Undergraduate faculty member named as
Provost's Distinguished Service Professor
Associate Professor
Carol Riker, M.S.N., R.N., and six other professors were
recently recognized by Provost Kumble Subbaswamy as the
University's first Distinguished Service Professors.
Subbaswamy selected the professors from
nominations by the deans of their respective colleges for high
achievements and contributions to the University.
The recipients will be awarded $10,000 for
each of the three years they hold the appointment and can use
the money for research or as a salary stipend, Subbaswamy said.
Riker, who teaches community and public health
nursing in the undergraduate program, is grateful to the deans
and colleagues who have involved, supported, and mentored her in
projects which serve the public.
"In addition to my direct service projects,
much of the research conducted by our
Tobacco Policy
Research Program provides a service for communities, as did
a previous demonstration project on HIV and adolescents. There
is nothing like watching a community go smoke-free or a group of
teens learn skills they can use to refuse risky behaviors.
And having the opportunity to work with nursing students as they
learn through service to the children of a community is
priceless," Riker said.
Riker hopes to use the award funds to foster a
meaningful and lasting connection between UK and the Gainesway
Community Empowerment Center in Lexington. For the past eight
years, she has worked with the center through clinical practice
with nursing students and her own volunteer work.
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