USCB Sweeps Carolina Trustee Awards
USCB is punching above its weight: The youngest four-year degree granting institution in the University of South Carolina system has won a lion's share of top awards. The Carolina Trustees Professorship award is presented to faculty members who are committed to teaching excellence in any phase of the university's educational mission. Three Carolina Trustees Professorship awards are given each ear to faculty who hold the rank of full professor with tenure. Two awards are presented to Columbia USC Professors and one to a professor at another USC institutions.
At USCB, ten (10) USCB professors have received this distinction. Cindy Lahar 2024 (Psychology) Ellen Malphrus 2023 (English), Manuel Bud Sanders 2022 (Mathematics), Bruce Marlowe 2021 (Education), Timothy Mac James 2020 (History), Yiming Ji 2018 (Computer Science), Babet Villena-Alvarez 2012 (English), Carl Eby 2009 (English), Lynn Mulkey 2004 (Sociology), and Ronald Harshbarger 2001 (Mathematics).
Chancellor Panu had this to say about the joyous occasion, "One of the strengths of USCB is its excellent faculty. We boast some of the most outstanding and dedicated colleagues any comprehensive university can hope to have in its rank. Their commitment to engaging with students to effect deep learning is clearly demonstrated among others by the number of Carolina Trustee Professorship awards they have received over the years."
Six of the awardees gathered with Chancellor Al M. Panu to celebrate this milestone, pictured above (L-R) Dr. Manuel B. Sanders, Dr. Bruce Marlowe, Dr. Cindy Lahar, Dr. Ellen Malphrus, Dr. Timothy M. James, and Dr. Babet Villena-Alvarez.
USCB Provost Dr. Skipper says, "USCB is blessed with high-caliber faculty. The consistency with which our faculty have won the Carolina Trustee Professorship award speaks to their ingenuity, creativity, and above all their ability to inspire students."
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LM 10/16/2024