A dozen outstanding teaching leaders in Texas Tech University's College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources have been honored with Apple Master Teacher Awards from the college.

"By publicly recognizing excellence in the classroom, we underscore just how important our faculty and students are to the college," said John Burns, the dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. "The college remains as committed to teaching excellence as it is to the truly remarkable research we conduct each and every day."

Faculty members earning Apple Master Teacher Awards include:"David Lawyer, professor, Agricultural Education and Communications"Brad Dabbert, associate professor, Natural Resources Management"David Doerfert, associate professor, Agricultural Education and Communications"Emmet Elam, associate professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics"Sam Jackson, associate professor, Animal and Food Sciences"Charles Klein, associate professor, Landscape Architecture"Cynthia McKenney, associate professor, Plant and Soil Science"Max Miller, associate professor, Animal and Food Sciences"Benaissa Chidmi, assistant professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics"Jeff Johnson, assistant professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics"Sandra Rideout-Hanzak, assistant professor, Natural Resources Management"Ginger Light, instructor, Plant and Soil Science

Over the past month Burns has gone to each of the honoree's classes and presented Apple Master Teacher Awards to them in front of their students. Acting upon the CASNR Administrative Council's recommendation, the one-time awards program is part of an effort to publicly recognize the superlative teaching efforts of many of the college's faculty.

Nominations were provided by each of the college's departmental chairpersons.

Written by Sean Cleveland

CONTACT: Donna Weaver, Executive Associate to the Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2810, or donna.weaver@ttu.edu