Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award goes to AEC’s Irlbeck
By: Norman Martin
A strong commitment to teaching has garnered Erica Irlbeck, an associate professor of agricultural communications within Texas Tech's Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, a Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award, one of the highest faculty honors in the university system.
"Ensuring students get the best education possible is my top priority, so I am very honored by this recognition of my efforts," Irlbeck said.
Since joining Tech's faculty in 2009, Irlbeck has taught students video production in agriculture, agricultural communications campaigns and professional development. Her research interests include risk and crisis communications, agriculture in television media and agricultural communications campaigns.
In addition, she is faculty supervisor for Picador Creative, a communications service center established in 2014 by the Department of Agricultural Education & Communications. Picador Creative provides scholarships and hands-on experience to students while filling a much-needed role for agricultural organizations, businesses and individuals in the Lubbock and South Plains communities.
Prior to her academic career, Irlbeck worked in agricultural television news, farm radio, public relations and advertising. She received her doctorate in agricultural education from Texas Tech. Her bachelor's degree in agricultural communications is from Oklahoma State and her master's degree is from Tech.
Recent honors for Irlbeck include a Non-Land-Grant Agricultural and Renewable Resources Universities' Young Educator Award (2015), CASNR Teaching Award (2015), CASNR Junior Faculty Award (2014), and the Texas Tech University Alumni Association New Faculty Award (2014).
Looking back, CASNR has an outstanding record of Chancellor's Council recognition, including current faculty members:
• Chance Brooks, Professor/Associate Chair, Department of Animal & Food Sciences (2019-Teaching)
• Courtney Meyers, Professor/Graduate Studies Coordinator, Department of Agricultural Education & Communications
(2018-Teaching)
• Venugopal Mendu, Associate Professor, Department of Plant & Soil Science (2018-Research)
• Michael Ballou, Chair, Department of Veterinary Sciences (2017-Research)
• Scott Burris, Professor/Associate Chair, Department of Agricultural Education & Communications
(2016-Teaching)
• Noureddine Abidi, Leidigh Professor, Department of Plant & Soil Science and Managing Director, Fiber
& Biopolymer Research Institute (2013-Research)
• Eric Hequet, Horn Professor, Department of Plant & Soil Science (2011-Research)
• Mark Miller, San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo Chair, Department of Animal & Food Sciences (2011-Teaching)
CONTACT: William Brown, Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or william.f.brown@ttu.edu
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