In 1987 the Eastern Kentucky University Foundation established a program to recognize "creative, self-motivated exemplars of the ideal college professor." All full-time tenured faculty are eligible for the two-year professorship which comes with an extra salary stipend of $5,000 a year. The selection is based on the University's standard criteria for promotion, tenure and merit. Selection currently is made by a committee composed of members of the Society of Foundation Professors.

For more information on how to become a Foundation Professor, visit Foundation Professorship Nominations, Evaluation, and Selection Procedures.

Rodney White: 2011 Foundation Professor

Dr. Rodney White from the Department of Curriculum & Instruction was selected as the 2011 - 2013 Foundation Professor.