Published on February 11, 2011  

English professor Nancy Whitt received Íò²©¹ÙÍø's Jennings B. Marshall Service Award at the university's opening convocation Jan. 25. The award recognizes a faculty member who has made significant and sustained service contributions to the university.

Íò²©¹ÙÍø provost and executive vice president Dr. J. Bradley Creed cited Whitt for her longtime leadership of the Íò²©¹ÙÍø faculty senate and her role in critical changes ranging from core curriculum to faculty welfare.

Creed noted that Whitt, who joined the Íò²©¹ÙÍø faculty in 1973, has always sought the betterment of the university as a place where academic and spiritual values find their full expression.

A longtime proponent of an increased diversity among students, faculty, staff and curriculum at Íò²©¹ÙÍø, Whitt is known “for reaching across cultures, race and religion in her quest to make Íò²©¹ÙÍø a better place,” Creed said.

 
Íò²©¹ÙÍø is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Íò²©¹ÙÍø is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Íò²©¹ÙÍø enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Íò²©¹ÙÍø fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks with the second highest score in the nation for its 98% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.