diff --git a/support-portal-backend/src/main/java/net/shyshkin/study/fullstack/supportportal/backend/domain/ProfessorCategory.java b/support-portal-backend/src/main/java/net/shyshkin/study/fullstack/supportportal/backend/domain/ProfessorCategory.java
index 582ae8c..a58a2c8 100644
--- a/support-portal-backend/src/main/java/net/shyshkin/study/fullstack/supportportal/backend/domain/ProfessorCategory.java
+++ b/support-portal-backend/src/main/java/net/shyshkin/study/fullstack/supportportal/backend/domain/ProfessorCategory.java
@@ -3,5 +3,9 @@ package net.shyshkin.study.fullstack.supportportal.backend.domain;
 public enum ProfessorCategory {
     FACULTY,
     SUPPORT_TEAM,
-    TRAINEE_FELLOW
+    TRAINEE_FELLOW,
+    RESIGNED,
+    GUIDES,
+    FRIENDS,
+    PATRONS
 }
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diff --git a/support-portal-frontend/src/app/component/professor/professor.component.css b/support-portal-frontend/src/app/component/professor/professor.component.css
index 00ca9c4..3f90d00 100644
--- a/support-portal-frontend/src/app/component/professor/professor.component.css
+++ b/support-portal-frontend/src/app/component/professor/professor.component.css
@@ -301,6 +301,26 @@
   color: #92400e;
 }
 
+.badge-resigned {
+  background: #f3f4f6;
+  color: #374151;
+}
+
+.badge-guides {
+  background: #dbeafe;
+  color: #1e3a8a;
+}
+
+.badge-friends {
+  background: #dcfce7;
+  color: #14532d;
+}
+
+.badge-patrons {
+  background: #fae8ff;
+  color: #6b21a8;
+}
+
 /* Status Badge */
 .status-badge {
   display: inline-flex;
diff --git a/support-portal-frontend/src/app/component/professor/professor.component.html b/support-portal-frontend/src/app/component/professor/professor.component.html
index 2626b7d..75ab10e 100644
--- a/support-portal-frontend/src/app/component/professor/professor.component.html
+++ b/support-portal-frontend/src/app/component/professor/professor.component.html
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@
               <td (click)="onSelectProfessor(professor)">
                 <span class="category-badge" [class.badge-faculty]="professor?.category === 'FACULTY'"
                   [class.badge-support]="professor?.category === 'SUPPORT_TEAM'"
-                  [class.badge-trainee]="professor?.category === 'TRAINEE_FELLOW'">
+                  [class.badge-trainee]="professor?.category === 'TRAINEE_FELLOW'"
+                  [class.badge-resigned]="professor?.category === 'RESIGNED'"
+                  [class.badge-guides]="professor?.category === 'GUIDES'"
+                  [class.badge-friends]="professor?.category === 'FRIENDS'"
+                  [class.badge-patrons]="professor?.category === 'PATRONS'">
                   {{ getCategoryDisplayName(professor?.category) }}
                 </span>
               </td>
@@ -137,7 +141,11 @@
                   <div class="badges-row">
                     <span class="category-badge" [class.badge-faculty]="selectedProfessor.category === 'FACULTY'"
                       [class.badge-support]="selectedProfessor.category === 'SUPPORT_TEAM'"
-                      [class.badge-trainee]="selectedProfessor.category === 'TRAINEE_FELLOW'">
+                      [class.badge-trainee]="selectedProfessor.category === 'TRAINEE_FELLOW'"
+                      [class.badge-resigned]="selectedProfessor.category === 'RESIGNED'"
+                      [class.badge-guides]="selectedProfessor.category === 'GUIDES'"
+                      [class.badge-friends]="selectedProfessor.category === 'FRIENDS'"
+                      [class.badge-patrons]="selectedProfessor.category === 'PATRONS'">
                       {{ getCategoryDisplayName(selectedProfessor.category) }}
                     </span>
                     <span class="status-badge" [class.status-active]="selectedProfessor.status === 'ACTIVE'"
@@ -305,6 +313,10 @@
                       <option value="FACULTY">Faculty</option>
                       <option value="SUPPORT_TEAM">Support Team</option>
                       <option value="TRAINEE_FELLOW">Trainee/Fellow</option>
+                      <option value="RESIGNED">Resigned</option>
+                      <option value="GUIDES">Guides</option>
+                      <option value="FRIENDS">Friends</option>
+                      <option value="PATRONS">Patrons</option>
                     </select>
                   </div>
 
@@ -488,18 +500,17 @@
                   <div class="file-upload-wrapper">
                     <input type="file" id="newProfessorProfileImage" accept="image/*" name="profileImage"
                       (change)="onProfileImageChange($any($event).target.files)" class="file-input"
-                      [disabled]="newProfessorForm.value.category === 'TRAINEE_FELLOW' || newProfessorForm.value.category === 'SUPPORT_TEAM'">
+                      [disabled]="isImageUploadDisabled(newProfessorForm.value.category)">
                     <label for="newProfessorProfileImage" class="file-label"
-                      [class.disabled]="newProfessorForm.value.category === 'TRAINEE_FELLOW' || newProfessorForm.value.category === 'SUPPORT_TEAM'">
+                      [class.disabled]="isImageUploadDisabled(newProfessorForm.value.category)">
                       <i class="fa fa-cloud-upload-alt"></i>
-                      <span>{{ (newProfessorForm.value.category === 'TRAINEE_FELLOW' || newProfessorForm.value.category
-                        === 'SUPPORT_TEAM') ? 'Upload disabled for ' +
+                      <span>{{ isImageUploadDisabled(newProfessorForm.value.category) ? 'Upload disabled for ' +
                         getCategoryDisplayName(newProfessorForm.value.category) : (profileImageFileName || 'Choose
                         profile picture') }}</span>
                     </label>
                   </div>
                   <small class="form-text text-muted"
-                    *ngIf="newProfessorForm.value.category === 'TRAINEE_FELLOW' || newProfessorForm.value.category === 'SUPPORT_TEAM'">
+                    *ngIf="isImageUploadDisabled(newProfessorForm.value.category)">
                     Profile image upload is not available for {{ getCategoryDisplayName(newProfessorForm.value.category)
                     }} category
                   </small>
@@ -588,6 +599,10 @@
                       <option value="FACULTY">Faculty</option>
                       <option value="SUPPORT_TEAM">Support Team</option>
                       <option value="TRAINEE_FELLOW">Trainee/Fellow</option>
+                      <option value="RESIGNED">Resigned</option>
+                      <option value="GUIDES">Guides</option>
+                      <option value="FRIENDS">Friends</option>
+                      <option value="PATRONS">Patrons</option>
                     </select>
                   </div>
 
@@ -771,17 +786,16 @@
                   <div class="file-upload-wrapper">
                     <input type="file" id="editProfessorProfileImage" accept="image/*" name="profileImage"
                       (change)="onProfileImageChange($any($event).target.files)" class="file-input"
-                      [disabled]="!isManager || selectedProfessor.category === 'TRAINEE_FELLOW' || selectedProfessor.category === 'SUPPORT_TEAM'">
+                      [disabled]="!isManager || isImageUploadDisabled(selectedProfessor.category)">
                     <label for="editProfessorProfileImage" class="file-label"
-                      [class.disabled]="!isManager || selectedProfessor.category === 'TRAINEE_FELLOW' || selectedProfessor.category === 'SUPPORT_TEAM'">
+                      [class.disabled]="!isManager || isImageUploadDisabled(selectedProfessor.category)">
                       <i class="fa fa-cloud-upload-alt"></i>
-                      <span>{{ (selectedProfessor.category === 'TRAINEE_FELLOW' || selectedProfessor.category ===
-                        'SUPPORT_TEAM') ? 'Upload disabled for ' + getCategoryDisplayName(selectedProfessor.category) :
+                      <span>{{ isImageUploadDisabled(selectedProfessor.category) ? 'Upload disabled for ' + getCategoryDisplayName(selectedProfessor.category) :
                         (profileImageFileName || 'Choose profile picture') }}</span>
                     </label>
                   </div>
                   <small class="form-text text-muted"
-                    *ngIf="selectedProfessor.category === 'TRAINEE_FELLOW' || selectedProfessor.category === 'SUPPORT_TEAM'">
+                    *ngIf="isImageUploadDisabled(selectedProfessor.category)">
                     Profile image upload is not available for {{ getCategoryDisplayName(selectedProfessor.category) }}
                     category
                   </small>
diff --git a/support-portal-frontend/src/app/component/professor/professor.component.ts b/support-portal-frontend/src/app/component/professor/professor.component.ts
index dd17385..451cef3 100644
--- a/support-portal-frontend/src/app/component/professor/professor.component.ts
+++ b/support-portal-frontend/src/app/component/professor/professor.component.ts
@@ -210,13 +210,24 @@ export class ProfessorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   public getCategoryDisplayName(category: string): string {
     switch (category) {
-      case 'FACULTY':       return 'Faculty';
-      case 'SUPPORT_TEAM':  return 'Support Team';
+      case 'FACULTY':        return 'Faculty';
+      case 'SUPPORT_TEAM':   return 'Support Team';
       case 'TRAINEE_FELLOW': return 'Trainee/Fellow';
-      default:              return 'Unknown';
+      case 'RESIGNED':       return 'Resigned';
+      case 'GUIDES':         return 'Guides';
+      case 'FRIENDS':        return 'Friends';
+      case 'PATRONS':        return 'Patrons';
+      default:               return category || 'Unknown';
     }
   }
 
+  /** Categories that should NOT have a profile image upload */
+  private readonly NO_IMAGE_CATEGORIES = ['TRAINEE_FELLOW', 'SUPPORT_TEAM', 'GUIDES', 'FRIENDS', 'PATRONS'];
+
+  public isImageUploadDisabled(category: string): boolean {
+    return this.NO_IMAGE_CATEGORIES.includes(category);
+  }
+
   handleTitleChange(title: string): void {
     this.titleSubject.next(title);
   }
@@ -277,7 +288,7 @@ export class ProfessorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   public onCategoryChange(category: string): void {
-    if (category === 'TRAINEE_FELLOW' || category === 'SUPPORT_TEAM') {
+    if (this.isImageUploadDisabled(category)) {
       this.profileImage = null;
       this.profileImageFileName = null;
       const fileInput = document.getElementById('newProfessorProfileImage') as HTMLInputElement;
@@ -449,7 +460,7 @@ export class ProfessorComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     // ─── Profile image ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-    if (profileImage && professor.category !== 'TRAINEE_FELLOW' && professor.category !== 'SUPPORT_TEAM') {
+    if (profileImage && !this.isImageUploadDisabled(professor.category)) {
       formData.append('profileImage', profileImage);
     }
 
diff --git a/support-portal-frontend/src/app/enum/professor-category.enum.ts b/support-portal-frontend/src/app/enum/professor-category.enum.ts
index 6db70e0..d3ff666 100644
--- a/support-portal-frontend/src/app/enum/professor-category.enum.ts
+++ b/support-portal-frontend/src/app/enum/professor-category.enum.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 // src/app/enum/professor-category.enum.ts
 export enum ProfessorCategory {
   FACULTY = 'FACULTY',
-  SUPPORT_TEAM = 'SUPPORT_TEAM', 
-  TRAINEE_FELLOW = 'TRAINEE_FELLOW'
+  SUPPORT_TEAM = 'SUPPORT_TEAM',
+  TRAINEE_FELLOW = 'TRAINEE_FELLOW',
+  RESIGNED = 'RESIGNED',
+  GUIDES = 'GUIDES',
+  FRIENDS = 'FRIENDS',
+  PATRONS = 'PATRONS'
 }
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