Faculty, Staff, and Student Awards
The faculty, staff, and students of the Whitacre College of Engineering frequently
achieve noteworthy accomplishments in the pursuit of academic excellence. Therefore,
the college and university have established awards that recognize excellence in teaching,
research, and scholarship.
The following is a listing of recent awards that Whitacre College of Engineering faculty, staff, and students have received.
Awards Listing
Research Awards
Nomination form is now available. Please note, the nomination forms are for the current nomination cycle, with all submissions due by September 5th, 2025 at 5pm.
| Award | Typical Nomination Deadline | Entity receiving the nomination | Link to the relevant OP or announcement | Previous Recipients |
| Horn Professorship | April 1st | FRAC | WCOE Link TTU Link |
View Recipients |
| Ed and Linda Whitacre Faculty Fellows | September 1st | FRAC | View Document | View Recipients |
| Whitacre Engineering Research Award | September 1st | FRAC | View Document | View Recipients |
| Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award | September 1st | FRAC | WCOE Link TTU Link |
View Recipients |
| Barnie E. Rushing Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Award | September 1st | FRAC | WCOE Link TTU Link |
View Recipients |
Service & Teaching Awards
Nomination form is now available. Please note, the nomination forms are for the current nomination cycle, with all submissions due by September 5th, 2025 at 5pm.
| Award | Typical Nomination Deadline | Entity receiving the nomination | Link to the relevant OP or announcement |
Previous Recipients |
| Jerry S. Rawls Distinguished Undergraduate Educator Awards | September 1st | STAC | View Document | |
| George T. and Gladys Abell-Hanger Faculty Award | September 1st | STAC | View Document | |
| Dr. Charles L. Burford Faculty Award | September 1st | STAC | View Document | |
| Butler Distinguished Educator Fellow | September 1st | STAC | View Document | |
| President’s Excellence in Academic Advising Award | September 1st | Provost through STAC | View Document | |
| Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award | September 1st | Provost through STAC | View Document | |
| President’s Excellence in Teaching Awards | September 1st | Provost through STAC | View Document | |
| Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award | September 1st | Provost through STAC | View Document | |
| Spencer A. Wells Award for Creativity in Teaching | September 1st | Provost through STAC | View Document | |
| Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award | September 1st | Provost through STAC | View Document | |
| Piper Professor Award | September 1st | Provost through STAC | View Document | |
| Teaching Academy Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award | September 1st | Provost through STAC | View Document | |
| Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Awards | September 1st | Provost through STAC | View Document | |
| President’s Academic Achievement Awards | September 1st | Provost through STAC | View Document | |
| Halliburton Teaching Excellence Award | ||||
| Competitive Texas Tech Awards | ||||
| Lockheed-Martin Award |
Staff Awards
Nomination form is now available. Please note, the nomination forms are for the current nomination cycle, with all submissions due by September 5th, 2025 at 5pm.
| Award | Typical Nomination Deadline | Entity receiving the nomination | Link to the relevant OP or announcement | Previous Recipients |
| Orval Leroy Lewis Award | June 1st | WCOE Staff Awards Committee | View Document | View Recipients |
| Matador Award | July 1st | Committee comprised of previous award winners | View Document | View Recipients |
| Mask Rider Award | July 1st | Committee comprised of previous award winners | View Document | View Recipients |
| Guns Up Award | July 1st | Committee comprised of previous award winners | View Document | View Recipients |
| President's Award of Excellence | July 1st | Committee comprised of previous award winners | View Document | View Recipients |
| Chancellor's Award of Excellence | July 1st | Committee comprised of previous award winners | View Document | View Recipients |
| Staff Senate Award | July 1st | Committee comprised of previous award winners | View Document | View Recipients |
| Chancellor's Colonel Rowan Award for Execution | View Recipients | |||
| Top Techsan Award | View Recipients | |||
| TTU Quality Service Award (University Award) | View Recipients |
Other COE Awards
| Award | Typical Nomination Deadline | Entity receiving the nomination | Link to the relevant OP or announcement | Previous Recipients |
| WCOE SafeRaider Award | December 15th | View Recipients | ||
| WCOE Engineering Safety Champion Award | December 15th | View Recipients | ||
| TTU Presidential Departmental Excellence in Safety Award | March 1st | View Link | View Document | View Recipients |
Other TTU Awards
| Award | Typical Nomination Deadline | Entity receiving the nomination | Link to the relevant OP or announcement | Previous Recipients |
| President's Excellence in Commercialization Award | February 15th | View Link | View Document | View Recipients |
Student Awards
| Award | Typical Nomination Deadline | Entity receiving the nomination | Link to the relevant OP or announcement | Previous Recipients |
| James A. "Jim" McAuley Distinguished Engineering Student Award | View Recipients |
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