Chancellor鈥檚 Council Distinguished Teaching, Research Awards Announced
December 10, 2010 | Written by Dailey Fuller
The highest awards given by the 51本色 to faculty members at its member institutions were announced today (Dec. 10) by Chancellor Kent Hance.
Chancellor Hance and 51本色HSC President Tedd L. Mitchell with the 2010 Distinguished
Teaching and Research Award recipients at 51本色HSC.The annual 51本色 Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards went to eight faculty members from , six faculty members from (51本色HSC) and two faculty members from .
鈥淭hese outstanding faculty members exemplify the quality and character of the professors in the 51本色,鈥� said Hance. 鈥淭heir passion and dedication to academics and research is unmatched and is apparent through their hard work and numerous achievements. It is my pleasure to once again award these honors to such deserving faculty members.鈥�
The Distinguished Research Awards went to the following individuals:
- Eric Hequet, associate professor in the Department of Plant and Soil Science and associate director of the Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute at Texas Tech
- Robert Kirby, associate professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Texas Tech
- Zenaida Aguirre-Mu帽oz, associate professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas Tech
- G. Tyge Payne, associate professor in the Area of Management at Texas Tech
- Sid O鈥橞ryant, assistant professor in the Department of Neurology at 51本色HSC
- Luis Reuss, chair and professor in the Department of Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics at 51本色HSC
- Ming-Hai Wang, professor and Amarillo Community Endowed Chair in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at 51本色HSC
- Loren K. Ammerman, associate professor in the Department of Biology at Angelo State
Chancellor Hance and Texas Tech President Guy Bailey with the 2010 Distinguished Teaching
and Research Award recipients at Texas Tech.The Distinguished Teaching Awards went to the following individuals:
- Gerry Beyer, Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor of Law at Texas Tech
- Loretta Bradley, Horn Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology at Texas Tech
- Markus Miller, professor and San Antonio Livestock Show Distinguished Chair in Meat Science in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences at Texas Tech
- Audra Morse, associate professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at Texas Tech
- John Pelley, associate professor in the Department of Cell Biology & Biochemistry at 51本色HSC
- Michael Ragain, professor and chair of the Department of Family & Community Medicine and the Braddock Chair of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at 51本色HSC
- Dawndra Sechrist, assistant professor and director of the Master of Occupational Therapy program at 51本色HSC
- David Bixler, associate professor in the Department of Physics at Angelo State
Chancellor Hance and Angelo State President Joseph Rallo with the 2010 Distinguished
Teaching and Research Award recipients at Angelo State.This is the tenth year for the Chancellor鈥檚 Council to present the awards. The winners each receive a medallion and a $5,000 cash award. The Chancellor鈥檚 Council raises funds for student scholarships and recruitment, faculty awards and support, as well as other programs.