Huntington, WV (WOAY) – A Marshall University professor has been named the 2024 Professor of the Year for the state of West Virginia.
According to a news release from Marshall University, English professor, Dr. Rachel Peckham during an event in Charleston on April 17. Peckham took home the award beating out four other finalists from universities all over West Virginia.
“There is not a day goes by that I don’t count myself lucky to be a part of the Marshall family,” Peckham said during the awards ceremony. “The abundance of teaching awards, fellowships, grants and opportunities for collaboration at Marshall continually remind me of my good fortune, to be teaching at a university that so clearly values the work of its faculty—and for good reason; there is so much talent here. I am a better teacher for working alongside colleagues I admire and feel inspired by every day.
Peckham earned a bachelor’s degree from Hope College; a master’s in creative writing from Georgia College and State University and completed her doctoral work in creative writing at Ohio University.
In addition to the 2024 Professor of the Year honor, Peckham has been presented with the Marshall University Hedrick Outstanding Faculty Award (2022-2023); John Marshall Scholar Award (2021); the Love of Learning Award from Phi Kappa Phi (2020); and a John Deaver Drinko Distinguished Fellow (2017-2019.)
Peckham has been a faculty member at Marshall since 2009, where she joined as an assistant professor of English.
Dr. Rachel Peckham is the fifth Marshall University professor to receive the award presented by the Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia.
