Awards & Recognition

Texas Tech University's Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources is recognized as a center of excellence in teaching and learning. With 30 degree programs, highly qualified faculty and staff, and excellent facilities, Davis College provides students with a full range of academic resources and opportunities. In recognizing the strong efforts of the faculty and staff, Davis College and Texas Tech University offer a number of awards to honor that service and dedication.
During the spring semester, eight faculty and staff members are honored for service and support, which includes a plaque and a monetary award. The 2021 Davis College Award recipients included:
- Teaching Award: Jamie Bologna Pavlik, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics
- Research Award: Amy Boren-Alpizar, Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Education & Communications
- Junior Faculty Award: Vinicius Machado, Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Sciences
- Service/Outreach Award: Katy Schroeder, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal & Food Sciences
- International Impact Award: Rosalyn Shim, Assistant Professor, Department of Plant & Soil Science
- Student Advising Award: Alicia Thomas, Instructor, Department of Plant & Soil Science
- Instructor Award: Not Awarded
- Staff Award: Neal Nordstrom, IT Support Technician II, Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics
- Research Staff Award: Jaspreet Kaur, Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Department of Plant & Soil Science
Separately, recognition of current Davis College faculty for teaching, research and outreach excellence also comes from the university as a whole. In 2021, recognition of current Davis College faculty for teaching, research and outreach excellence included:
- 14 members in the Teaching Academy
- 17 recipients of the President's Excellence in Teaching Award
- 15 New Faculty Award recipients
- 6 recipients of the President's Academic Achievement Award
- 2 recipients of the Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award
- 5 recipients of the Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award
- 2 recipients of the Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award presented by the Teaching Academy (Plant and Soil Science and Agricultural Education and Communications)
- 2 Horn Professors
- 2 Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award recipients
- 4 Barnie E. Rushing, Jr., Faculty Distinguished Research Award recipients
- 5 recipients of the Chancellor's Distinguished Teaching Award
- 6 recipients of the President's Excellence in Academic Advising Award
Among the many university-sponsored honors Davis College faculty are eligible during the year include:
- Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professorships
- President's Faculty Book Awards (3)
- Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award (4 anticipated)
- Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award (4 anticipated)
- Piper Professor Nominations (1)
- Barnie E. Rushing, Jr., Faculty Distinguished Research Awards (2)
- Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award (unlimited nominations)
- Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award (unlimited nominations)
- Spencer A. Wells Award for Creativity in Teaching (unlimited nominations)
- Teaching Academy Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award
- President's Academic Achievement Awards (3 anticipated)
- President's Excellence in Teaching Awards (1 per college; up to 4 in A&S)
- Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award (1 per college)
- President's Excellence in Commercialization Award
- President's Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Award
Note: For more detailed information concerning faulty awards guidelines, visit Award Policy and Procedure: OP 32.24
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- Davis College Teaching Award
- Davis College Research Award
- Davis College International Impact Award
- Davis College Junior Faculty Award
- Davis College Service/Outreach Award
- Davis College Student Advising Award
- Davis College Staff Award
- Davis College Instructor Award
- Davis College Research Staff Award
- Texas Tech University Alumni Association New Faculty Award
- President's Excellence in Teaching Award
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