Arts and Sciences recognizes faculty for outstanding achievements



The College of Arts and Sciences spring 2017 teaching, research and legacy award recipients are (top row left to right Samuel Winer, Alison Collis Greene, Robert Banik, Andrea Spain and Nicholas Fitzkee; and (bottom row left to right) Kimberly Kelly, Nancy Hargrove, Janet Rafferty and Corlis Johnson.


Each year the College of Arts and Sciences at Mississippi State recognizes faculty for outstanding achievements in the areas of teaching and research.

In recognition of excellence in teaching, the 2017 recipients are Kimberly Kelly, Department of Sociology, Social and Behavioral Science; Andrea Spain, Department of English, Humanities; and Robert Banik, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Natural and Physical Sciences.

The College’s 2017 Research Award recipients are Samuel Winer, Department of Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences; Alison Collis Greene, Department of History, Humanities; and Nicholas Fitzkee, Department of Chemistry, Natural and Physical Sciences and Math.

Additionally, each spring the dean recognizes faculty who have made lasting impact to the College of Arts and Sciences and Mississippi State University. This year’s Legacy Award recipients are Nancy Hargrove, professor emerita of English; Janet Rafferty, professor emerita of anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures; and Corlis Johnson, associate professor of math and statistics.

The College of Arts and Sciences is proud of its talented faculty and the faculty’s achievements in both teaching and research.

The College of Arts and Sciences is the largest college at MSU and is home to 14 departments. With more than 5,000 students and 300 faculty members, the college offers students 25 academic programs.

MSU is Mississippi’s leading university, available online at www.msstate.edu.

Karyn Brown | College of Arts and Sciences


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