News Harris-Stowe State University For Immediate Release Contact: Courtney McCall (314) 340-3391 mccallc@hssu.edu Harris-Stowe Professor Receives Tenure Appointment ST. LOUIS, MO (October 1, 2013) - Dr. Jayashree Balakrishna was recently granted tenure and named a full professor of physics by the Harris-Stowe State University Board of Regents. An HSSU faculty member since 1999, Dr. Balakrishna provided leadership in the development of Harris-Stowe's biology degree and urban ecology minor. Dr. Balakrishna has a number of noteworthy accomplishments as an academician, including being published in the Geophysical Journal International and the Physical Review. She has presented research at the University of Mississippi at Oxford and served as a judge at the Emerging Researcher Conference in Atlanta, Ga., which was sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Additionally, she is a research mentor to HSSU science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students and instructs each summer for the university's Science and Math Academy, which is also funded by the NSF. Dr. Balakrishna earned her Ph.D. in physics from Washington University in St. Louis. Far beyond her work day, she can often be found mentoring students and continues to be dedicated to the overall mission of Harris-Stowe. The entire HSSU family congratulates Dr. Balakrishna on being named a tenured professor and on her long-standing commitment to its students and their academic success. Harris-Stowe State University, located in midtown St. Louis, is a four-year institution that offers 15 degree programs in the areas of Accounting, Business Administration, Biology, Criminal Justice, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Health Care Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Information Sciences and Computer Technology, Mathematics, Middle School Education, Educational Studies, Professional Interdisciplinary Studies, Secondary Education and Urban Affairs. Ranked by U.S. News as one of America's Best Colleges in the Midwest, the university, which has been in existence for more than 150 years, offers the most affordable bachelor's degree in the state of Missouri. HSSU is home of the Don and Heide Wolff Jazz Institute. Photo Cutline: Dr. Jayashree Balakrishna (center) is surrounded by a group of Harris-Stowe students as she explains an assignment during the summer Science and Math Institute. ### Courtney Z. McCall Harris-Stowe State University Associate Vice President for University Relations HGA 110 3026 Laclede Avenue St. Louis, MO 63103 Ofc: (314) 340-3391 **********************Harris-Stowe State University********************** This e-mail is confidential and sent only to specified recipient(s). However, all e-mail is subject to possible interception by third parties. *************Contact postmaster@hssu.edu to report problems**************