University Faculty Scholars

Rewarding Faculty Leaders

The Provost’s Office oversees the University Faculty Scholars Program, which was established in 2012. The program recognizes and rewards emerging academic leaders who demonstrate significant achievement.

Each year, approximately twenty tenured or tenure-track faculty scholars are identified to receive this honor.  Faculty members selected as University Faculty Scholars carry the title for the duration of their faculty appointment at NC State and receive an increase to their base salary.

NC State Standouts

The Year’s Best

Twenty faculty were named University Faculty Scholars for the 2025-26 academic year.

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Selected Scholars

Since the University Faculty Scholars program began in 2012, 298 faculty have received this honor. Here’s the most recent class of scholars.

2025-26 University Faculty Scholars

• Rongmon Bordoloi, associate professor of physics and astronomy
• Meg Day, associate professor of English
• Colleen Doherty, associate professor of molecular and structural biochemistry
• Timothy Drake, associate professor of educational leadership, policy and human development
• Burak Erdim, associate professor of architecture
• Derek Kamper, professor of biomedical engineering
• Moses Khisa, associate professor of public and international affairs
• Whitney Knollenberg, associate professor of parks, recreation and tourism management
• Paula McAvoy, associate professor of teacher education and learning sciences
• Brina Montoya, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering
• Venkat Narayanaswamy, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering
• Monique Pairis-Garcia, professor of population health and pathobiology
• Rajan Parajuli, associate professor of forestry and environmental resources
• Spyridon Pavlidis, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering
• Xinxia Peng, professor of molecular biomedical sciences
• Rishika Rishika, professor of marketing
• Deepti Salvi, associate professor of food, bioprocessing and nutrition sciences
• Astrid Schnetzer, professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences
• Ge Yang, professor of nuclear engineering
• Jie Yin, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering