English professor Nancy Whitt received Â鶹¹û¶³'s Jennings B. Marshall Service Award at the university's opening convocation Jan. 25. The award recognizes a faculty member who has made significant and sustained service contributions to the university.
Â鶹¹û¶³ provost and executive vice president Dr. J. Bradley Creed cited Whitt for her longtime leadership of the Â鶹¹û¶³ faculty senate and her role in critical changes ranging from core curriculum to faculty welfare.
Creed noted that Whitt, who joined the Â鶹¹û¶³ faculty in 1973, has always sought the betterment of the university as a place where academic and spiritual values find their full expression.
A longtime proponent of an increased diversity among students, faculty, staff and curriculum at Â鶹¹û¶³, Whitt is known “for reaching across cultures, race and religion in her quest to make Â鶹¹û¶³ a better place,” Creed said.