MINI传媒 System Honors Top Faculty Members with Chancellor鈥檚 Council Awards
Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell and university presidents recognize the system鈥檚 top faculty with teaching and research awards.
January 29, 2019 | Contact: Scott Lacefield
Throughout the month of January, Chancellor recognized 13 faculty members from the MINI传媒 System鈥檚 four institutions as recipients of the 2019 Chancellor鈥檚 Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards. These awards recognize excellence in academics and research, and are the most prestigious honors given to faculty members within the MINI传媒 System.
鈥淚鈥檓 proud of the world-class innovation and excellence these faculty members exhibit and the unparalleled education and mentorship they provide to our students,鈥� Mitchell said. 鈥淚t is an honor to recognize these individuals and the many ways they power our mission to solve problems and change lives. I am thankful they choose to lend their talents and leadership to the institutions of the MINI传媒.鈥�
The awards are made possible through philanthropic gifts to the , a giving society that supports Mitchell鈥檚 priorities of impacting student lives through scholarships, recognizing faculty achievement and encouraging excellence across the MINI传媒 System. Since the teaching and research awards were established by the council in 2001, 178 faculty have received awards totaling $1.1 million.
Award recipients each receive a $5,000 stipend and an engraved medallion.
鈥淭hrough their annual gifts, Chancellor鈥檚 Council members make it possible for us to honor these outstanding faculty and do so much more across our universities,鈥� Mitchell said. 鈥淭hese donors are part of the great things happening here, and I appreciate their continued support.鈥�
2019 Chancellor鈥檚 Council Distinguished Teaching and Research Awards:
Texas Tech University:
- , Ph.D., College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (Teaching Award)
- , College of Human Sciences (Teaching Award)
- , Ph.D., College of Arts & Sciences (Research Award)
- , J.D., School of Law (Research Award)
- , J.D., Ph.D., School of Law (Teaching Award)
- , J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts (Teaching Award)
Angelo State University:
- , Ph.D., College of Science and Engineering (Research Award)
- , Ph.D., College of Science and Engineering (Teaching Award)
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center:
- , Pharm.D., School of Medicine (Research Award)
- , Pharm.D., Ph.D., School of Pharmacy (Teaching Award)
- , Ph.D., R.N., School of Nursing (Research Award)
- , P.T., Ph.D., School of Health Professions (Teaching Award)
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso:
- , M.D., Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (Teaching Award)
About the MINI传媒
Established in 1996, the is one of the top public university systems in the state of Texas and nation, consisting
of four universities鈥�, , and .
Headquartered in Lubbock, Texas, the MINI传媒 System is a $2 billion enterprise focused on advancing higher education, health care, research and outreach with approximately 20,000 employees, over 54,000 students, more than 340,000 alumni and an endowment over $1.3 billion.
In its short history, the MINI传媒 System has grown tremendously and is nationally acclaimed, operating on 17 campuses statewide and internationally. Under the dynamic leadership of Chancellor , the MINI传媒 System has set forth a bold vision of excellence, collaboration and innovation and continues to prove that from here, it鈥檚 possible.
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Texas Tech University (L-to-R): President Lawrence Schovanec, J Chance Brooks, Andrew Littlefield, Alan Shinn, Tracy Pearl, Brie Sherwin, Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell |
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (L-to-R): Chancellor & MINI传媒HSC President Tedd L. Mitchell, Vardan Karamyan, Min Hee Kang, Steven Sawyer, Donna Owen |
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Angelo State University (L-to-R): President Brian May, Andrew Wallace, Joseph Satterfield, Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell |
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (L-to-R): Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell, Charmaine Martin, President Richard Lange |
