Betty Lynn Hendrickson Professorship

The Betty Lynn Hendrickson Professorships provide salary and/or research support for one or more faculty members in the social sciences (anthropology, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology). The professorships are held for two years. The amount of the award varies.

Hendrickson Professors should hold terminal degrees in their respective disciplines and should be tenured members of the faculty with at least ten years of teaching experience. They should have exceptional records in teaching and research.

Heads of eligible departments, in consultation with departmental faculty and/or the appropriate faculty committee, may select one nominee and submit the nomination materials to the Office of the Dean. Current and previous holders of this professorship may be nominated again. Nominations should include the following materials:

1. a letter of recommendation from the nominee’s department head
2. the nominee’s current curriculum vitae documenting a career of distinguished classroom teaching and scholarship
3. an example of the nominee’s published scholarship
4. a brief statement by the nominee describing his or her research and teaching agenda

The dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in consultation with the chancellor selects the holders of the professorships.

For 2021-2023, all nomination materials should be sent to Marla Roberts by May 2, 2022.  All materials must be submitted electronically.

Recipients

Year	Recipient	Department
2019-2021	Derek Alderman	Geography
2019-2020	Jon Shefner	Sociology
2017-2019	Dawnie Steadman Jon Shefner	Anthropology Sociology
2015 – 2017	Derek Alderman Jon Shefner	Geography Sociology
2013 – 2015	Sally Horn Jon Shefner	Geography Sociology
2011 – 2013	Shih-Lung Shaw Jon Shefner	Geography Sociology
2009 – 2011	Shih-Lung Shaw Daniel Feller	Geography History
2007 – 2009	Sally Horn Vejas Liulevicius	Geography History
2005 – 2007	Vejas Liulevicius Bob Wahler	History Psychology