Over 20 years ago, a gift from Mary Belle Windsor established the Windsor Professorships in Science. One of the stipulations of the gift is that the individuals selected receive a supplemental stipend for five years. The first two Windsor Professors, Lon Larson in Pharmacy and Luz DeAlba in Mathematics were appointed in 2001. They were followed by Ronald Torry in Pharmacy Science and Maria Bohorquez in Chemistry in fall 2006, Keith Summerville in Environmental Science and Mark Vitha in Chemistry in fall 2011, and Gholam Mirafzal in Chemistry and Steve Scullen in Management and International Business in 2016.
One new Windsor Professor will be appointed effective in July 2019. The individual chosen will hold the title “Windsor Professor” and receive a salary supplement of $3,750 per year for five years.
The complete guidelines for nominating and selecting “Windsor Professors” may be obtained from Art Sander, arthur.sanders@drake.edu, or Drinda Williams, drinda.williams@drake.edu. Guidelines specify that: “Any tenured associate or full professor whose work is consistent with the definition of science used by the National Science Foundation is eligible.” NSF specifies that it supports education and research in engineering, mathematical, biological, physical, social, behavioral, and economic sciences. A fuller discussion of eligible areas can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/funding/index.jsp#areas .
The criteria for selection of Windsor Professors include:
Teaching effectiveness
Professional contribution through scholarly activity, leadership role, and consulting activities
Contributions to the mission of the department, college, and University.
Please consider the work of your colleagues and submit the name of any colleague whom you feel is deserving of the Windsor Professorship to the dean of their college. Self-nominations are acceptable.
The deadline for submitting names to deans is Dec. 10. Deans will forward nominations with their comments and evaluation electronically to Associate Provost Art Sanders by Dec. 17.
Art Sanders, Associate Provost for Faculty Success