIR, CENTER FOR STUDY OF SOUTHERN CULTURE & PROF OF HISTORY (1997)
• COLBY H KULLMAN - PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH (1995)