This year, a total of 12 faculty who have been at the rank of professor for five or more years were granted a PSIP award. Each recipient received a $5000 increase in salary for their sustained work in research, mentoring students, and who have a strong record of both teaching and service. This year’s recipients are:
Melissa Burnett, PhD
Professor, Marketing, COB
Barbara Bushman, PhD
Professor, Kinesiology, CHHS
John F. Chuchiak IV, PhD
Professor, History, CHAPA
Billie J.A. Follensbee, PhD
Professor, Art and Design, COAL
Richard C. Garrad, PhD
Professor, Biomedical Sciences, CHHS
Kartik C. Ghosh, PhD
Professor, Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science, CNAS
Randall P. Hamm, MSEd
Professor, Music, COAL
Reza Sedaghat-Herati, PhD
Professor, Chemistry, CNAS
Cedomir Kostovic, MFA
Professor, Art and Design, COAL
William Garrett Piston, PhD
Professor, History, CHPA
Wenping Qiu, PhD
Research Professor, Agriculture Mt Grove Campus, SAGR
Xingping Sun, PhD
Professor, Mathematics, CNAS
We invite everyone to visit the Provost Website to review components of the successful applications which were funded this year. Since the PSIP has been in place, we have granted a total of 52 awards to our professors. We offer our congratulations those selected this year and thank them for their commitment to MSU.