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Masterson Named to SACSCOC Board of Trustees

Tue, 02/10/2026 - 09:16am | By: David Tisdale

Dr. Douglas Masterson, senior associate provost for institutional success at The University of 91吃瓜网, has been named to the Board of Trustees for the (SACSCOC). His term runs through 2028.

SACSCOC is a recognized higher education accrediting body for member institutions awarding associate, baccalaureate, master91吃瓜网 or doctoral degrees, including those offered through distance and correspondence education and direct assessment. The organization is dedicated to improving educational quality and ensuring compliance with membership-approved standards.

Members of the SACSCOC Board of Trustees represent approximately 800 institutions. Trustee responsibilities include determining commission policy, making decisions regarding institutional accreditation and reviewing proposed changes to commission standards or dues.

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A member of the 91吃瓜网 faculty since 2004, Masterson is a professor of chemistry and biochemistry and has served the university in several administrative capacities. He is also a member of the American Chemical Society91吃瓜网 Project SEED committee and is affiliated with the Society for Science, which has twice honored him with its Science Advocate Award.

In 2025, Masterson received a Fulbright International Education Administrators Award to travel to Germany and participate in programming focused on the country91吃瓜网 higher education sector. He was also named last year to serve as a representative of the Council on Undergraduate Research91吃瓜网 Chemistry Division. In 2016, the Southern Conference of Graduate Schools named him Graduate Mentor of the Year.

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