Mark Sosower has received a Distinguished Professorship appointment. To receive this designation, an individual must be "one of the best scholars in his/her discipline and known and respected nationally and internationally by scholars in their field." They also must have improved the quality of NC State and served its mission through service and involvement in the campus community. As one of a handful of authorities on Greek codicology, especially of late Medieval and humanistic manuscripts, Mark's accomplishments were praised in letters from colleagues at Oxford, the Bavarian State Library, Yale, Rome, Switzerland, and the Vatican. In addition to numerous articles and presentations, he has published four books and two catalogues, and has four more catalogues forthcoming. (Source.)