Distinguished Faculty

The Minds Moving the Profession Forward

SRAI’s Distinguished Faculty program recognizes accomplished leaders in research administration who go beyond achievement to actively shape the profession.

These dedicated professionals serve as year-round educators, mentors, and strategic thinkers. More than subject-matter experts, they bring vision, insight, and energy to SRAI’s educational offerings and community growth.

Learn more about the individuals driving growth, innovation, and learning to SRAI's educational and strategic initiatives. 

Meet SRAI Distinguished Faculty

Distinguished Faculty Contribute By:

  • EDUCATING RESEARCH ADMINISTRATORS

    as well as cross-sector professionals and the public through presentations & personal engagement across formal and informal settings.

  • IMPROVING COMMUNICATION

    between researchers, institutions, funders, and stakeholders to promote stronger collaboration and knowledge exchange.

  • CREATING & DELIVERING

    timely, high-impact educational content that addresses emerging trends and challenges in research administration.

  • SERVING AS THOUGHT LEADERS

    by shaping programming that responds to the evolving needs of the profession and its global community.

Becoming Distinguished Faculty

Each year, SRAI opens a call for nominations from April to June to identify new members for its Distinguished Faculty. Candidates are selected through a competitive application process based on their expertise, leadership, and commitment to advancing the profession.

The nominator must submit a letter to SRAI describing how he/she is acquainted with the nominee and why the nominator believes the nominee meets the selection criteria for DF status listed. 

The individual nominated must complete the nomination process by providing SRAI an up-to-date resume/CV that specifically highlights the individual’s activities with SRAI in the past 3 years as an instructor, author, speaker, webinar/workshop leader, and/or mentor as well as any education-service related activities in the field of RA (e.g., serving as a track chair for a RA meeting).

After being selected as a DF member, the DF member will be expected to continue to regularly contribute to the Society and the field of research administration. This should involve engagement in activities commensurate with the criteria for selection, which may include any education-service related activities in the field of RA, such as SRAI committee involvement, educational working groups, certificate review, mentoring, presenting, and/or educational and professional development.

The Chair(s) of the DF Subcommittee under the Membership Committee shall convene a Selection/Review Panel to evaluate each nominee according to the following criteria:

  1. SRAI Membership: The individual nominated for DF status must be a member in good standing at the time of nomination AND:
  2. Expertise in Research Administration: There must be evidence in the materials provided that the nominee is recognized by his/her peers as a subject matter expert in one or more areas within the Body of Knowledge of research administration AND:
  3. Teaching Excellence: There must be evidence in the materials provided that the individual has developed and presented with SRAI (within last 3 years) high quality education and training content that adds to the body of knowledge. Engagement in education-service related activities in the field of RA will also be considered.

The Society’s goal is to involve its active DF members in achieving the educational goals of the Society. Towards this end, SRAI will:    

  1. Recognize DF members at SRA events and in conference programs, websites, webinars, and publications.
  2. Invite DF members to submit proposals to participate as speakers, workshop leaders, and leaders of other educational venues and ask DF members to fill content gaps in programming as needed.

SRAI International appreciates the time and talents DF provides to support the society and recognizes their efforts by:

  1. Automatically inviting DF to participate in the SRAI's Odyssey Mentoring Program
  2. Participate in society planning to:
    1. Help envision and plan the future educational activities of the Society in relation to existing and emerging needs of the profession.
    2. Design, plan and identify DF participants to carry out special educational projects as needed to strengthen the Society and/or the profession in general.
    3. Engage in collegial discussions and benefit from peer presentations on topics of interest to enhance the professional development of all DF.
    4. Recognize incoming DF members and list their contributions to the profession.

SRAI’s Distinguished Faculty Emeritus

A recognition and thank you to Distinguished Faculty whose leadership, service, and lasting contributions helped shape the Society and elevate the research administration profession.

See Honorees 

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