Texas Tech University

Jerry S. Rawls Award Recipients Announced

Lacy Oliver

April 29, 2025

The Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering celebrates teaching excellence with the Jerry S. Rawls Distinguished Undergraduate Educator Awards

It is with immense pleasure that we announce the recipients of the 2024-2025 Jerry S. Rawls Distinguished Undergraduate Educator Awards within the Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering. These individuals have demonstrated their dedication on making sure that students "leave Texas Tech University with a developing thought process based up on strong critical thinking, scientific reasoning skills, and the ability to solve the problems humanity will face in the years to come. The recipients were selected by the WCOE Teaching and Service Awards Committee.

The 2024-2025 award recipients are as follows:

Dr. Molly Dickens – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Instructor

Dr. Brian Nutter – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Professor

Derek Johnston – Electrical and Computer Engineering
Lecturer


Consistent with our belief and commitment to “From Here, It’s Possible”, the Whitacre College of Engineering continues to produce Red Raiders who are leaving their mark on our world. This is achieved not only by innovation, but through the excellence in teaching within each department of the college. We continue to be motivated to elevate student learning by offering personalized instruction by some of the finest faculty and instructors in the nation. 

Congratulations to all the award recipients for their outstanding achievements!