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Three educators granted renewed positions as university professors recognized for their outstanding work.

University professors promoted: Three faculty members granted the prestigious and exclusive academy position, the University Professor rank, an esteemed status within the institution. The recognition comes with honors...

University recognizes three staff members with renewed professor appointments
University recognizes three staff members with renewed professor appointments

Three educators granted renewed positions as university professors recognized for their outstanding work.

Syracuse University has recognised the exceptional work of two of its faculty members and a university leader with prestigious awards and appointments.

J. Michael Haynie, the founder of the D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, has been reappointed to the rank of University Professor, the University's most senior and selective academic status. This honour is a testament to his academic and professional activities, which are recognised with this honor for exceptional scholarship.

In addition to his role as the founder of the D'Aniello Institute, Haynie serves as the vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation, executive dean of the Martin J. Whitman School of Management, and Barnes Professor of Entrepreneurship. He is also the director of the Center for Aging and Policy Studies in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the director of the D'Annielo Institute, which serves 25,000 transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses annually.

Haynie's leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic has been commendable, earning him the Chancellor's Medal. In 2021, he received this honour for his leadership during Syracuse University’s COVID-19 response efforts.

Another faculty member, Dympna Callaghan, has also been recognised with the prestigious title of University Professor. Callaghan is the William L. Safire Professor of Modern Letters in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is a renowned scholar, having published widely on the playwrights and poets of the English Renaissance.

Callaghan's academic achievements extend beyond Syracuse. She has held distinguished fellowships on three continents and is a life member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University. In 2012-13, she served as president of the Shakespeare Association of America. Currently, she is writing about the relationship between poetic fluency and freedom of speech and Shakespeare in the American Civil War.

Callaghan is also a core editorial team member of A/S/I/A (Asian Shakespeare Intercultural Archive) and co-edits the Palgrave Shakespeare book series. Moreover, she is the lead editor of the A/S/I/A gender collection.

Jennifer Karas Montez, a faculty associate of the Aging Studies Institute, is another faculty member worthy of recognition. Montez is a research affiliate at the Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health, the Center for Policy Research, and co-director of the Policy, Place, and Population Health Lab in the Maxwell School.

Montez's research focuses on inequalities in adult mortality across education levels and geographic areas within the United States. Her work is instrumental in understanding and addressing these inequalities.

These faculty members and leaders' contributions to Syracuse University and their respective fields are significant and deserving of recognition. Their appointments and awards serve as a testament to the university's commitment to academic excellence and leadership.

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