Dr. Margery Coulson-Clark, Dean College of Humanities, Business and Society Kentucky State University J.S. Hathaway Hall 204 University Drive Frankfort, KY 40601
RE: Dr. Swagata "Ban" Banerjee's Application for Tenure and Promotion to Full Professor
January 22, 2021
Dear Dean Coulson-Clark,
It is with great pleasure for me to recommend Dr. Swagata "Ban" Banerjee for tenure and promotion from the rank of Associate Professor to the rank of Full Professor in the School of Business at Kentucky State University. In accordance to Kentucky State University's Faculty Handbook, Dr. Banerjee has exceeded the institution's standards for granting promotion and tenure as stated in sections 2.6.1.1 (Teaching Effectiveness: Professional Competence), 2.6.1.2 (Scholarly Research and Creative Activity), 2.6.1.3 (Service), and 2.6.1.4 (Continuing Growth). In addition, Dr. Banerjee has exceeded the criteria stated in Kentucky State University's Faculty Handbook (Section 2.6.2 Promotion Policies and Standards) for promotion from the rank of associate professor to the rank of professor.
Dr. Banerjee has more than 12 years of teaching experience at three (3) universities: Alabama A&M University, University of Wisconsin-Platteville, and Kentucky State University. As a faculty member at Kentucky State University, Dr. Banerjee has taught at least nine different course preps. His willingness to teach business courses within and outside his doctoral degree area shows that he is a team player and cares about our students, academic school, and university. Dr. Banerjee's course teaching evaluations from students and faculty peer are exemplary. His focus on developing and enhancing students' critical thinking, technological, and problem solving skills inside and outside of the classroom is not only refreshing, but needed to prepare our students in becoming well-educated and responsible leaders in the business world. Dr. Banerjee adapts to students' learning needs and is well-versed teaching hybrid courses and flipped classes.
In addition to being an excellent teacher, Dr. Banerjee is a prolific research scholar. Dr. Banerjee has 20 full-length peer-reviewed publications and several work-in-progress research articles. He has published research in such academic journals as the Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, African Journal of Agricultural Research, Journal of Management Research in Emerging Economics, and Journal of Geography and Regional Planning. Dr. Banerjee has also presented research numerous academic conferences in economics including five since 2018. He has successfully submitted and received $800,000 in grants in 2019 as a Co-Principal Investigator while at Kentucky State University. With over $4MM in grant funding secured through several proposal submissions, Dr. Banerjee is leading teacher scholar.
Dr. Banerjee has consistently displayed service excellence. He has served as a reviewer, moderator, discussant, session organizer, and chair for various academic journals and conferences. He also holds professional memberships in several economics associations. Dr. Banerjee is an Advisory Board member Page 149 of 649