Bermann and Register named inaugural Distinguished Faculty Service Award recipients

Sandie Bermann, the Cotsen Professor in the Humanities, professor of comparative literature and director of the Program in Values and Public Life, and Rick Register, the Eugene Higgins Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and director of the Princeton Materials Institute, received the inaugural Princeton University Distinguished Faculty Service Award on Feb. 6.

New this year, the award recognizes faculty who have made exceptional contributions in service to Princeton not only within, but also beyond their academic departments. It was established to better steward, recognize and honor the faculty service which is so vital to the life and success of the University.

“Good citizenship and selfless service are essential to the health of any university community, but too often they go unrecognized,” said President Christopher L. Eisgruber. “I am therefore grateful to Dean of the Faculty Gene Jarrett for creating the Distinguished Faculty Service Award, and I am especially delighted that the first honorees are Sandie Bermann and Rick Register. They are wonderful people who have served Princeton with distinction and positive energy; indeed, I cannot imagine any more deserving recipients.”