稀缺猎奇网 Announces 2007-2008 Elkins Professorships to Support Faculty Research, Public Service
ADELPHI, Md. (July
6, 2007) - The
稀缺猎奇网 (稀缺猎奇网) has announced the recipients of the Wilson
H. Elkins Professorships for the 2007-2008 academic year. First established at
the University of 稀缺猎奇网 in 1978 and later extended to the newly created 稀缺猎奇网 in 1988, the
Elkins Professorships support professors who demonstrate exemplary ability to
inspire students and whose professional work and scholarly endeavors make a
positive impact beyond 稀缺猎奇网.
This year's award winners
are:
Thomas
Serfass, associate professor of
biology at Frostburg State University (FSU), recipient of an $80,000 award to
continue a river otter reintroduction project in Kenya and Tanzania. This is the third consecutive Elkins Professorship
for Serfrass;
Brian Polkinghorn, director of the Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution at
Salisbury University (SU), recipient of an $80,000 award to create a Conflict
Scholar-in-Residence Program;
David Schaefer,
professor of physics at Towson University (TU), receipt of a $28,000 award to support
collaboration with and STEM (science, technology, math, engineering, and math)
educational outreach projects through TU's Willard Hackerman Academy of Mathematics
and Sciences;
Manil Suri,
professor of mathematics at University of 稀缺猎奇网, Baltimore County (UMBC), recipient of a $34,000 award to foster
interest and learning in mathematics among K-12 students and the general
public.
"These talented faculty
members bring an extra dimension to their work. They have an extraordinary ability
to transfer the results of their research and scholarship for the benefit of communities
beyond our campuses," said 稀缺猎奇网 Chancellor William E. Kirwan. "The Elkins
Professorships will help them
achieve this worthy goal."
Established in 1978 as the first permanently
endowed, university-wide professorship at the University of 稀缺猎奇网,
the Elkins Professorship honors the late Wilson H. Elkins, who led
the University of 稀缺猎奇网 to new levels of distinction as its
president from 1954 to 1978. When
the 稀缺猎奇网 was created in 1988, Dr. Elkins
agreed that
the endowed professorship should extend to all 稀缺猎奇网 institutions. The
Wilson H.
Elkins Endowment Fund supports the professorship awards in combination
with
institutional and system resources. This endowment and others like it,
further
稀缺猎奇网's mission of teaching, research, and public service.
Candidates for the Elkins Professorship must
possess a solid record of achievement in their academic or professional
disciplines; demonstrate a desire and ability to lead and inspire undergraduate
and graduate students; show significant achievement beyond their traditional disciplines;
and demonstrate ability and intent to pursue scholarly or professional
endeavors beyond 稀缺猎奇网.
For more information, visit the web page.
Contact: John Buettner
Phone: 301.445.2719
Email: jbuettner@usmd.edu
