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Faculty Convocation 2022

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Each spring, faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences, along with faculty of other TTU colleges, gather to be recognized for their achievements during the annual Faculty Honors Convocation.

This year, honorees from 2022 were joined on the program by those from 2020 and 2021.

Below are those faculty members from Arts & Sciences honored in 2022:

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President's Excellence in Teaching Awards 2022

Kenneth Griffith

TTU professor Kenneth Griffith

Instructor
Department of Biological Sciences

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Belinda Kleinhans

TTU professor Belinda Kleinhans

Associate Professor of German
Department of Classical & Modern Languages & Literatures (CMLL)

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Erin-Marie Legacey

TTU professor Erin-Marie Legacey

Associate Professor and Interim Director of Graduate Studies
Department of History

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Aaron Yoshinobu

TTU professor Aaron Yoshinobu

Professor of Structural Geology
Department of Geosciences

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President's Excellence in Academic Advising Award 2022

Igor Volobouev

TTU professor Igor Volobouev

Associate Professor
Department of Physics & Astronomy

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President's Academic Achievement Award 2022

David A. Ray

TTU professor David A. Ray

Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

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President's Faculty Book Award 2022

Barbara Hahn

TTU professor Barbara Hahn

Professor
Department of History 

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Matthew Johnson

TTU professor Matthew Johnson

Associate Professor
Department of History

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Christopher Witmore

TTU professor Christopher Witmore

Professor in Archaeology and Classics
Department of CMLL

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Texas Tech Parents Association Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Award - Social Science, Humanities & Creative Arts 2022

Julie Willett

TTU professor Julie Willett

Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Department of History

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Outstanding Researcher Award 2022

Nicholas Smith

TTU professor Nicholas Smith

Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences

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Emeritus Faculty 2022

Calvin Barnes
Department of Geosciences

Harold Bennett
Department of Mathematics & Statistics

Nathan Collie
Department of Biological Sciences

Michael Dini
Department of Biological Sciences

Lance Drager
Department of Mathematics & Statistics

Akif Ibraguimov
Department of Mathematics & Statistics

David Lamp
Department of Physics & Astronomy

Thomas Lehman
Department of Geosciences

Kevin Mulligan
Department of Geosciences

Greg Mumma
Department of Psychological Sciences

William Nes
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Steven Richards
Department of Psychological Sciences

Brenda Rodgers
Department of Biological Sciences

Michael San Francisco
Department of Biological Sciences

Gene Wilde
Department of Biological Sciences

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Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professorships

Sankar Chatterjee
Department of Geosciences

Bruce Clarke
Department of English

William J. Conover
Department of Mathematics & Statistics

Stefan Estreicher
Department of Physics & Astronomy

Katharine Hayhoe
Department of Political Science

David Larmour
Department of CMLL

Guigen Li
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Yehia Mechref
Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

John Poch
Department of English

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Horn Professorship Graduate Achievement Award 2022

Ian Stark

TTU PhD student Ian Stark

Ph.D. Student in Technical Communication & Rhetoric
Department of English

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Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award 2022

Joseph Manthey

TTU professor Joseph Manthey

Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences

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Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award 2022

Angela Lumpkin

TTU professor Angela Lumpkin

Professor and Chair
Department of Kinesiology & Sport Management

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Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award 2022

Ryan Hackenbracht

TTU professor Ryan Hackenbracht

Associate Professor of Literature
Department of English

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2022 Integrated Scholar

Brandy Piña-Watson

TTU professor Brandy Pina-Watson

Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology and HDFS Affiliate
Department of Psychological Sciences


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2022 Global Vision Awards: Faculty International Scholarship Award

Tigga Kingston

TTU professor Tigga Kingston

Professor
Department of Biological Sciences

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2022 Global Vision Awards: Global Engagement Community Award

Vietnam Center and the Institute for Peace & Conflict

TTU campus with American flags

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2022 Global Vision Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award

John Barkdull

TTU professor John Barkdull

Director of Global Studies
Department of Political Science

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President's Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Award 2022

Stephanie Lockwood

TTU professor Stephanie Lockwood

Associate Professor of Practice
TTU at Waco Biology Program

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President's Emerging Engaged Scholarship Award 2022

John Cooley

TTU professor John Cooley

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology
Department of Psychological Sciences

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For the list of honorees across campus, follow this link.

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Archive

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

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