March 22, 2021
2021 SEC Faculty Achievement Awards Have Been Announced

By: SEC Staff
SECU (Twitter: @TheSECU)
There are approximately 14,000 full-time, tenured faculty in the SEC, and we are thrilled 14 are being named winners of the 2021 SEC Faculty Achievement Awards. First presented in 2012 and selected by the SEC Provosts, these awards honor one individual from each SEC member university who has excelled in teaching – particularly at the undergraduate level – and research.
SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey has said, “Through the SEC Faculty Achievement Awards we have a unique opportunity to recognize and encourage the work of outstanding faculty members on our campuses. Although we have chosen to honor 14, we know they are truly representative of all SEC faculty.”
SEC Faculty Achievement Award winners will each receive a $5,000 honorarium from the SEC and will become their university’s nominee for the SEC Professor of the Year Award, which will be announced in April. Faculty award announcements began on March 22. A full list of winners is below and online HERE.
2021 SEC Faculty Achievement Award Winners
Dr. Catherine Roach, Professor of Cultural and Gender Studies, University of Alabama
Dr. Scot Burton, Distinguished Professor in Marketing, University of Arkansas
Dr. Mona El-Sheikh, Professor in Human Development and Family Science, Auburn University
Dr. José Fortes, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida
Dr. Peggy Ozias-Akins, Distinguished Research Professor of Horticulture, University of Georgia
Dr. Dibakar Bhattacharyya, Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky
Dr. Greg Tschumper, Professor of Chemistry in the College of Liberal Arts, University of Mississippi
