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The Alumni
Distinguished Faculty Award
This award is
presented annually to one faculty member (active or retired) who has gone above
and beyond the call of duty. It recognizes those faculty whose service to
students goes beyond the classroom and who have distinguished themselves as
extraordinary mentors and advisors.
Make a Nomination for 2007
Previous Recipients
 2006
Richard Maas
Professor of Environmental Science
posthumously
The University presented the Distinguished
Faculty Award posthumously to Environmental Studies Professor Richard P. Maas.
He died last December, following a brief illness. Maas, who joined the faculty
in 1987, was a visionary scientist, inspirational teacher and one of the
country’s leading water quality researchers. Maas was a founder and co-director
of UNC Asheville’s Environmental Quality Institute, which serves as a national
center for environmental research. Maas was also active in the community. He
helped found the Volunteer Water Information Network and the Clean Air Community
Trust, and served on numerous local boards.
 2005
Merritt Moseley
Professor of Literature
The Distinguished Faculty Award was presented to
Merritt Moseley. Moseley, who joined the UNC Asheville faculty in 1978,
is professor of literature and language. He has published books on David Lodge,
Kingsley Amis and Julian Barnes and serves as the editor of the “Dictionary of
Literary Biography” volumes on British novelists since 1960. Moseley holds a
doctorate from UNC Chapel Hill.
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