Professors earn prestigious honor for expertise in supply chain, Shakespeare, anthropology, planetary science
Four Arizona State University professors are being honored with the highest faculty award possible — Regents Professor.
The four are internationally recognized experts at the top of their fields, and on Thursday, they joined an elite rank when their nominations were approved by the Arizona Board of Regents. The new Regents Professors are:
- Jonathan Bate, a Shakespeare and sustainability scholar and Foundation Professor of Environmental Humanities in the College of Global Futures, the School of Sustainability and the Department of English in The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
- Alexandra Brewis, a medical anthropologist and President’s Professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change.
- Thomas Choi, a supply-chain management expert and the AT&T Professor in the W. P. Carey School of Business.
- Meenakshi Wadhwa, a planetary scientist, Foundation Professor and director of the School of Earth and Space Exploration.
“Research that has real-world impact — including the ability to spark curiosity and innovation in the classroom — is unbelievably important,” ASU President Michael M. Crow said. “These new Regents Professors are simultaneously driving new knowledge about our world and pioneering new ways to engage students, which in turn propels discovery that advances society in fantastic ways. They inspire us with their outstanding inquisitiveness, leadership and accomplishments.”
To receive this designation, the new Regents Professors must be recognized by peers nationally and internationally. Groups of tenured faculty members make the nominations, which are evaluated by an advisory committee following an established review process. Crow then considers the recommendations and forwards them to the Arizona Board of Regents for final approval.
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