Texas Tech University

College of Education announces 2022-23 faculty award winners

Robert Stein

May 18, 2023

The College of Education congratulates the winners of the 2022-23 college faculty awards. Coordinated by the college's Faculty, Staff and Student Human Resources Committee, the awards recognize outstanding faculty achievement within the College of Education at Texas Tech University.

The awards share names with the university-sponsored faculty awards but are awarded independently by the College of Education. College winners are nominated for the matching university-level award:

Irma Almager

Piper Professor Award

For teaching and work with undergraduate students.

Irma Almager
Educational Psychology, Leadership and Counseling

Devender Banda

Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Award

Recognizing excellence in research, scholarship and creative activity.

Devender Banda
Department of Special Education

Laura Brown

President's Excellence in Teaching Award

In recognition of excellence in a teaching role.

Laura Brown
Department of Special Education

Delia Carrizales

Spencer A. Wells Award for Creativity in Teaching

For creativity of the professor's approach to excellent teaching, as attested by students, faculty members and administrators.

Delia Carrizales
Department of Teacher Education

Raymond Flores

Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award

Recognizing members of the College of Education teaching faculty for teaching excellence, as evidenced by their attainment of distinction both within and beyond the institution for outstanding teaching and outstanding contributions related to excellence in teaching.

Raymond Flores
Department of Teacher Education

Jairo Fúnez-Flores

Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award

Honoring a faculty member who has been at Texas Tech no more than four years and whose excellence in teaching has been attested by students, faculty and administrators.

Jairo Fúnez-Flores
Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Nora Griffin-Shirley

President's Academic Achievement Award

Honoring excellence in achievement across the teaching-research-service missions of the university.

Nora Griffin-Shirley
Department of Special Education

Jacob Kirksey

Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award

Recognizing outstanding faculty members who have four or fewer years of service and based on student evaluations, innovative teaching activities, initiation of research/creative activities and interaction with students.

Jacob Kirksey
Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership and Counseling

Jon McNaughtan

Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award

Recognizing outstanding research, scholarship and creative activity of faculty members in the developmental stages of their careers.

Jon McNaughtan
Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership and Counseling

Alexander Wiseman

Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award

For a record of outstanding service to the college.

Alexander Wiseman
Department of Educational Psychology, Leadership and Counseling