Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award
Call For Nominations
Since 2001 the Chancellor's Council has presented the Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award to recognize outstanding research, scholarship, and creative activity of faculty members in the developmental stages of their careers. This announcement is a request for nominations for this prestigious award. The recipient will be recognized at the Chancellor's Council annual celebration in December.
Chancellor Hance is very interested in recognizing research, scholarship and creative activity across the disciplines. Consequently, this year two awards in the amount of $5,000 each will be given, one for the (i) science, engineering, technology, and math disciplines and one for the (ii) social science, humanities, and creative arts disciplines. Eligibility and criteria for the award are outlined in OP 32.21.
Each dean is allowed to nominate one individual for the award. That nominee must be assigned to either of the two categories. The College of Arts and Sciences is allowed to nominate two individuals, one in each category.
Each dean also is asked to provide Linda True (linda.true@ttu.edu) the names of two of the college's most distinguished professors who are willing to serve as members of the selection committee. Those professors, along with the associate deans for research and former recipients of the award, will comprise a pool from which a selection committee will be appointed by Dr. Taylor Eighmy.
The deadline for nominations and their dossiers for the Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award to reach the Vice President for Research is Friday, October 14, at 4:00 p.m. The dossiers must be prepared according to OP 32.21. Those dossiers that do not conform to the OP will not be considered.
We look forward to recognizing distinguished faculty members and their accomplishments as we celebrate excellence in scholarship here at Texas Tech University.
The 2010 Distinguished Research Awards went to the following individuals:
- Eric Hequet, associate professor in the Department of Plant and Soil Science and associate director of the Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute at Texas Tech
- Robert Kirby, associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Texas Tech
- Zenaida Aguirre-Muñoz, associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Tech
- G. Tyge Payne, associate professor in the Area of Management at Texas Tech
- Sid O'Bryant, assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at TTUHSC
- Luis Reuss, chair and professor in the Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics at TTUHSC
- Ming-Hai Wang, professor and Amarillo Community Endowed Chair in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at TTUHSC
- Loren K. Ammerman, associate professor in the Department of Biology at Angelo State