Georgia State University views the “Teacher-Scholar” as the ideal for University faculty. The Alumni Distinguished Professor award recognizes outstanding faculty who balance and integrate their teaching and scholarship activities.

Eligibility and Criteria

Criteria for selection include:

• Sustained and ongoing excellence in teaching;
• A record of exemplary scholarly accomplishments; and
• A distinguished record of integrating scholarship and teaching in ways that are both rooted in the discipline and supportive of student learning at GSU.

Examples of integration between scholarship and teaching include the effective incorporation of disciplinary scholarship in teaching, application of pedagogical scholarship to shape teaching, and promoting student engagement with contemporary scholarly practices. Conversely, there may be instances where teaching and instructional activities have shaped scholarly and creative activities and products.