Complex sentence: He was a visiting professor at Southern Oregon University, winning the "outstanding professor of the year" award in 2004 from Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's largest academic society, wrote a syndicated newspaper column and was an award-winning public radio commentator.
Split into simpler sentences: He was a visiting professor at Southern Oregon University, winning the "outstanding professor of the year" award in 2004 from Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's largest academic society. He wrote a syndicated newspaper column and was an award-winning public radio commentator.