{"id":12242,"date":"2022-12-10T16:48:53","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T16:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/?page_id=12242"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:21:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:21:04","slug":"university-faculty-scholars","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/awards-and-honors\/university-faculty-scholars\/","title":{"rendered":"University Faculty Scholars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rewarding Faculty Leaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Provost\u2019s Office oversees the University Faculty Scholars Program, which was established in 2012. The program recognizes and rewards emerging academic leaders who demonstrate significant achievement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, approximately twenty tenured or tenure-track faculty scholars are identified to receive this honor. &nbsp;Faculty members selected as University Faculty Scholars carry the title for the duration of their faculty appointment at NC&nbsp;State and receive an increase to their base salary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NC&nbsp;State Standouts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-mini-story ncst-askew-media-text has-gray-600-background-color mirror-layout\"><div class=\"ncst-askew-media-text__container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-text-column\"><h2 class=\"ncst-text-column__heading\">The Year\u2019s Best<\/h2><p class=\"ncst-text-column__teaser\">Twenty faculty were named University Faculty Scholars for the 2025-26 academic year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-buttons\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button is-style-secondary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2026\/02\/2025-26-university-faculty-scholars-named\/\" class=\"btn ncst-block__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/news.ncsu.edu\/2026\/02\/2025-26-university-faculty-scholars-named\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"text\">Learn more<\/span><span class=\"arrow-indicator\">\n<svg class=\"wp-block-ncst-wolficon wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg>\n<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-media\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ufs-header-image-1024x576-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Belltower with trees\" class=\"wp-image-12244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ufs-header-image-1024x576-1.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ufs-header-image-1024x576-1-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/ufs-header-image-1024x576-1-768x432.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Selected Scholars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the University Faculty Scholars program began in 2012, 298 faculty have received this honor. Here\u2019s the most recent class of scholars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2025-26 University Faculty Scholars<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/physics.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/rbordol\/\">Rongmon Bordoloi<\/a>, associate professor of physics and astronomy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chass.ncsu.edu\/people\/mday2\/\">Meg Day<\/a>, associate professor of English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry\/people\/colleen-doherty\/\">Colleen Doherty<\/a>, associate professor of molecular and structural biochemistry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/people\/tadrake\/\">Timothy Drake<\/a>, associate professor of educational leadership, policy and human development<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/people\/berdim\/\">Burak Erdim<\/a>, associate professor of architecture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engr.ncsu.edu\/people\/dgkamper\/\">Derek Kamper<\/a>, professor of biomedical engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/chass.ncsu.edu\/people\/mkhisa\/\">Moses Khisa<\/a>, associate professor of public and international affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/whitney-knollenberg\/\">Whitney Knollenberg<\/a>, associate professor of parks, recreation and tourism management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/people\/pmcavoy\/\">Paula McAvoy<\/a>, associate professor of teacher education and learning sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ccee.ncsu.edu\/people\/bmmorten\/\">Brina Montoya<\/a>, professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/people\/vnaraya3\/\">Venkat Narayanaswamy<\/a>, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cvm.ncsu.edu\/people\/mpairis\/\">Monique Pairis-Garcia<\/a>, professor of population health and pathobiology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cnr.ncsu.edu\/directory\/rajan-parajuli\/\">Rajan Parajuli<\/a>, associate professor of forestry and environmental resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ece.ncsu.edu\/people\/spavlid\/\">Spyridon Pavlidis<\/a>, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cvm.ncsu.edu\/people\/xpeng5\/\">Xinxia Peng<\/a>, professor of molecular biomedical sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/poole.ncsu.edu\/people\/rishika-rishika\/\">Rishika Rishika<\/a>, professor of marketing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cals.ncsu.edu\/food-bioprocessing-and-nutrition-sciences\/people\/dasalvi\/\">Deepti Salvi<\/a>, associate professor of food, bioprocessing and nutrition sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meas.sciences.ncsu.edu\/people\/aschnet\/\">Astrid Schnetzer<\/a>, professor of marine, earth and atmospheric sciences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ne.ncsu.edu\/ne-ncsu-edu\/people\/gyang9\/\">Ge Yang<\/a>, professor of nuclear engineering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/people\/jyin8\/\">Jie Yin<\/a>, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"ncst-labeled-section wp-block-ncst-featured-content ncst-featured-content is-card-style layout-two-column\">\n  <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__background\">\n    <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__container\">\n               <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__header\">\n                      <h2 class=\"ncst-labeled-section__heading\">UNIVERSITY FACULTY SCHOLARS SELECTION PROCESS<\/h2>\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"ncst-labeled-section__content\">\n        \n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-featured-content\"><a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/awards-and-honors\/university-faculty-scholars\/selection-process\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/awards-and-honors\/university-faculty-scholars\/selection-process\/\n  >\n  \n\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">2026-27 Details<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Nominations for 2026-27 will open early fall 2026. Check back here to nominate an outstanding tenured or tenure-track faculty member from your college.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Read <span class=nowrap>more&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n\n\n<a\n    class=\"ncst-content-card wp-block-ncst-content-card with-cta\"\n    href=\"https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/awards-and-honors\/university-faculty-scholars\/program-prior-years\/\"\n    data-ua-cat=\"Content Card\"\n    data-ua-action=\"Content Card Click\"\n    data-ua-label=https:\/\/provost.ncsu.edu\/ofe\/awards-and-honors\/university-faculty-scholars\/program-prior-years\/\n  >\n  \n\n    \n    <div class=\"content-card__text-container\">\n      \n                          <h3 class=\"content-card__headline\">Prior Years\u2019 Details<\/h3>\n              \n\n      \t      \t        <p class=\"content-card__teaser\">Take a look at our University Faculty Scholars Program honorees since 2012.<\/p>\n\t      \t    \n              <p class=\"content-card__cta\">Read <span class=nowrap>more&nbsp;<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"><svg class=\"wolficon wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" role=\"img\"  aria-hidden=\"true\">\n            \n            <use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\">\n        <\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rewarding Faculty Leaders The Provost\u2019s Office oversees the University Faculty Scholars Program, which was established in 2012. 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