Department of Mathematics and Statistics Newsletter 2015 Newsletter | Page 11

supporting letters for my colleagues, both inside and outside of Auburn University, for tenure and promotion, endowed professorships, and doctoral degrees. I feel that I am better able to help more people since receiving the professorship. “COSAM needs endowed professorships and chairs because I have many well-deserving colleagues. This is a great way to recognize faculty accomplishments and is essential to continue to excel and remain competitive across the nation as a major university.” The Lloyd and Sandra Nix Endowed Professorship supports faculty in the College of Sciences and Mathematics and in the College of Liberal Arts, and rotates between the two colleges every three years. For more information on how you can provide a Professorship, contact the COSAM Office of Alumni and Development at 334.844.2931, or [email protected]. 11