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April 25, 2008
Outstanding Faculty Honored by President Whitmore
Faculty members awarded for research and education contributions to Texas Tech.
Written by Sally Logue Post
Warren Ballard, professor of range, wildlife and fisheries in CASNR, is one of seven faculty members to receive the Outstanding Research Award from President Whitmore.
Dozens of faculty members received awards for their quality teaching and research during the annual Faculty Honors Convocation.
President’s Academic Achievement Awards
- Mindy Brashears, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Laura Beard, College of Arts and Sciences
- Brian Shannon, School of Law
President’s Excellence in Teaching Awards
- Phillip Johnson, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Brian Rex, College of Architecture
- Ken Baake, College of Arts and Sciences
- Nathan Collie, College of Arts and Sciences
- Bolanle Olaniran, College of Arts and Sciences
- Magdalena Toda, College of Arts and Sciences
- John Masselli, Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration
- Hansel Burley, College of Education
- Mohammad Saed, College of Engineering
- Charlie Adams, College of Human Sciences
- Gabriel Eckstein, School of Law
- Bill Dean, College of Mass Communications
- Lisa Rogers, College of Visual and Performing Arts
Outstanding Research Awards
- Warren Ballard, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Clifton Ellis, College of Architecture
- Hafid Gafaiti, College of Arts and Sciences
- Alfredo Benavides, College of Education
- Du Feng, College of Human Sciences
- Susan Saab Fortney, School of Law
- Sankar Chatterjee, Museum Science
Texas Tech Association of ParentsAwards
- Sindee Simon, College of Engineering, Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Award
- Vickie Sutton, School of Law, Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award
- Andrew Farley, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literature, Hemphill Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award
- Laura Beard, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literature, Spencer A. Wells for Creativity Award
President’s Book Awards
- Michael Borshuk, Department of English, “Swinging the Vernacular – Jazz and African American Modernist Literature”
- John Beusterien, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, “An Eye on Race – Perspectives from Theater in Imperial Spain”
- “Stefan K. Estreicher, Department of Physics, “Wine from Neolithic Times to the 21st Century”
Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Awards
- Todd Brashears, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
- Kuhn Park, College of Architecture
- Idoia Elola, College of Arts and Sciences
- Ratna Narayan, College of Education
- James Simonton, College of Engineering
- Sara Smock, College of Human Sciences
- Christopher Bruner, School of Law
- Samuel Bradley, College of Mass Communications
- Peter Martens, College of Visual and Performing Arts
Horn Professor Graduate Achievement Awards
- Micah Meixner, School of Music
- Joy Humphreys, Department of Psychology
- Kelong Wang, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Hugo Mantilla-Meluk, Department of Biological Sciences
Also Recognized
- The Texas Tech University Teaching Academy Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award goes to the Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures.
- Paul Whitfield Horn Professors Ballard; Fortney; David Larmour, College of Arts and Sciences; and Daniel Cooke, College of Engineering. The Horn Professorship is the highest honor that can be bestowed on Texas Tech faculty.
- Robert McDonald, Area of Marketing in the Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration, Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award
- Stephen Jones, Department of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award
- Gretchen Adams in the Department of History and Janis Elliot, School of Art, Gloria Lyerla Memorial Library Research Travel Grants
- Certificates also were presented to newly retired faculty members who have been given emeritus status.
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