1/15/03

Martha G. Barker,

James Bradley

AU NAMES BRADLEY AS MOSLEY PROFESSOR

AUBURN -- James Bradley, a professor of biological sciences in Auburn University's College of Sciences and Mathematics and former chair of the University Senate, has been named the W. Kelly Mosley Professor of Sciences and Humanities.

"Dr. Bradley has done an excellent job in conducting the Human Odyssey Program for the past several years," said AU President William F. Walker. "That program reflects the interests of the late W. Kelly Mosley in exposing our students to the fundamental elements of science and the humanities. I can think of no person more deserving of being named the Mosley Professor."

The professorship was established to recognize academic leadership at the interface of science and the humanities. Mosley was an AU alumnus and major benefactor, and chair of the Atlanta-based John and Mary Franklin Foundation. He was also instrumental in establishing AU's first and most prominent lectures series, the Franklin Lectures in Sciences and Humanities, which is now known as the Littleton-Franklin Lecture Series in Sciences and Humanities. As part of the professorship, Bradley will oversee the Littleton-Franklin Lecture Series.

"I am thrilled, but also humbled when I consider the size of the shoes left for filling by my two predecessors, Drs. Taylor Littleton (professor emeritus in English and former vice president of Academic Affairs) and Phil Shevlin (professor emeritus in chemistry)," said Bradley. "Of all the scholars and teachers I have known at several universities over the past 30 years, there are none that I admire more than these two individuals."

Stewart Schneller, dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics, also praised Bradley's dedication.

"I have admired the enthusiasm, creativity and pedagogical insight Dr. Bradley has for the significance of integrating the sciences and humanities," Schneller said. "Consequently, he is well deserving of this recognition. I am delighted for him and with the statement his appointment makes for the academic priorities of Auburn University."

A native of Rice Lake, Wis., Bradley, received his undergraduate degree in biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin in Madison and his doctorate in zoology from the University of Washington in Seattle.

A member of the AU faculty since 1976, Bradley is a professor of cell biology in the Department of Biological Sciences and is the director of the AU Human Odyssey Program. The program is an interdisciplinary program for undergraduate students that examines the connections between sciences and the humanities through human kindıs history.

Bradley's research in biological sciences has been to better understand how egg cells prepare themselves for the developmental events that follow fertilization and ultimately result in the formation of a new individual.

"I have always thought it a remarkable thing to get paid for doing what I love to do -- teach, read, write and interact with graduate students and help them with their research," says Bradley. "I especially like my work with the Human Odyssey Program because of the opportunity to discover and build relationships, both personal and intellectual, between science and the humanities. The diverse ways of thinking and knowing represented in these two cultures have so much to contribute to each of us and to the global village. It is exciting and gratifying to me that fostering understanding between disciplines is actually a part of my job."

Bradley is a member of the Alabama Academy of Science and editor of its professional journal.

He is also a member of the Auburn University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, the American Society for Cell Biology, and of alumni associations at the University of Wisconsin, University of Washington, and AU. He served as the 2001-2002 chair of the AU Faculty Senate.

His awards include:

** 2002 ­ Academic Freedom Award presented by the AU Chapter of the AAUP.

** 2001-2002 ­ Carmichael Award of the AAS for the best research article published in its journal during 2001. (Co-authored with undergraduate students Hi Shin Shim and Kelley Moody).

** 2000 ­ AU College of Sciences and Mathematics Outstanding Teacher Award.

** 1999-2000 ­ Auburn Alumni Association Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award.

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CONTACT: Bradley: 334/844-9262.