NEW ORLEANS – Dr. Zachary Farris, Associate Professor of Public Health & Exercise Science at Appalachian State University, has been named the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Faculty Member of the Year.
The annual award recognizes a faculty member from each Sun Belt institution who has a passion for teaching, engaging and inspiring students, while also separating themselves from their peers outside the classroom by regularly supporting and displaying enthusiasm for student-athletes and the athletics department.
Each of the 14 Sun Belt Conference institutions nominated a Faculty Member of the Year finalist for the 2022-23 academic year. The conference’s Faculty Athletics Representatives, Student-Athlete Academic Directors and members of the Sun Belt Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) voted to select the overall recipient. The conference initiated the Sun Belt Faculty Member of the Year Award in 2019.
Farris and each of the finalists will be recognized at the Sun Belt Conference Honors Banquet in conjunction with the Sun Belt Fall Meetings on October 24, 2023 in Atlanta.
“We are proud to recognize these dedicated educators who play an important role in impacting the lives of our student-athletes. These faculty members help improve the trajectory of our student-athletes’ lives,” said Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Keith Gill. “Congratulations to Dr. Farris and each of the finalists. We look forward to celebrating them during our Fall Meetings."
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