Carolina Distinguished Professors and Endowed Chairs

Carolina Distinguished Professors
Criteria for Appointment & Reappointment

• Recipients must be truly distinguished scholars in their field
• Recipients must have established reputations as distinguished teachers, combining excellence in scholarship with a commitment to students and their intellectual development
• Recipients should have proven records of interest and concern with the growth and success of this (or a previous) institution and their colleagues, with particular attention to the mentoring of junior colleagues
• Normally, recipients must be tenured full professors at the University of South Carolina or eligible for initial appointment at that rank

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Endowed Chairs and Named Professorships
Criteria for Appointment and Reappointment

• Recipients must have distinguished themselves by the quality and number of their scholarly and/or creative works
• Recipients must have enhanced of the University's reputation through regional, national and international recognition of the professional work
• Recipients must have a record of high quality of University teaching
• Recipients must have a record of service to the University and to the profession which distinguishes the individual and University. Appropriate professional and personal conduct
• Normally, recipients must be full professors at the University of South Carolina or eligible for initial appointment at that rank

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