Regents Professors

On October 27, 1979, the Stephen F. Austin State University Board of Regents established a program to honor outstanding teaching and research contributions from university faculty members. The title of Regents Professor is the highest honor that the university may bestow upon a member of the faculty. To date, only 56 SFA faculty members have been named Regents Professors.

For many years, two Regents Professors were named each year, one in the area of research and one in the area of teaching. Beginning in 2009, one Regents Professor has been named each academic year by the Board of Regents for this prestigious honor; the title is held for a term of one academic year. A Regents Professor receives a medal along with a stipend. The following Stephen F. Austin State University faculty members have been honored by being named Regents Professors:

Regents Professors	Academic Year of Distinction
Dr. James Garrett, Professor of Chemistry	1980-81
Dr. Robert S. Maxwell, Professor of History	1980-81
Dr. William Cozart, Associate Professor of English	1981-82
Dr. Jack D. McCullough, Professor of Biology	1981-82
Dr. Dan J. Beaty, Professor of Music	1982-83
Dr. Walter Robertson, Professor of Biology	1982-83
Mr. Donald R. Beason, Associate Professor of Art	1983-84
Dr. June Irwin, Professor of Health and Physical Education	1983-84
Dr. William E. Arscott, Professor of Art	1984-85
Dr. Alfred S. Shivers, Professor of English and Philosophy	1984-85
Dr. M. Victor Bilan, Professor Forestry	1985-86
Dr. Archie P. McDonald, Professor of History	1985-86
Dr. David W. Jones, Professor of Music	1986-87
Dr. Elray Nixon, Professor of Biology	1986-87
Dr. Neal Houston, Professor of English	1987-88
Dr. David Petty, Professor of Sociology	1987-88
Dr. James G. Dickson, Jr., Professor of Political Science	1988-89
Dr. Dillard Tinsley, Professor of Management and Marketing	1988-89
Dr. Lynnette K. Solomon, Professor of Economics and Finance	1989-90
Dr. William Young, Professor of Music	1989-90
Dr. Francis E. Abernethy, Professor of English and Philosophy	1990-91
Dr. Thomas J. Stanly, Professor of Agriculture	1990-91
Dr. Gloria Durr, Professor of Home Economics	1991-92
Dr. E. Donice McCune, Professor Mathematics and Statistics	1991-92
Dr. Bobby Johnson, Professor of History	1992-93
Dr. James DiNucci, Professor of Kinesiology and Health Science	1992-93
Dr. Vinay Kothari, Professor of Management and Marketing	1993-94
Dr. Elvia Rodriguez, Professor of Elementary Education	1993-94
Dr. Syvia McGrath, Professor of History	1994-95
Dr. James E. Towns, Professor of Communication	1994-95
Dr. James C. Kroll, Professor of Forestry	1995-96
Dr. Donnya Stephens, Professor of Secondary Education	1995-96
Dr. Jere Jackson, Professor of History	1996-97
Dr. David Kulhavy, Professor of Forestry	1996-97
Dr. Mel E. Finkenberg, Professor of Kinesiology and Health Science	1997-98
Dr. Jose Rodriguez, Professor of Secondary Education	1997-98
Dr. Tom Callaway, Professor of Physics	1998-99
Dr. Mingteh Chang, Professor of Forestry	1998-99
Dr. Scott Bills, Professor of History	1999-00
Dr. James Corbin, Professor of Anthropology	1999-00
Dr. Leonard Cheever, Professor of English	2000-01
Dr. Norman Markworth, Professor of Astronomy	2000-01
Dr. Anna Bradfield, Professor of Counseling and Special Education	2001-02
Dr. Michael Legg, Professor of Forestry	2001-02
Ms. Mary McCleary, Professor of Art	2002-03
Dr. Robert Szafran, Professor Sociology	2002-03
Mr. Charles D. Jones, Professor of Art	2003-04
Dr. Mary Kate “Suzy” Weems, Professor of Human Sciences	2003-04
Dr. Sandra McCune, Professor of Elementary Education	2004-05
Dr. Sammie Smith, Professor of Accounting	2004-05
Dr. David Creech, Professor of Agriculture	2006-07
Dr. Allen Richman, Professor of History	2006-07
Dr. Leon Young, Professor of Agriculture	2007-08
Dr. John Moore, Professor of Chemistry	2008-09
Dr. Tom Segady, Professor of Sociology	2009-10
Dr. Hans Williams, Professor of Forestry	2010-11
Dr. Jimmie Yeiser Professor of Forestry	2011-12
Dr. Brian P. Oswald Professor of Forestry	2012-13
Dr. Harry Downing Professor of Physics	2013-14

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