Faculty

Indiana State University has announced the 2025 recipients of its highest faculty honors, recognizing exceptional achievements in teaching, research, service, and community engagement. The awardees, selected from various disciplines, exemplify the university’s mission of academic excellence and dedication to student success.

The honorees will be formally recognized at the annual Faculty Recognition Banquet on Thursday, April 17.

Indiana State University Associate Professor and Faculty Senate Chair James Gustafson will serve as the Royden B. Davis Visiting Chair in Iranian History at Georgetown University in Fall 2025. This highly acclaimed appointment is given to an internationally recognized scholar who trains Georgetown students in foreign affairs, governmental service, and the humanities. 

Dr. James Gustafson, Associate Professor of History at Indiana State University, has released a new book that explores Iranian history from an environmental perspective. The Lion and the Sun: Environmental History and the Formation of Modern Iran is described as essential reading for scholars and students of global environmental history and the modern Middle East.

Indiana State University proudly announces that Dr. Justin Miller, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded a $248,930 grant from the National Science Foundation. The funding will support Dr. Miller's research into the chemical capabilities of a bacterial species and provide mentorship opportunities for underrepresented students on campus.