MSU President Mark E. Keenum meets with the university’s W.L. Giles Distinguished Professors. One of the highest awards MSU can bestow upon a faculty member, the honorary distinction is given to professors who have excellent records of research, teaching and service. Pictured, from left, are Giles Distinguished Professors Wes Burger, Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture; Keith H. Coble, Department of Agricultural Economics; Richard L. Brown, Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology; Keenum, Art Cosby, Department of Sociology; Mark Novotny, Department of Physics and Astronomy; and Alan I. Marcus Department of History.