Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences
Distinguished Professor Special Honors
1994 Distinguished Professor
2003 Distinguished Professor
1995 Distinguished Professor
2006 Distinguished Professor
1996 Distinguished Professor
2007 Distinguished Professor
1997 Distinguished Professor
2008 Distinguished Professor
2001 Distinguished Professor
2009 Distinguished Professor
2002 Distinguished Professor
2010 Distinguished Professor
Dr. Stan Riggs, Geology
Dr. Tinsley Yarbrough, Political Science Dr. Peter Makuck, English
Dr. Mark Brinson, Biology
Dr. Paul Gemperline, Chemistry Dr. Bodo Nischan, History
Dr. C. W. Sullivan III, English
Dr. Robert C. Morrison, Chemistry Dr. Robert R. Christian, Biology Dr. Steven J. Culver, Geology
Dr. Charles W. Calhoun, History
Dr. Jeffrey Carl Johnson, Sociology
H arriot C ollege of A rts and S ciences D istinguished Professor Committee Criteria: Because each field has special qualities that characterize exemplary work, the committee’s evaluation shall allow for disciplinary differences. Primarily, however, an Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor shall: • hold the rank of professor; • have at least five years of service at East Carolina prior to the academic year in which the award is made; • have an outstanding teaching/advising, research/creative productivity, and professional service record: • demonstrate excellence in undergraduate and (if appropriate) graduate teaching and advising; • be a recognized, national/international leader in the field demonstrated through publications or creative productivity, contributions to professional organizations, and national/international honors; • reflect through various forms of high-quality service a genuine concern for the department, College, and University; and • be a model scholar of his or her liberal arts discipline. Department chairs are eligible for nomination. Nomination Procedure: Before February 15, a department chair may nominate one professor from his or her department for the Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professorship.
If the nominee is the department chair, the nomination process should be initiated by the chair of the Personnel Committee. The nomination package shall include only the following: • a nomination letter of no more than two pages from the chair written after the chair has consulted with the department’s personnel committee; • the professor’s current vita; • letters from three departmental colleagues attesting to the professor’s high level of performance in teaching/advising, research/creative productivity, and professional service; and • letters from three eminent faculty members from other universities attesting to the professor’s national or international contributions to the field. Limitation: Because a Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professorship represents a lifetime distinction, the award shall be bestowed on a winner only once. Announcement: The Dean shall announce the Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor at the Harriot College’s fall convocation and feature the winner in the Harriot College’s newsletter. The College office shall also publicize the award throughout the University and to the University’s many constituencies.
(Unanimously approved by the College Chairs, October 2 1, 1993. ADDENDUM # 1: In August 1994, the Phi Beta Kappa Association of Pitt County accepted an invitation from Dean Keats Sparrow to become a co-sponsor of the Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professorship and its public lecture. ADDENDUM #2: In August 1996, the College Chairs unanimously approved three changes recommended by the 1995-96 Distinguished Professor Nominating Committee. Revised 8/96. ADDENDUM #3: In April 1997, the College Chairs unanimously approved four changes recommended by the 1996-97 Distinguished Professor Nominating Committee. ADDENDUM #4: In February 2008, the College Chairs unanimously approved two changes recommended by Dean Alan White. Revised 2/08.) 3