The Professor of International Studies is an honorary appointment.  Faculty members who are awarded this title must be full, tenured professors, have experience in teaching international or comparative courses, and have a research interest in international topics. Honorary Professors of International Studies participate in Center events and are awarded, as of fall 2008, a small research/travel grant in recognition of the significance of this appointment.

Fall 2008
Ann Brooks - Professor, Educational Administration and Psychological Services
Michael Forstner - Professor, Biology
John Tiefenbacher - Professor, Geography
Sharon Ugalde - Professor, Modern Languages

Fall  2007
Jaime Chahin - Dean, College of Applied Arts, and Professor, Occupational Education
Sue Williams -  Professor, Family and Consumer Science

Fall 2006
Aditi Angirasa - Professor, Agriculture
Byron Augustin - Professor, Geography
Steven Beebe - Chair, Dept. of Communication Studies, and Professor, Communication Studies
Frederick Day - Professor, Geography
Dennis Dunn - Director, Center for International Studies, and Professor, History
Robert Gorman - Professor, Political Science
Catherine Hawkins - Professor, Social Work
Sandhya Rao - Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Walter Rast- Professor, Biology
Federico Subervi - Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
David Stea - Professor Emeritus, Geography
Joseph Yick -  Professor, History
 

International Studies Steering Committee

The purpose of the International Studies Steering Committee is to (1)advise the Center’s director on academic and strategic planning; (2)integrate an international perspective across the curriculum; (3)promote study abroad and international faculty exchanges; (4)support extracurricular activities that stress an international dimension; and
(5)nominate to the provost and appropriate dean tenured faculty for the academic designation of “Professor of International Studies,” which will be an honorary designation that will be added to the nominee’s regular academic appointment and published in the University catalog, e.g., Professor of Sociology and International Studies.

College of Business:                      Dr. Jack Mogab, Economics and Finance

College of Science:                        Dr. Vedaraman Sriraman, Technology

College of Health Sciences:         Dr. Karen Brown, Social Work

College of Applied Arts:                Dr. Aditi Angirasa, Agriculture

College of Fine Arts:                      Dr. Sandbya Rao, Mass Communication

College of Education:                    Dr. Jennifer Battle, Curriculum & Instruction

College of Liberal Arts:                 Dr. Paul Hart, History

College of Liberal Arts:                 Dr. Robert Gorman, Political Science

College of Liberal Arts                  Dr. Hassan Tajali, Political Science

College of Liberal Arts                  Dr. Teya Rosenberg, English

College of Liberal Arts                  Dr. Jennifer Forrest, Modern Languages

College of Liberal Arts                  Dr. Fred Day, Geography