{"id":12329,"date":"2025-10-20T12:01:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/?p=12329"},"modified":"2025-10-20T12:01:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:01:19","slug":"celebrating-faculty-career-milestones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/blog\/2025\/10\/20\/celebrating-faculty-career-milestones\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating faculty career milestones\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025-Newly-Promoted-Faculty-Reception-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025-Newly-Promoted-Faculty-Reception-1.jpg\" alt=\"Provost Martens (far left) and President Choi (far right) with professors and newly promoted faculty from the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.\" class=\"wp-image-12330\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025-Newly-Promoted-Faculty-Reception-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025-Newly-Promoted-Faculty-Reception-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/president.missouri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/2025-Newly-Promoted-Faculty-Reception-1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Provost Martens (far left) and President Choi (far right) with professors and newly promoted faculty from the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week, I was proud to attend a special reception with Provost Martens that recognized 147 faculty members who received promotions during the 2024-25 academic year. More than 150 guests, including deans, administrators, family and friends gathered to celebrate their remarkable achievements.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of those newly promoted faculty, 32 members earned tenure \u2014 an incredible milestone in one\u2019s academic career. Nearly all academic units were represented, as well as MU Extension.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mizzou\u2019s world-class faculty are central to our land-grant mission of service. Their hard work and resilience get results.\u00a0We were ranked the <a href=\"https:\/\/showme.missouri.edu\/2025\/the-value-of-a-mizzou-education-remains-high-in-new-rankings\/\">No. 4 best value flagship university in the nation<\/a> according to the latest U.S. News and World Report data. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/showme.missouri.edu\/2025\/mizzous-research-exceeds-500-million\/\">research expenditures are at an all-time high<\/a>, and we\u2019re achieving historic records for student success, including a 77% graduation rate \u2013 the best among all public universities in Missouri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faculty dedicate themselves to advancing their fields through years of teaching, research and meaningful engagement. Their important work benefits our university and helps save and improve lives around the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations again to our exceptional faculty! I am grateful for your commitment to achieving excellence and making a difference for our students and state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2014 Mun<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was proud to attend a special reception with Provost Martens that recognized 147 faculty members who received promotions during the 2024-25 academic year. 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