Axe ’Em, Jacks!
After close review by an Academic Affairs committee, significant changes have been made to this award. Previously named Regents Professor, this award is now named Regents Scholar. All changes effective July 23, 2019. View the updated policy Regents Scholar (7.24).
The title of Regents Scholar is the highest honor that the university may bestow upon a member of the faculty.The honor is reserved for faculty members who are exemplary role models to the university community. The title of Regents Scholar is not an academic rank, but an honorary title held for the duration of the recipient’s service to the university.
Deadlines for Submission:
| February 14, 2020 | Nominations and portfolios due to Office of the Provost - email to brewersj@sfasu.edu |
| February 24-28, 2020 | Committee will review portfolios and make recommendation to Provost |
| March 9, 2020 | Recommendation for Regents Scholar 2020/2021 made to President |
| April 21, 2020 | Recommendation for Regents Scholar 2020/2021 made to Board of Regents |
Portfolio Guidelines for Regents Scholar Nominations (September 2019)
- Nominees for Regents Scholar should prepare their portfolios as follows:
| Nomination Letters | 2 pages |
| Current CV | 5 pages |
| Exceptional Teaching | 2 pages |
| Exceptional Research | 2 pages |
| Exceptional Service | 2 pages |
| Letters from Colleagues | 3 pages |
| Letters from External Parties | 2 pages |
| Letters from Students | 2 pages |
- MAXIMUM 20 pages
- Portfolios should be submitted electronically as a PDF to brewersj@sfasu.edu
2020-21 Regents Scholar
Dr. Leslie Cecil, professor of anthropology, geography and sociology, was named 2020-21 Regents Scholar, the highest honor the university may bestow upon a member of the faculty, during the April meeting of the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents.
A member of the faculty since 2007, Cecil reached the rank of professor in 2019 and directs SFA’s Archaeological Field School. She has served as department chair and on the Faculty Senate.
Cecil earned a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University, a master’s degree from the University of Montana and a doctoral degree from Southern Illinois University Carbondale.
Previous Regents Professors
|
Year |
Regent Professor(s) |
| 2019-20 | None Awarded |
| 2018-19 | Dr. DawnElla Rust |
| 2017-18 | Dr. Patrick Jenlink |
| 2016-17 | Dr. Kenneth Farrish |
| 2015-16 | Dr. Ray Darville |
| 2014-15 | Dr. Tim King |
| 2013-14 | Dr. Harry Downing |
| 2012-13 | Dr. Brian Oswald |
| 2011-12 | Dr. Jimmie Yeiser |
| 2010-11 | Dr. Hans Williams |
| 2009-10 | Dr. Tom Segady |
| 2008-09 | Dr. John Moore |
| 2007-08 | Dr. Leon Young |
| 2006-07 | Dr. Allen Richman Dr. David Creech |
| 2005-06 | None Awarded |
| 2004-05 | Dr. Sandra McCune Dr. Sammie Smith |
| 2003-04 | Dr. Suzy Weems Mr. Charles D. Jones |
| 2002-03 | Ms. Mary McCleary Dr. Robert Szafran |
| 2001-02 | Dr. Anna Bradfield Dr. Michael Legg |
| 2000-2001 | Dr. Norman Markworth Dr. Leonard Cheever |
| 1999-20 | Dr. Scott Bills Dr. James Corbin |
| 1998-99 | Dr. Tom Callaway Dr. Mingteh Chang |
| 1997-98 | Dr. Mel Finkenberg Dr. Jose Rodriguez |
| 1996-97 | Dr. David Kulhavy Dr. Jere Jackson |
| 1995-96 | Dr. James Kroll Dr. Donnya Stephens |
| 1994-95 | Dr. James Towns Dr. Syliva McGrath |
| 1993-94 | Dr. Vinay Kothari Dr. Elvia Rodriguez |
| 1992-93 | Dr. Bobby Johnson Dr. James DiNucci |
| 1991-92 | Dr. Gloria Durr Dr. E. Donice McCune |
| 1990-91 | Dr. Francis Abernethy Dr. Thomas J. Stanly |
| 1989-90 | Dr. Lynnette Solomon Dr. William Young |
| 1988-89 | Dr. James G. Dickson Dr. Dillard Tinsley |
| 1987-88 | Dr. David Petty Dr. Neal Houston |
| 1986-87 | Dr. David W. Jones Dr. Elray Nixon |
| 1985-86 | Dr. Archie McDonald Dr. Victor Bilan |
| 1984-85 | Mr. William E. Arscott Dr. Alfred S. Shivers |
| 1983-84 | Dr. June Irwin Dr. Donald Beason |
| 1982-83 | Dr. Walter Robertson Dr. Dan Beaty |
| 1981-82 | Dr. William Cozart Dr. Jack McCullough |
| 1980-81 | Dr. James Garrett Dr. Robert S. Maxwell |