The public affairs mission challenges the Missouri State University community to use its knowledge and skills to better the world.
For 11 years, the Board of Governors has recognized faculty and staff members who model the public affairs mission in their academic and on-campus work. This year, Missouri State recognizes three faculty members and three staff members with the Board of Governors’ Award for Excellence in Public Affairs.
Each winner receives $1,500 for research, professional development or projects related to their public affairs work.
Faculty winners
Dr. Paul Durham, distinguished professor of biology and director of the Center for Biomedical and Life Sciences in the College of Natural and Applied Sciences
Durham inspires the next generation of scientists.
Grounded in integrity, humility and accountability, his teaching equips students to understand the implications of their findings to both the individual and society.
Durham was the 2019-20 Provost Fellow for Public Affairs. In this role, he developed the annual public affairs theme, the “21st Century Digital World” and chaired the Public Affairs Conference.
Dr. Ann Rost, professor and psychology assistant department head in the McQueary…
