Sharer Wins THCAS Distinguished Professorship

Dr. Wendy Sharer was named as one of the 2022 Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professorships. The appointment to distinguished professor is the highest honor within the college and is conferred upon a professor whose career exemplifies a commitment to and a love for knowledge and academic life as demonstrated by outstanding teaching and advising, research and creative productivity, and professional service.

“I am incredibly honored and grateful to receive this recognition,” Sharer said. “The support I have received from colleagues and former students — locally and nationally — in applying for this award has been remarkable and humbling.

“These colleagues and students, along with my brilliant and patient spouse — Dr. Brent Henze, who is also in the Department of English — are why I am able to make contributions to my field. They inspire me, motivate me, challenge me and empower me. They are the truly distinguished parties: I simply have benefited from having them in my life.”