Faculty Handbook & Constitution - Lee University

_________________LEE UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOK & CONSTITUTION_________________Faculty members who have received the Excellence in Advising Award:Janet Rahamut 1996 Donna Summerlin 2003 Patricia McClung 2010Carlanna Gill 1997 Lee Cheek 2004 Kevin Brown 2011Robert Barnett 1998 Debbie Murray 2005 Skip Jenkins 2012Jerald Daffe 1999 Thomas Doolittle 2006 Sherry Kasper 2013Matthew Melton 2000 Louis Morgan 2007 Ingrid Hart 2014Paul DeLaLuz 2001 Jeff Sargent 2008Pamela Browning 2002 Shane Griffith 2009Distinguished ProfessorDistinguished Professor is a rank awarded by the Board of Directors in those rarecircumstances in which a Lee professor has performed with great distinction over anextended period of time, and has performed at a level of excellence which has beenrecognized as exceptional among fellow professors at the university. It is awarded at therecommendation of the President. No individual will be considered for this rank with lessthan 15 years of service at Lee.Senior Adjunct ProfessorSenior Adjunct Professor is a rank conferred on a tenured faculty member whorelinquishes tenured status and requests continuation as a member of the faculty with allnormal faculty privileges except a formal vote and the fringe benefit package. Thisstatus carries a minimum teaching load of 12 credit hours per year. Senior AdjunctProfessors also assist colleagues with advising, recruiting, letters of recommendation,etc.Professor Emeritus StatusFaculty members who have attained the rank of Associate Professor or Professor byretirement at age 62 or later and who have served a minimum of twenty years at LeeUniversity, the last 10 of which must be continuous, are eligible for nomination toProfessor Emeritus status.The procedure for granting emeritus status is as follows: any member of the faculty oradministration may offer a recommendation to the Vice President for Academic Affairs,who then makes recommendations to the President; the President submits nominationsto the Board of Directors, and the Board grants final approval for emeritus status. Anappropriate resolution and certificate are presented at commencement.The criteria for selecting emeritus faculty are dedication to teaching, loyalty to theinstitution, and outstanding contributions during one’s tenure at Lee University.The emeritus members of the faculty have the rights and privileges of associatemembers: they may attend faculty meetings (without a vote); participate incommencement exercises; enjoy faculty rights and privileges when teaching part–time;receive a free pass to all athletic events, campus events, and library; be entitled to facultydiscounts at the bookstore and the cafeteria; and receive a parking permit when space isavailable.Faculty members who are granted emeritus status are listed in the University Catalogand Faculty Handbook as Emeritus Professors and shall receive an invitation to alluniversity functions that faculty members of the institution (or their spouses) receive.6 - 19 Benefits of Faculty Service