CSU Professors
The Board of Trustees for the Connecticut State University System awards the title of CSU Professor in recognition of significant academic excellence. The title is awarded in accordance with the following procedures:
The Board of Trustees, upon the recommendation of a President and the Chancellor, may award full-time members the title, CSU Professor, provided that the member:
- has been recommended for the honor by the President who has received the advice of a committee elected from the membership by a procedure designed by the Senate and approved by the President;
- has been recognized by peers in the field for professional excellence.
Not more than four (4) CSU Professorships shall be awarded in any given year, and there shall not be more than twelve (12) in the Connecticut State University System nor more than three (3) in any one university at any given time.
The most recent nomination was Southern's Joseph B. Solodow, one of the country's most prominent scholars of Latin language and literature, in October 2009. Learn More
Current CSU Professors
- Felton Best (Philosophy)
Central Connecticut State University - James Russell (Sociology)
Eastern Connecticut State University - Vivian Shipley (English)
Southern Connecticut State University - John Briggs (Dept of Writing, Linguistics and Creative Process)
Western Connecticut State University - Margaret Grimes (Art)
Western Connecticut State University - Thomas Philbrick (Biological & Environmental Sciences)
Western Connecticut State University - Joseph B. Solodow (Spanish/Latin)
Southern Connecticut State University