Kudos: Lee, Schmidt named to endowed professorships
Two faculty members in the Mary Frances Early College of Education were named to endowed professorships.
Kyunghwa Lee, a professor in the Department of Educational Theory and Practice, was named the Omer Clyde and Elizabeth Pharr Aderhold Professor in Education by the Board of Regents. Funded by a gift from the family of the late O.C. Aderhold, former president of the University of Georgia and dean of the College of Education, this professorship will provide Lee with the resources to expand her internationally recognized work in teaching and learning in early childhood settings with a specific focus on children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Julianne Schmidt, an associate professor in the Department of Kinesiology, was named the Georgia Athletic Association Professor in Education. The professorship is funded by a gift from the University of Georgia Athletic Association and will provide Schmidt with the resources to expand her internationally recognized work in concussion.