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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