Texas Tech University

Faculty Convocation 2019

And Other Major Awards of 2018-19

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Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award 2019

 TTU psychology professor Andrew Littlefield

ANDREW LITTLEFIELD

Assistant Professor and Clinical Program Co-Director
Department of Psychological Sciences

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President's Excellence in Teaching Award 2019

TTU bell tower

GARY BELL

Professor of Tudor-Stuart England
Department of History

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President's Excellence in Teaching Award 2019

TTU psychology professor Zachary Hohman

ZACHARY HOHMAN

Assistant Professor of Experimental (Social) Psychology
Department of Psychological Sciences

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President's Excellence in Teaching Award 2019

TTU professor and chair of Kinesiology & Sport Management, Angela Lumpkin

ANGELA LUMPKIN

Professor and Chair
Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management

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President's Excellence in Teaching Award 2019

TTU Chemistry Professor Michael Mayer 

MICHAEL MAYER

Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

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President's Academic Achievement Award 2019

Yehia Mechref, Professor & Chair of Texas Tech's Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

YEHIA MECHREF

Professor and Chair
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

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President's Faculty Book Award 2019

 TTU history professor Emily Skidmore

EMILY SKIDMORE

Associate Professor and Author of "True Sex: The Lives of Trans Men at the Turn of the Twentieth Century" (NYU Press, 2017)
Department of History

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President's Faculty Book Award 2019

TTU biology professor Lewis Held

LEWIS HELD

Associate Professor of Developmental Genetics and Author of "Deep Homology? Uncanny Similarities of Humans and Flies Uncovered by Evo-Devo" (Cambridge University Press, 2017)
Department of Biological Sciences

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President's Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Award 2019

TTU professor and chair of Environmental Toxicology, Steve Presley 

STEVE PRESLEY

Professor and Chair
Department of Environmental Toxicology

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President's Excellence in Teaching Professorship 2019

TTU English professor, Curtis Bauer

CURTIS BAUER

Associate Professor and Director of Creative Writing
Department of English

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President's Excellence in Teaching Professorship 2019

TTU English professor, Allison Whitney

ALLISON WHITNEY

Associate Professor
Department of English

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President's Excellence in Teaching Professorship 2019

TTU math professor Brock Williams

BROCK WILLIAMS

Professor
Department of Mathematics & Statistics

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President's Excellence in Research Professorship 2019

TTU professor Jaclyn Canas-Carrell

JACLYN CAÑAS-CARRELL

Professor of Analytical Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry
Department of Environmental Toxicology

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President's Excellence in Research Professorship 2019

TTU math professor Lars Christensen

LARS CHRISTENSEN

Professor
Department of Mathematics & Statistics

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President's Excellence in Research Professorship 2019

TTU archaeology professor Brett Houk

BRETT HOUK

Associate Professor of Archaeology
Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work

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President's Excellence in Research Professorship 2019

TTU classics professor Christopher Witmore

CHRISTOPHER WITMORE

Professor of Archaeology and Classics
Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures

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Texas Tech University Integrated Scholar 2019

TTU English Professor Rich Rice

RICH RICE

Professor and Director of the Technical Communication & Rhetoric Program
Department of English

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Texas Tech University Integrated Scholar 2019

TTU English Professor Min-Joo Kim

MIN-JOO KIM

Associate Professor
Department of English

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President's Emerging Engaged Scholarship Award 2019

TTU political science professor Lisa Gittner

LISA GITTNER

Associate Professor
Department of Political Science

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President's Emerging Engaged Scholarship Award 2019

TTU political science professor Nathaniel Wright

NATHANIEL WRIGHT

Assistant Professor
Department of Political Science

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Provost's Institutional Effectiveness Excellence Award 2019

Psychological Sciences wins award 2019

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Chair: Robert Morgan

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Teaching Academy's Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award 2019

English Department wins award 2019

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Chair: Brian Still

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Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award 2019

TTU kinesiology professor Grant Tinsley 

GRANT TINSLEY

Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management

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Texas Tech Parents Association Barnie E. Rushing, Jr.
Faculty Outstanding Researcher Award 2019

TTU math professor Lars Christensen

LARS CHRISTENSEN

Professor
Department of Mathematics & Statistics

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Texas Tech Parents Association Barnie E. Rushing, Jr.
Faculty Outstanding Researcher Award 2019

TTU psychology professor Yi-Yuan Tang 

YI-YUAN TANG

Professor Experimental (Cognitive) Psychology and Presidential Endowed Chair in Neurosicence
Department of Psychological Sciences

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Emeritus Faculty Certificate 2019

  • JAMES BARRICK, Professor of Micropaleontology & Biostatigraphy, Department of Geosciences
  • MARGARET ELBOW, Associate Professor of Social Work, Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work
  • GARY ELBOW, Professor of Geography, Department of Geosciences
  • DAVID GILLIAM, Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics
  • HOSSEIN MANSOUI, Professor, Department of Mathematics & Statistics
  • HELEN MORROW, Associate Professor of Social Work, Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work
  • WALTER SCHALLER, Associate Professor Emeritus, Department of Philosophy

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Horn Professor Recognition 2019

For a directory of A&S Horn Professors, follow this link.

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Horn Professor Graduate Achievement Award 2019

TTU grad student Yu-Wei Chang 

YU-WEI CHANG

PhD Student
Department of Environmental Toxicology

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Horn Professor Graduate Achievement Award 2019

TTU grad student Nancy Dinan 

NANCY DINAN

PhD Student
Department of English

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Texas Tech Parent's Association Hemphill Wells
New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award 2019

TTU French professor Andrea Jonsson

ANDREA JONSSON

Assistant Professor of French
Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures

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Texas Tech Parent's Association Spencer A. Wells
Award for Creativity in Teaching 2019

TTU history professor Aliza Wong

ALIZA WONG

Associate Professor, Department of History
Associate Dean, Honors College

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Gloria Lyerla Memorial Library Research Travel Grant 2019

TTU history professor Miguel Levario 

MIGUEL LEVARIO

Associate Professor of U.S. and Borderlands and Mexican American History
Department of History

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Gloria Lyerla Memorial Library Research Travel Grant 2019

TTU English professor Lisa Phillips 

LISA PHILLIPS

Assistant Professor of Technical Communication & Rhetoric
Department of English

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Professing Excellence Award 2019

TTU math professor Lars Christensen

LARS CHRISTENSEN

Professor
Department of Mathematics & Statistics

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Nancy J. Bell Graduate Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Award 2019

TTU chemistry chair Yehia Mechref

YEHIA MECHREF

Professor & Chair
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

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Distinguished Staff Matador Award 2018

TTU President Lawrence Schovanec and Grant Editor Brendan Allison

BRENDAN ALLISON

Grant Editor
College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office

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Distinguished Staff Masked Rider Award 2018

TTU President Lawrence Schovanec and Arts & Sciences Budget Director Li Qin

LI QIN

Director of Budget & Finance
College of Arts & Sciences Dean's Office

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Distinguished Staff Guns Up (Team) Award 2018

TTU Chemistry staffers Vincent Wilde, Jean Bertonazzi and Scott Hiemstra with TTU President Lawrence Schovanec

VINCENT WILDE, Senior Project Engineer

JEAN BERTONAZZI, Scientific Glass Blower

SCOTT HIEMSTRA, Program Manager

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

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Archive

Browse the Arts & Sciences archive of Faculty Spring Convocations from previous years.

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