| Award Year | Recipient | Award | 
                              
                                 | 2017-2018 | Hoyoung Seo | Spencer A. Wells Award for Creativity in Teaching | 
                              
                                 | 2017-2018 | Xinzhong Chen | Outstanding Researcher Award | 
                              
                                 | 2016-2017 | Harvinder Gill | Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award | 
                              
                                 | 2015-2016 | Ranadip Pal | Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award | 
                              
                                 | 2015-2016 | Tanja Karp | Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award | 
                              
                                 | 2014-2015 | Brandon Weeks | Spencer A. Wells Award for Creativity in Teaching | 
                              
                                 | 2014-2015 | Changzhi Li | Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award | 
                              
                                 | 2013-2014 | Siva Vanapalli | Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award | 
                              
                                 | 2012-2013 | James Yang | Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award | 
                              
                                 | 2012-2013 | Michelle Pantoya | Outstanding Researcher Award | 
                              
                                 | 2011-2012 | Brandon Weeks | Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award | 
                              
                                 | 2010-2011 | Audra Morse | Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award | 
                              
                                 | 2009-2010 | Ed Anderson | Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award | 
                              
                                 | 2009-2010 | James Smith | President's Academic Achievement Award | 
                              
                                 | 2007-2008 | Michael Giesselmann | President's Academic Achievement Award | 
                              
                                 | 2005-2006 | James Dickens | Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award | 
                              
                                 | 2004-2005 | Tanja Karp | Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award | 
                              
                                 | 2004-2005 | Audra Morse | Hemphill-Wells New Professor – Excellence in Teaching Award | 
                              
                                 | 1999-2000 | Milton Smith | President's Academic Achievement Award | 
                              
                                 | 1998-1999 | H.Scott Norville | El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement Award | 
                              
                                 | 1998-1999 | Clifford Fedler | Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award | 
                              
                                 | 1997-1998 | Ernst Kiesling | El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement Award | 
                              
                                 | 1996-1997 | Atila Ertas | President's Academic Achievement Award | 
                              
                                 | 1994-1995 | John Walkup | El Paso Energy Foundation Faculty Achievement Award | 
                              
                                 | 1993-1994 | John Walkup | President's Academic Achievement Award | 
                              
                                 | 1991-1992 | Magne Kristiansen | President's Academic Achievement Award | 
                              
                                 | 1991-1992 | Mary Baker | New Professor-Excellence in Teaching Award |