President Choi's Blog

Awards recognize excellence in shared governance

April 8, 2025


President Choi, Dr. Bill Horner and Faculty Council Chair Tom Warhover at the Spring 2025 General Faulty Meeting.
(Left to right) President Choi, Dr. Bill Horner and Faculty Council Chair Tom Warhover.

During last week’s General Faculty Meeting, I was proud to join Professor Tom Warhover, chair of Mizzou’s Faculty Council, in announcing winners of the 2024-25 Shared Governance Awards. This honor recognizes those who show extraordinary commitment to shared governance and have made a proven impact on our community. Recognition includes an award sponsored by the Office of the President.

This year we celebrated two outstanding recipients:

President Choi, Professor Ben Trachtenberg, Associate Director of the Teaching for Learning Center Flower Darby and Tom Warhover at the Spring 2025 General Faulty Meeting.
(Left to right) President Choi, Professor Ben Trachtenberg, Associate Director of the Teaching for Learning Center Flower Darby and Faculty Council Chair Warhover. Professor Trachtenberg and Associate Director Darby accepted the award on behalf of AI task force members.

• Dr. Bill Horner, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor, for his 25 years of work focused on effective faculty governance and the democratic process.

• The MU Task Force on Artificial Intelligence in the Learning Environment for contributing valuable perspectives that continue to shape our AI polices.

Mizzou’s world-class faculty are dedicated to making a difference. Their partnership remains essential to delivering our land-grant mission of service and excellence. Congratulations to this year’s honorees, and thank you for your commitment to Mizzou.

— Mun