Evans named a Red Cedar Distinguished Professor
Sarah Evans, a resident faculty member at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station and the Department of Integrative
Biology, has been named a Red Cedar Distinguished Professor by MSU.
Evans, an EEB core faculty member, will retain the title of Red Cedar Distinguished Professor for the duration of her career at MSU, and will receive scholarly support for the next three years, provided by the nominating college, MSU’s Vice President for Research and Innovation, and the Provost.
KBS Director Fredric Janzen said of the accolade, “This honorary professorship recognizes Dr. Evans’ phenomenal grantsmanship, mentoring skills, growing leadership, and overall world-class academic acumen in soil microbial ecology and climate change.”
The Red Cedar Distinguished Professorship is awarded to individuals who combine externally recognized, exemplary scholarly accomplishment or potential, with clear professional relevance to specific areas of MSU scholarly need, disciplinary development, or research or creative emphasis. Consideration also includes the candidate’s teaching innovation and excellence.
She joins EEB members Elise Zipkin and Shinhan Shiu, who were so honored in April.
Read the story by Kellogg Biological Station.
