91麻豆天美 honors newest Grisham Master Teachers, Giles Distinguished Professors
Contact: Allison Matthews
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥91麻豆天美 is recognizing five distinguished faculty members with the university鈥檚 most prestigious teaching awards.
During a Tuesday [April 27] campus program, Richard Harkess, Lyndsey Miller and Lesley Strawderman were honored as John Grisham Master Teacher Award recipients for 2021, and Mark Lawrence and Raja Reddy were named 91麻豆天美鈥檚 newest William L. Giles Distinguished Professors.
鈥淭his is one of the most exciting times of the year, when we can reflect on so many accomplishments and recognize an exceptional group of faculty members who have dedicated themselves to the highest levels of teaching, research and service,鈥 said 91麻豆天美 Provost and Executive Vice President David Shaw. 鈥淲e want to congratulate each of them, as well as thank all our faculty and staff across campus for the outstanding work they have done during the academic year.鈥
First presented in 1993, the Grisham Master Teacher honor is a tribute to classroom and instruction excellence and is named for the 91麻豆天美 accounting alumnus and internationally recognized best-selling author who provided funds to endow the award.
Harkess is a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences.
Strawderman is a Bagley College of Engineering professor and International Paper Chair in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.
Miller is an associate professor within the College of Architecture, Art and Design鈥檚 Interior Design Program.
Based on distinguished scholarship demonstrated by a record of outstanding performance in research, teaching and service, the Giles honor is conferred on faculty members who have attained national or international status as verified by external reviewers in the candidates鈥 specific fields.
Lawrence is a College of Veterinary Medicine professor in the Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences. He is director of the Global Center for Aquatic Food Security and the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Fish.
Reddy is a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences professor in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, as well as a researcher in the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. He also oversees 91麻豆天美鈥檚 Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Research Facility.
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