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Benedict College Appoints New Deans to the School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
August 19, 2009
Dr. Samir S. Raychoudhury was promoted from Professor of Biology/Director of Research & Development to the Dean of STEM. Dr. Raychoudhury began teaching at Benedict College in 1997 as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological and Physical Sciences, and received tenure in 2004.
Dean Raychoudhury is a recipient of the Louis Stokes SC Alliance for Minority Participation Outstanding Mentor Award, the Teaching Excellence Award, South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, the Governor’s Distinguished Professor, S.C. Commission on Higher Education (Finalist for the Governor’s Professor of the Year) and a Benedict College Distinguished Faculty of the Year 2002-2003.
Dr. Raychoudhury received a bachelor’s degree in Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry and a master’s of Veterinary Science degree from Bidhan Chandra Agricultural University, India and a Ph.D. from Griffith University of Australia. He also received additional training from NIH and Marine Biology Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA.
Before he joined Benedict, he was a Research Assistant Professor at USC School of Medicine. Also, he was the Director of Research and Development and Chair of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee between 2000 and 2008, at which time he became a tenured full professor at Benedict College. In his current position, he oversees more than 300 undergraduate students, 35 faculty and staff in more than ten programs.
“I’m looking forward to leading the development of this school of STEM and watching it grow,” said Dr. Samir S. Raychoudhury. “You just don’t get opportunities like this where science and engineering programs merge to create exciting opportunities for our students.”
Raychoudhury has a strong record of scholarly publications and research, including more than 20 refereed publications and nearly 70 technical presentations. He has been very successful in obtaining NIH funding through the MBRS (S06), Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15), EARDA (G11) programs and SCEPSCoR/INBRE Collaborative Research Program.
